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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract] |
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component | The following tables present the changes in each component of AOCI and the effect of reclassifications out of AOCI into the respective lines in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component First Quarter 2022
| Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments with: |  | ISCR on FG VIEs’ Liabilities with Recourse |  | Cumulative Translation Adjustment |  | Cash Flow Hedge |  | Total AOCI
| No Credit Impairment |  | Credit Impairment |  |  |  |
| (in millions)
Balance, December 31, 2021 | $ | 375 |  |  | $ | (24) |  |  | $ | (21) |  |  | $ | (36) |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 300 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (339) |  |  | (43) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (384) |
Less: Amounts reclassified from AOCI to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net realized investment gains (losses) | (1) |  |  | (5) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6) |
Fair value gains (losses) on FG VIEs | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |
Total before tax | (1) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7) |
Tax (provision) benefit | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total amount reclassified from AOCI, net of tax | (1) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (338) |  |  | (39) |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | (378) |
Balance, March 31, 2022 | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | (63) |  |  | $ | (21) |  |  | $ | (37) |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | (78) |
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component First Quarter 2021
| Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments with: |  | ISCR on FG VIEs’ Liabilities with Recourse |  | Cumulative Translation Adjustment |  | Cash Flow Hedge |  | Total AOCI
| No Credit Impairment |  | Credit Impairment |  |  |  |
| (in millions)
Balance, December 31, 2020 | $ | 577 |  |  | $ | (30) |  |  | $ | (20) |  |  | $ | (36) |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 498 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (119) |  |  | (8) |  |  | (2) |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (128) |
Less: Amounts reclassified from AOCI to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net realized investment gains (losses) | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |
Fair value gains (losses) on FG VIEs | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |
Total before tax | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4) |
Tax (provision) benefit | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total amount reclassified from AOCI, net of tax | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (119) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (125) |
Balance, March 31, 2021 | $ | 458 |  |  | $ | (36) |  |  | $ | (21) |  |  | $ | (35) |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 373 |
Schedule of Share Repurchases | Share Repurchases
Period |  | Number of Shares Repurchased |  | Total Payments (in millions) |  | Average Price Paid Per Share
2021 (January 1 - March 31) |  | 1,986,534 |  |  | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 38.83 |
2021 (April 1 - June 30) |  | 1,887,531 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 46.63 |
2021 (July 1- September 30) |  | 2,918,993 |  |  | 140 |  |  | 47.76 |
2021 (October 1 - December 31) |  | 3,725,982 |  |  | 191 |  |  | 51.47 |
Total 2021 |  | 10,519,040 |  |  | $ | 496 |  |  | 47.19 |
2022 (January 1 - March 31) (1) |  | 2,738,223 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 56.62 |
2022 (April 1 - May 5) |  | 1,007,045 |  |  | 61 |  |  | 59.86 |
Total 2022 |  | 3,745,268 |  |  | $ | 216 |  |  | 57.49 |
____________________ (1) Includes $3 million of share repurchases that was prepaid in December 2021 and settled in First Quarter 2022.

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