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Variable Interest Entities (Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | $ 907,280 | $ 940,722
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 848,504 | 872,512
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 4,449 | 4,292
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 801 | 561
Other Consolidated VIEs |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 2,108 | 2,077
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 0 | 2
Equity securities | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 57 | 42
Equity securities | Other Consolidated VIEs |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 0 | 0
Commercial mortgage and other loans | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 911 | 975
Commercial mortgage and other loans | Other Consolidated VIEs |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 0 | 0
Other | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 2,533 | 2,221
Other | Other Consolidated VIEs |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 133 | 127
Cash and cash equivalents | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 99 | 101
Cash and cash equivalents | Other Consolidated VIEs |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 0 | 0
Accrued investment income | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 1 | 2
Accrued investment income | Other Consolidated VIEs |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 3 | 4
Other assets | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 511 | 594
Other assets | Other Consolidated VIEs |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 873 | 768
Other liabilities | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 516 | 256
Other liabilities | Other Consolidated VIEs |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 0 | 2
Notes Issued by Consolidated VIEs | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs | [1] | 285 | 305
Notes Issued by Consolidated VIEs | Other Consolidated VIEs |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 0 | 0
Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 102 | 110
Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities | Other Consolidated VIEs |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 275 | 296
Held-to-maturity | Fixed maturities | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 81 | 87
Held-to-maturity | Fixed maturities | Other Consolidated VIEs |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 824 | 882
Trading | Fixed maturities | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 154 | 160
Trading | Fixed maturities | Other Consolidated VIEs |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | 0 | 0
Wholly-owned beneficial interests | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of consolidated VIEs |  | $ 2,495 | $ 2,538
Maximum | Notes Issued by Consolidated VIEs | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
VIEs Liabilities, maturities obligations (less than) |  | 4 years |
[1] | See Note 4 for details of balances associated with variable interest entities.

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