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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, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | $ 0 |  | $ 1,298 |  |
Commercial mortgage and other loans | [1] | 59,305 |  | 56,745 |  |
Policy loans |  | 10,047 |  | 10,046 |  |
Other invested assets | [1] | 22,855 |  | 21,099 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 19,419 | [1] | 17,251 | [1] | $ 12,888
Accrued investment income | [1] | 3,287 |  | 3,012 |  |
Reinsurance recoverables and deposit receivables |  | 27,311 | [2] | 18,993 | [3],[4] |
Other assets, assets at fair value |  | 11 |  | 11 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 6,056 |  | 6,589 |  |
Cash collateral for loaned securities |  | 6,477 |  | 6,100 |  |
Reinsurance and funds withheld payables (includes $490 and $(31) of embedded derivatives at fair value at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) |  | 15,729 | [2] | 5,733 | [3],[4] |
Short-term debt |  | 618 |  | 775 |  |
Long-term debt |  | 18,882 |  | 19,908 |  |
Other Liabilities, derivatives at fair value |  | 4,175 |  | 3,056 |  |
Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | 0 |  | 1,455 |  |
Commercial mortgage and other loans |  | 55,652 |  | 52,342 |  |
Policy loans |  | 10,047 |  | 10,046 |  |
Other invested assets |  | 97 |  | 102 |  |
Short-term investments |  | 1,105 |  | 804 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 9,117 |  | 9,777 |  |
Accrued investment income |  | 3,287 |  | 3,012 |  |
Reinsurance recoverables and deposit receivables |  | 5,176 |  | 761 |  |
Other assets, assets at fair value |  | 3,102 |  | 2,970 |  |
Total assets |  | 87,583 |  | 81,269 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balances—investment contracts |  | 68,883 |  | 66,602 |  |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 6,056 |  | 6,589 |  |
Cash collateral for loaned securities |  | 6,477 |  | 6,100 |  |
Reinsurance and funds withheld payables (includes $490 and $(31) of embedded derivatives at fair value at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) |  | 9,530 |  | 698 |  |
Short-term debt |  | 618 |  | 777 |  |
Long-term debt |  | 18,268 |  | 18,664 |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 596 |  | 374 |  |
Other Liabilities, derivatives at fair value |  | 6,982 |  | 7,283 |  |
Separate account liabilities-investment contracts |  | 45,365 |  | 53,005 |  |
Total liabilities |  | 162,775 |  | 160,092 |  |
Carrying Amount |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | 0 |  | 1,296 |  |
Commercial mortgage and other loans |  | 58,786 |  | 56,608 |  |
Policy loans |  | 10,047 |  | 10,046 |  |
Other invested assets |  | 97 |  | 102 |  |
Short-term investments |  | 1,105 |  | 804 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 9,117 |  | 9,777 |  |
Accrued investment income |  | 3,287 |  | 3,012 |  |
Reinsurance recoverables and deposit receivables |  | 5,176 |  | 761 |  |
Other assets, assets at fair value |  | 3,102 |  | 2,970 |  |
Total assets |  | 90,717 |  | 85,376 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balances—investment contracts |  | 72,604 |  | 70,722 |  |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 6,056 |  | 6,589 |  |
Cash collateral for loaned securities |  | 6,477 |  | 6,100 |  |
Reinsurance and funds withheld payables (includes $490 and $(31) of embedded derivatives at fair value at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) |  | 9,530 |  | 698 |  |
Short-term debt |  | 618 |  | 775 |  |
Long-term debt |  | 18,882 |  | 19,908 |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 596 |  | 374 |  |
Other Liabilities, derivatives at fair value |  | 6,982 |  | 7,283 |  |
Separate account liabilities-investment contracts |  | 45,365 |  | 53,005 |  |
Total liabilities |  | 167,110 |  | 165,454 |  |
Level 1 | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Commercial mortgage and other loans |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Policy loans |  | 8 |  | 5 |  |
Other invested assets |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Short-term investments |  | 1,092 |  | 715 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 8,709 |  | 9,388 |  |
Accrued investment income |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Reinsurance recoverables and deposit receivables |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other assets, assets at fair value |  | 43 |  | 48 |  |
