Benefit Plans - Pension Plan Assets (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Pension plans' assets
Expected weighted average long-term rate of return on primary employee plan assets for the next fiscal year	10 years
Expected weighted average long-term rate of return on employee-agent plan assets for the next fiscal year	5 years
Pension benefits
Pension plans' assets
Notional amount of derivatives, minimum percentage of plan assets	115.00%
Expected weighted average long-term rate of return on plan assets	7.35%	7.06%	7.06%
Expected weighted average long-term rate of return on plan assets for the next fiscal year	7.34%
Arithmetic average of the annual actual return on plan assets for the last 10 years	8.30%
Arithmetic average of the annual actual return on plan assets for the last 5 years	10.00%