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, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	$ 600	$ 390,746	$ (114,557)	$ 779,973
Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Equity Market Change)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(1,313,359)	(977,875)	(1,305,231)	(2,629,907)
Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	10,945	8,721	22,625	16,582
Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(7,081)	33,773	(17,653)	40,586
AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(18,679)	91,670	(38,966)	104,494
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	(1,943)	417	572	(353)
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	10,945	8,721	22,625	16,582
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Other Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(7,027)	33,483	(17,453)	40,183
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | AOCI
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(18,679)	91,670	(38,966)	104,494
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	0	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	(29)	4	(54)	16
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	(43)	(64)	(2)	(221)
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	(1,944)	417	571	(354)
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	10,974	8,717	22,679	16,566
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	(7,027)	33,483	(17,453)	40,183
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	(18,636)	91,734	(38,964)	104,715
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivatives, net	2,543	390,329	(115,129)	780,326
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	(1,313,359)	(977,875)	(1,305,231)	(2,629,907)
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	(54)	290	(200)	403
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	63,875	238,950	15,712	483,192
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	(915,225)	(1,909,364)	(707,165)	(3,779,544)
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	(5,416)	15,504	(12,026)	19,801
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	(23,601)	114,645	(36,322)	112,937
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	(54)	290	(200)	0
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	1,392	(38,726)	2,326	(41,449)
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	403
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	947,017	1,788	1,143,892	174,900
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	(398,134)	931,489	(598,066)	1,149,637
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	(980,724)	58,168	(1,228,711)	30,945
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