Total assets |  | 9,852 |  | 10,156 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balances—investment contracts |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Cash collateral for loaned securities |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Reinsurance and funds withheld payables (includes $490 and $(31) of embedded derivatives at fair value at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Short-term debt |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Long-term debt |  | 564 |  | 550 |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other Liabilities, derivatives at fair value |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Separate account liabilities-investment contracts |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Total liabilities |  | 564 |  | 550 |  |
Level 2 | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | 0 |  | 1,455 |  |
Commercial mortgage and other loans |  | 41 |  | 46 |  |
Policy loans |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other invested assets |  | 97 |  | 102 |  |
Short-term investments |  | 13 |  | 89 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 408 |  | 389 |  |
Accrued investment income |  | 3,287 |  | 3,012 |  |
Reinsurance recoverables and deposit receivables |  | 5 |  | 7 |  |
Other assets, assets at fair value |  | 3,059 |  | 2,922 |  |
Total assets |  | 6,910 |  | 8,022 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balances—investment contracts |  | 31,089 |  | 31,665 |  |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 6,056 |  | 6,589 |  |
Cash collateral for loaned securities |  | 6,477 |  | 6,100 |  |
Reinsurance and funds withheld payables (includes $490 and $(31) of embedded derivatives at fair value at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) |  | 9,553 |  | 720 |  |
Short-term debt |  | 535 |  | 613 |  |
Long-term debt |  | 16,938 |  | 17,324 |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other Liabilities, derivatives at fair value |  | 6,950 |  | 7,250 |  |
Separate account liabilities-investment contracts |  | 24,050 |  | 27,735 |  |
Total liabilities |  | 101,648 |  | 97,996 |  |
Level 3 | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Commercial mortgage and other loans |  | 55,611 |  | 52,296 |  |
Policy loans |  | 10,039 |  | 10,041 |  |
Other invested assets |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Short-term investments |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Accrued investment income |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Reinsurance recoverables and deposit receivables |  | 5,171 |  | 754 |  |
Other assets, assets at fair value |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Total assets |  | 70,821 |  | 63,091 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balances—investment contracts |  | 37,794 |  | 34,937 |  |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Cash collateral for loaned securities |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Reinsurance and funds withheld payables |  | (23) |  | (22) |  |
Short-term debt |  | 83 |  | 164 |  |
Long-term debt |  | 766 |  | 790 |  |
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs |  | 596 |  | 374 |  |
Other Liabilities, derivatives at fair value |  | 32 |  | 33 |  |
Separate account liabilities-investment contracts |  | 21,315 |  | 25,270 |  |
Total liabilities |  | 60,563 |  | 61,546 |  |
Prudential Netting Agreement | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  |  |  | 4,250 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 2,000 |  | 500 |  |
Long-term debt |  | 10,370 |  | 11,790 |  |
Prudential Netting Agreement | Carrying Amount |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity |  |  |  | 4,250 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 2,000 |  | 500 |  |
Long-term debt |  | 10,370 |  | $ 11,790 |  |
Prismic Life Reinsurance, Ltd | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Reinsurance and funds withheld payables (includes $490 and $(31) of embedded derivatives at fair value at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) |  | 8,036 |  |  |  |
Prismic Life Reinsurance, Ltd | Carrying Amount |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Reinsurance and funds withheld payables (includes $490 and $(31) of embedded derivatives at fair value at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) |  | $ 8,036 |  |  |  |
[1] | See Note 4 for details of balances associated with variable interest entities.
[2] | See Note 24 for additional information regarding related party transactions.
[3] | Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
[4] | Prior period amounts adjusted for the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.

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