Subsequent Events Level 1 (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	On January 18, 2021 the Company's indirect owners, Hopmeadow Holdings GP LLC and Hopmeadow Holdings LP, entered into a definitive agreement to merge Hopmeadow Holdings LP with a subsidiary of Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm. The merger is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021. If consummated, the merger would result in a change of ownership and control of the Company and its life and annuity operating subsidiaries. Proceeds from the merger consist of a combined pre-closing dividend and cash at closing totaling approximately $2.25 billion and is subject to certain closing adjustments.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6842918&loc=SL6314017-165662

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