Coinsurance Percentage

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Number Of Retro Treaties

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- Definition

Reinsurance Agreement, Ceding Commission

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- Definition

Reinsurance, Percentage Of Basis

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The total amount of cash and securities held by third party trustees pursuant to terms of debt instruments or other agreements as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, which can be used by the trustee only to pay the noncurrent portion of specified obligations.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

Amount of allowance for credit loss on reinsurance recoverable.

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Reinsurance - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
Reinsurance - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 18, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) treaty	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2020 USD ($)
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverable, allowance for credit losses		$ 39	$ 15
Athene \| Letter of credit
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,200
Trust account assets		$ 135
Athene
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance quota share basis	100.00%
Reinsurance agreement, ceding commission	$ 1,200
SRZ
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Number of retro treaties \| treaty		3
Coinsurance percentage		100.00%