Derivative Instruments (Financial Statement Classification and Impact of Derivatives Used in Qualifying and Non-qualifying Hedge Relationships) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	$ 828,449	$ 600	$ 848,903	$ (114,557)
Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Equity Market Change)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(468,590)	(1,313,359)	(1,755,382)	(1,305,231)
Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	12,143	10,945	22,807	22,625
Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	1,198	(7,081)	13,728	(17,653)
AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	36,180	(18,679)	63,359	(38,966)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(568)	(1,943)	(676)	572
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Equity Market Change)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	12,143	10,945	22,807	22,625
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	1,258	(7,027)	13,605	(17,453)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	36,180	(18,679)	63,359	(38,966)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Interest Rate | Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	1	1	1	1
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Interest Rate | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Equity Market Change)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Interest Rate | Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	2	(29)	(62)	(54)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Interest Rate | Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Interest Rate | AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(21)	(43)	(10)	(2)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Currency/Interest Rate | Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(569)	(1,944)	(677)	571
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Currency/Interest Rate | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Equity Market Change)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Currency/Interest Rate | Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	12,141	10,974	22,869	22,679
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Currency/Interest Rate | Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	1,258	(7,027)	13,605	(17,453)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Currency/Interest Rate | AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	36,201	(18,636)	63,369	(38,964)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	829,017	2,543	849,579	(115,129)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Equity Market Change)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(468,590)	(1,313,359)	(1,755,382)	(1,305,231)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(60)	(54)	123	(200)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate | Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	28,037	63,875	72,509	15,712
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Equity Market Change)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(410,527)	(915,225)	(1,266,452)	(707,165)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate | Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate | Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate | AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency | Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	8,285	(5,416)	21,406	(12,026)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Equity Market Change)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency | Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency | Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency | AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency/Interest Rate | Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	1,556	(23,601)	33,532	(36,322)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency/Interest Rate | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Equity Market Change)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency/Interest Rate | Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency/Interest Rate | Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(60)	(54)	123	(200)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency/Interest Rate | AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Credit | Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(368)	1,392	7,518	2,326
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Credit | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Equity Market Change)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Credit | Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Credit | Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Credit | AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Equity | Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	596,834	947,017	2,023,011	1,143,892
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Equity | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Equity Market Change)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(58,063)	(398,134)	(488,930)	(598,066)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Equity | Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Equity | Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Equity | AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Embedded Derivatives | Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	194,673	(980,724)	(1,308,397)	(1,228,711)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Embedded Derivatives | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Equity Market Change)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Embedded Derivatives | Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Embedded Derivatives | Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	0	0	0	0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Embedded Derivatives | AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0