| Standard label: | Policyholder Dividends, Rate on Policy Earnings | 
| Name: | us-gaap:PolicyholderDividendsRateOnPolicyEarnings | 
| Documentation: | The percentage of earnings allocable to participating policyholders based on earnings of such policies for payment of dividends. | 
| Object type: | cm:Concept | 
| Data type: | Percent (num:percentItemType) | 
| Period type: | For Period (duration) | 
| Balance type: | (no balance type) | 
| Abstract: | false | 
| Workiva Wdesk Taxonomy Analyzer: | us-gaap:PolicyholderDividendsRateOnPolicyEarnings | 
| Label | Role | Language | 
| Policyholder Dividends, Rate on Policy Earnings | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label | en-US | 
| Reference | Role | Topic | 
| FASB Accounting Standards Codification 944 210 S99 1 (SX 210.7-03(14)(b)) | http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef | 944 |