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Related Party Transactions	6 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Jun. 30, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions A note payable to GWL&A Financial was issued as a surplus note on May 17, 2018, with a face and carrying amount of $346,218. The surplus note bears a fixed interest rate of 4.881%. The note matures on May 17, 2048. On June 15, 2018, the surplus note with a principal amount of $333,400 was redeemed in full. The surplus note to GWL&A Financial was issued on May 19, 2006. The surplus note bore an interest rate of 2.588% plus the then-current three-month London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”). The surplus note became redeemable by the Company at the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest after May 16, 2016. From time to time, the Company makes direct investments in mutual funds of Great-West Funds, Inc., an open-end management investment company, which is a related party of GWL&A, to seed new investment products. As of June 30, 2018, the Company held $35,268 in seed investments.