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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Financial Instruments where Carrying Amounts and Fair Values May Differ) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity | [1] | $ 2,049 |  | $ 2,144 |  |  |
Commercial mortgage and other loans | [1] | 56,045 |  | 52,779 |  |  |
Policy loans |  | 11,891 |  | 11,755 |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 14,490 | [1] | 14,127 | [1] | $ 17,612 | $ 14,918
Accrued investment income | [1] | 3,325 |  | 3,204 |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 8,400 |  | 7,606 |  |  |
Cash collateral for loaned securities |  | 4,354 |  | 4,333 |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 1,380 |  | 1,133 |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 17,172 |  | 18,041 |  |  |
Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | 2,430 |  | 2,524 |  |  |
Trading account assets |  | 109 |  | 150 |  |  |
Commercial mortgage and other loans |  | 56,748 |  | 53,764 |  |  |
Policy loans |  | 11,891 |  | 11,755 |  |  |
Short-term investments |  | 1,011 |  | 326 |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 6,192 |  | 5,821 |  |  |
Accrued investment income |  | 3,325 |  | 3,204 |  |  |
Other assets |  | 3,115 |  | 2,688 |  |  |
Total assets |  | 84,821 |  | 80,232 |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balances—investment contracts |  | 100,186 |  | 100,045 |  |  |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 8,400 |  | 7,606 |  |  |
Cash collateral for loaned securities |  | 4,354 |  | 4,333 |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 1,384 |  | 1,150 |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 19,760 |  | 19,929 |  |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 322 |  | 311 |  |  |
Other liabilities |  | 6,717 |  | 7,236 |  |  |
Separate account liabilities-investment contracts |  | 101,826 |  | 98,588 |  |  |
Total liabilities |  | 242,949 |  | 239,198 |  |  |
Carrying Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | 2,049 |  | 2,144 |  |  |
Trading account assets |  | 109 |  | 150 |  |  |
Commercial mortgage and other loans |  | 55,452 |  | 52,260 |  |  |
Policy loans |  | 11,891 |  | 11,755 |  |  |
Short-term investments |  | 1,011 |  | 326 |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 6,192 |  | 5,821 |  |  |
Accrued investment income |  | 3,325 |  | 3,204 |  |  |
Other assets |  | 3,115 |  | 2,688 |  |  |
Total assets |  | 83,144 |  | 78,348 |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balances—investment contracts |  | 99,948 |  | 99,719 |  |  |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 8,400 |  | 7,606 |  |  |
Cash collateral for loaned securities |  | 4,354 |  | 4,333 |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 1,380 |  | 1,133 |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 17,172 |  | 18,041 |  |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 322 |  | 311 |  |  |
Other liabilities |  | 6,717 |  | 7,236 |  |  |
Separate account liabilities-investment contracts |  | 101,826 |  | 98,588 |  |  |
Total liabilities |  | 240,119 |  | 236,967 |  |  |
Level 1 | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Trading account assets |  | 58 |  | 0 |  |  |
Commercial mortgage and other loans |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Policy loans |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |
Short-term investments |  | 989 |  | 0 |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 5,997 |  | 4,945 |  |  |
Accrued investment income |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other assets |  | 45 |  | 54 |  |  |
Total assets |  | 7,090 |  | 5,000 |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balances—investment contracts |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Cash collateral for loaned securities |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 1,296 |  | 1,267 |  |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other liabilities |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Separate account liabilities-investment contracts |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Total liabilities |  | 1,296 |  | 1,267 |  |  |
Level 2 | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | 1,484 |  | 1,526 |  |  |
Trading account assets |  | 51 |  | 150 |  |  |
Commercial mortgage and other loans |  | 129 |  | 139 |  |  |
Policy loans |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Short-term investments |  | 22 |  | 326 |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 195 |  | 876 |  |  |
Accrued investment income |  | 3,325 |  | 3,204 |  |  |
Other assets |  | 2,385 |  | 1,976 |  |  |
Total assets |  | 7,591 |  | 8,197 |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balances—investment contracts |  | 33,045 |  | 41,653 |  |  |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 8,400 |  | 7,606 |  |  |
Cash collateral for loaned securities |  | 4,354 |  | 4,333 |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 1,384 |  | 1,077 |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 16,369 |  | 15,705 |  |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other liabilities |  | 6,002 |  | 6,540 |  |  |
Separate account liabilities-investment contracts |  | 71,336 |  | 71,010 |  |  |
Total liabilities |  | 140,890 |  | 147,924 |  |  |
Level 3 | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | 946 |  | 998 |  |  |
Trading account assets |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Commercial mortgage and other loans |  | 56,619 |  | 53,625 |  |  |
Policy loans |  | 11,890 |  | 11,754 |  |  |
Short-term investments |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Accrued investment income |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Other assets |  | 685 |  | 658 |  |  |
Total assets |  | 70,140 |  | 67,035 |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balances—investment contracts |  | 67,141 |  | 58,392 |  |  |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Cash collateral for loaned securities |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 0 |  | 73 |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 2,095 |  | 2,957 |  |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 322 |  | 311 |  |  |
Other liabilities |  | 715 |  | 696 |  |  |
Separate account liabilities-investment contracts |  | 30,490 |  | 27,578 |  |  |
Total liabilities |  | 100,763 |  | 90,007 |  |  |
Prudential Netting Agreement | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | 4,913 |  | 4,403 |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 7,577 |  | 5,859 |  |  |
Prudential Netting Agreement | Carrying Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | 4,627 |  | 4,403 |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 7,287 |  | 5,859 |  |  |
Other long-term investments | Fair Value | Measurement at NAV per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure |  | 1,795 |  | 1,514 |  |  |
Other long-term investments | Carrying Amount | Measurement at NAV per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure |  | $ 1,571 |  | $ 1,478 |  |  |
[1] | See Note 5 for details of balances associated with variable interest entities.

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