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Investments (Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at amortized cost or cost		$ 22,809	$ 22,438
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value	[1]	24,027	24,115
Fixed maturities
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at amortized cost or cost		20,438	20,119
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value		21,302	21,414
Equity securities
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at amortized cost or cost		1,942	1,661
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value		2,296	2,043
Short-term investments and cash equivalents
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at amortized cost or cost		429	658
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value		429	658
Corporate securities | Fixed maturities
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at amortized cost or cost		14,470	14,442
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value		15,130	15,472
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | Fixed maturities
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at amortized cost or cost		1,699	1,743
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value		1,773	1,839
Residential mortgage-backed securities | Fixed maturities
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at amortized cost or cost		873	964
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value		915	1,018
Asset-backed securities | Fixed maturities
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at amortized cost or cost		2,039	1,665
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value		2,066	1,697
Foreign government bonds | Fixed maturities
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at amortized cost or cost		994	934
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value		996	945
U.S. government authorities and agencies and obligations of U.S. states | Fixed maturities
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at amortized cost or cost		363	371
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value		$ 422	$ 443
Public Securities
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at amortized cost percentage		79.00%	79.00%
Collateralized loan obligations
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value		$ 1,530	$ 1,102
NAIC High or Highest Quality Rating | Fixed maturities
Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities [Line Items]
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at amortized cost percentage		94.00%	94.00%
[1] See Note 4 for details of balances associated with variable interest entities.

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