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Investments (Credit Quality of Agricultural and Residential Mortgage Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
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Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 88,064 | $ 89,812
Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount | 179 | 140
Residential Mortgage Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | 507 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,440 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 896 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,397 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,785 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 7,261 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 0 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 15,286 | 14,189
Loans Receivable Residential Mortgage Percentage | 100.00% |
Residential Mortgage Loans | Performing |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 505 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 2,405 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 847 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,299 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,749 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 6,984 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 0 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 14,789 |
Loans Receivable Residential Mortgage Percentage | 96.70% |
Residential Mortgage Loans | Nonperforming |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 2 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 35 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 49 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 98 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 36 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 277 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 0 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 497 |
Loans Receivable Residential Mortgage Percentage | 3.30% |
Agricultural Mortgage Loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 633 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 777 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,279 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,740 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,744 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 9,713 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 1,437 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 19,323 | $ 19,313
Loans Receivable Agricultural Mortgage Percentage | 100.00% |
Agricultural Mortgage Loans | Less than 65% |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 628 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 769 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 1,228 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,489 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 2,428 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 9,020 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 1,353 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 17,915 |
Loans Receivable Agricultural Mortgage Percentage | 92.70% |
Agricultural Mortgage Loans | 65% to 75% |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 5 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 8 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 51 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 227 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 316 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 620 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 79 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 1,306 |
Loans Receivable Agricultural Mortgage Percentage | 6.80% |
Agricultural Mortgage Loans | 76% to 80% |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 0 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 24 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 9 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 4 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 37 |
Loans Receivable Agricultural Mortgage Percentage | 0.20% |
Agricultural Mortgage Loans | Greater than 80% |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Financing Receivable, Year One, Originated, Current Fiscal Year | $ 0 |
Financing Receivable, Year Two, Originated, Fiscal Year before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Year Three, Originated, Two Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Year Four, Originated, Three Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Year Five, Originated, Four Years before Current Fiscal Year | 0 |
Financing Receivable, Originated, More than Five Years before Current Fiscal Year | 64 |
Financing Receivable, Revolving | 1 |
Mortgage Loans, Gross | $ 65 |
Loans Receivable Agricultural Mortgage Percentage | 0.30% |

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