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Variable Interest Entities (Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities) (Details 2) - Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Syndicated loans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, at the beginning of the period |  | $ 211 |  | $ 130 | $ 143 |  | $ 226 |
Total gains (losses) included in net income |  | 2 | [1] | 0 | (19) | [1] | (1) | [1]
Purchases |  | 35 |  | 26 | 80 |  | 75 |
Sales |  | (12) |  |  | (27) |  | (8) |
Settlements |  | (6) |  | (25) | (32) |  | (36) |
Transfers into Level 3 |  | 29 |  | 81 | 379 |  | 165 |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  | (141) |  | (77) | (406) |  | (286) |
Balance, at the end of the period |  | 118 |  | 135 | 118 |  | 135 |
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at end of period | [1] | $ 1 |  | (1) | $ (2) |  | (2) |
Common stocks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, at the beginning of the period |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 0 |
Transfers into Level 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |
Balance, at the end of the period |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 |
[1] | Included in net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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