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Reinsurance (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands													3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			21 Months Ended	24 Months Ended	36 Months Ended			48 Months Ended		60 Months Ended
Reinsurance (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 15, 2024	Oct. 01, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2019	Jul. 01, 2017	Jan. 01, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jul. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Jan. 31, 2001	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) counterparty	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2024 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2021 USD ($)
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Deferred reinsurance gain													$ 252,736	$ 3,318,785	$ 1,673,291	$ 1,492,856
Deferred Reinsurance Loss													333,003	1,530,394	255,115	292,893
Policy charges and fee income														7,382,797	1,536,606	1,230,601
Policy loans														1,541,480	1,472,677
Reinsurance recoverables														48,247,817	40,256,800
Variable Annuties
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Deferred reinsurance gain													0	241,628	261,721	0
Deferred Reinsurance Loss													254,577	164,238	194,111	223,515
Fixed Annuities
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Deferred reinsurance gain													$ 78,138	37,548	48,074	57,898
Impacts of Reinsurance
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Policy loans														1,143,726	1,082,584
Reinsurance recoverables														48,247,817	40,256,800
PAR U
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables														11,426,975	15,722,061
PURE
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables														7,951,965	0
PURC
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables														0	7,565,968
PARCC
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Deferred Reinsurance Loss														351,000
Reinsurance recoverables														7,049,164	2,304,270
GUL Re
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables														0	3,211,899
PAR Term
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables														0	2,101,004
Term Re
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables														0	2,080,564
Prudential Insurance
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables														7,507,414	1,331,202
Lotus Re
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables														2,130,095	2,051,831
DART
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables														0	744,043
AuguStar
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Deferred reinsurance gain			$ 277,000
Reinsured Amount			$ 10,000,000
Percent of total reinsured block			0.10
AuguStar \| Separate account liabilities under MODCO
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage			100.00%
AuguStar \| General account liabilities under MODCO
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage			100.00%
FLIAC
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables														1,395,000	1,429,000
FLIAC \| Variable Annuties
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Funds held under reinsurance agreements														5,300,000
FLIAC \| Fixed Annuities
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Funds held under reinsurance agreements														$ 2,000,000
Percent of total reinsured block														0.80
Somerset Re
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Recapture loss																									$ 990,000
Deferred reinsurance gain																									1,207,000
Deposit assets on reinsurance														$ 2,582,000	1,526,000
Funds withheld liabilities														2,434,000	$ 1,412,000
Union Hamilton
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables														$ 1,900,000
Union Hamilton \| Quote Share Reinsurance
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage																	50.00%
Wilton Re
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Recapture gain		$ 270,000
Deferred reinsurance gain		798,000
Deferred Reinsurance Loss		979,000
Reinsurance recoverables		7,478,000
Affiliated Entity \| PAR U
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Deferred reinsurance gain		94,000
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage							100.00%	25.00%		70.00%
Affiliated Entity \| PURE
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage								75.00%
Affiliated Entity \| PURC
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Deferred reinsurance gain																									$ 116,000
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage																				95.00%	70.00%
Affiliated Entity \| PARCC
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Deferred Reinsurance Loss		$ 351,000
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage		100.00%			100.00%						90.00%
Affiliated Entity \| GUL Re
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage						30.00%													95.00%
Affiliated Entity \| PAR Term
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage					100.00%																		95.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Prudential of Taiwan
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Term												2 years
Affiliated Entity \| Term Re
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage																						95.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Prudential Insurance
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage														100.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Prudential Insurance \| Impacts of Reinsurance
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Recapture loss		$ (3,000)
Policy charges and fee income				$ (305,000)
Number Of Counterparties \| counterparty														2
Affiliated Entity \| Lotus Re \| Impacts of Reinsurance
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance liabilities associated with the risks of the coinsurance agreement																										$ 32,000
Reinsurance agreement ceded risk	100.00%												100.00%
Net liabilities associated with the transaction for coinsurance																1,387,000
Net liabilities associated with the transaction for modified coinsurance																14,037,000
Policy loans																855,000
Cash received																$ 820,000
Recognized gains													$ 1,352,000
Deposit receivables														$ 52,000
Affiliated Entity \| DART
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage																		95.00%
PLNJ \| PAR U
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Recapture loss		29,000
Deferred reinsurance gain		$ 8,000
PLNJ \| Affiliated Entity \| PAR U
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage									95.00%															100.00%
PLNJ \| Affiliated Entity \| PURE
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage								100.00%