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Investments (Credit Quality of Commercial Mortgage Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 84,290 | $ 79,860
Commercial Mortgage Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | 7,499 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 6,919 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,686 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 7,696 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 6,667 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 16,175 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 2,860 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 52,502 | $ 50,553
Loans Receivable Commercial Mortgage Percentage | 100.00% |
Commercial Mortgage Loans | Greater than 1.20x |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 6,705 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 6,410 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,441 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 7,123 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,981 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 14,107 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 2,860 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 47,627 |
Loans Receivable Commercial Mortgage Percentage | 90.70% |
Commercial Mortgage Loans | 1.00x - 1.20x |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 667 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 128 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 115 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 436 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 274 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 963 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 0 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 2,583 |
Loans Receivable Commercial Mortgage Percentage | 4.90% |
Commercial Mortgage Loans | Less than 1.00x |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 127 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 381 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 130 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 137 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 412 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,105 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 0 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 2,292 |
Loans Receivable Commercial Mortgage Percentage | 4.40% |
Commercial Mortgage Loans | Less than 65% |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 5,081 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 5,633 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 3,496 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 5,195 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 4,866 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 13,237 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 2,860 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 40,368 |
Loans Receivable Commercial Mortgage Percentage | 76.90% |
Commercial Mortgage Loans | 65% to 75% |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 2,321 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 1,227 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,073 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,613 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,360 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,872 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 0 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 9,466 |
Loans Receivable Commercial Mortgage Percentage | 18.00% |
Commercial Mortgage Loans | 76% to 80% |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 64 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 19 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 99 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 467 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 290 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 287 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 0 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 1,226 |
Loans Receivable Commercial Mortgage Percentage | 2.30% |
Commercial Mortgage Loans | Greater than 80% |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 33 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 40 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 18 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 421 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 151 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 779 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 0 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 1,442 |
Loans Receivable Commercial Mortgage Percentage | 2.80% |

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