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Market risk benefits (MRB Roll-Forward) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022
Market Risk Benefit [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Market Risk Benefit, Liability, beginning of period |  |  |  | $ 800 |
Market Risk Benefit, Liability, end of period |  | $ 722 |  | 722 |
Market risk benefits gains (losses) |  | (7) | $ (33) | (122) | $ 16
Variable Annuity |  |  |  |  |
Market Risk Benefit [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Market Risk Benefit, Liability, end of period | $ 1,163 |  |  |  |
Long-Duration Insurance, Other | Variable Annuity |  |  |  |  |
Market Risk Benefit [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Market Risk Benefit, Liability, beginning of period |  |  |  | 800 | 812
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk |  |  |  | 776 | 755
Interest rate changes |  |  |  | 37 | (356)
Effect of changes in equity markets |  |  |  | (144) | 482
Effect of changes in volatilities |  |  |  | 31 | 62
Effect of timing and all other |  |  |  | 6 | (46)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk |  | 706 | 897 | 706 | 897
Effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk |  | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17
Market Risk Benefit, Liability, end of period |  | 722 | 914 | $ 722 | $ 914
Market risk benefit, weighted-average age of policyholders (age) |  |  |  | 73 years | 73 years
Market Risk Benefit, Net Amount at Risk |  | $ 2,048 | $ 2,667 | $ 2,048 | $ 2,667
Market Risk Benefits Other Gains (Losses) |  |  |  | $ (192) | $ 158

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