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Short-Term and Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) ¥ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Rate | Dec. 31, 2023 JPY (¥) Rate | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 JPY (¥) Rate | May 15, 2020 USD ($) Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 18,882,000,000 |  | $ 19,908,000,000 |  |  |
Interest expense | 1,762,000,000 |  | 1,596,000,000 | $ 1,478,000,000 |  |
Capacity | 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Assets Under Set Off Arrangements | 10,370,000,000 |  | 11,790,000,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit, Current | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | 18,162,000,000 |  | 19,162,000,000 |  |  |
Interest expense | 1,282,000,000 |  | 1,161,000,000 | 1,088,000,000 |  |
Outstanding amount of notes | 18,162,000,000 |  | 19,162,000,000 |  |  |
Minimum statutory consolidated net worth | $ 23,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Prudential Insurance | Federal Home Loan Bank of New York |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase requirement activity-based stock of the outstanding borrowings | 4.50% |  |  |  | 4.50% |
Debt Instrument, Term Upon Certain Events | 90 days | 90 days |  |  |  |
Other long-term investments | $ 169,000,000 |  | $ 149,000,000 |  |  |
Pledge collateral of prior year-end statutory net admitted assets | 5.00% |  |  |  | 5.00% |
Maximum amount of pledged asset | $ 7,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount | 6,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Prudential Financial and Prudential Funding |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capacity | $ 4,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Lines of Credit | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Prudential Holdings of Japan |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capacity | ¥ |  |  |  |  | ¥ 100,000 |
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Lines of Credit | ¥ |  | ¥ 0 |  |  |  |
Other Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capacity | $ 149,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
PLIC |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Future Debt Instrument Authorized | $ 4,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Prudential Insurance | Federal Home Loan Bank of New York |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 1.925% |  |  |  | 1.925% |
Maximum | Prudential Insurance | Federal Home Loan Bank of New York |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 4.51% |  |  |  | 4.51% |
Commercial paper | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Authorized | $ 3,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper | Prudential Funding, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Authorized | 7,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Real estate separate accounts | Other Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capacity | 135,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Lines of Credit | 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Put Option | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum Equity Less AOCI For Automatic Exercise | 9,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Minimum Equity Less AOCI for Automatic Exercise | 9,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Private Placement | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 2.85%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate | Rate |  |  |  |  |  | 2.175%
Proceeds from sales | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time | 4.43% |  | 4.42% |  | 4.43% |
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | $ 0 |  | $ 1,000,000 | 2,000,000 |  |
Current And Long Term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Expense, Debt | 1,749,000,000 |  | 1,562,000,000 | $ 1,474,000,000 |  |
Junior subordinated debt | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 8,050,000,000 |  | 9,047,000,000 |  |  |
Junior subordinated debt | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Deferral Period | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |
Junior subordinated debt | Minimum | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 3.70% |  |  |  | 3.70% |
Junior subordinated debt | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Deferral Period | 10 years | 10 years |  |  |  |
Junior subordinated debt | Maximum | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 6.75% |  |  |  | 6.75% |
Long-term Debt | Prudential Insurance | Federal Home Loan Bank of New York |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Issuance Costs, Net | $ 2,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Retail Medium Term Note |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding amount of notes | $ 249,000,000 |  | 264,000,000 |  |  |
LIBOR to SOFR tenor spread Adjustment for Junior Subordinated Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Subsequent to Optional Redemption Date (1) | Rate | 0.26% | 0.26% |  |  |  |
Fixed rate | Senior notes | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 10,112,000,000 |  | 10,115,000,000 |  |  |
Fixed rate | Senior notes | Minimum | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 1.50% |  |  |  | 1.50% |
Fixed rate | Senior notes | Maximum | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 6.63% |  |  |  | 6.63% |
Floating rate debt | Fixed-Rate Surplus Notes | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 346,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Maturity in February 2033 | Private Placement | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | Rate | 5.791% |  |  |  | 5.791% |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate | Rate | 1.815% |  |  |  | 1.815% |
Maturity in February 2053 | Private Placement | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | Rate | 5.997% |  |  |  | 5.997% |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate | Rate | 2.066% |  |  |  | 2.066% |
Subordinated Debt | Fixed rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding amount of notes | $ 346,000,000 |  | 345,000,000 |  |  |
Senior notes | Private Placement | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000
Senior notes | Mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 158,000,000 |  | 208,000,000 |  |  |
Senior notes | Fixed rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding amount of notes | $ 10,112,000,000 |  | 10,115,000,000 |  |  |
Senior notes | Fixed rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 1.50% |  |  |  | 1.50% |
Senior notes | Fixed rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 6.63% |  |  |  | 6.63% |
Mortgages | Prudential Financial |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages | Fixed rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding amount of notes | 0 |  | 25,000,000 |  |  |
Mortgages | Floating rate debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding amount of notes | $ 75,000,000 |  | 29,000,000 |  |  |
Mortgages | Floating rate debt | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 1.00% |  |  |  | 1.00% |
Mortgages | Floating rate debt | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 7.82% |  |  |  | 7.82% |
Mortgages | Floating rate debt | Foreign public corporate securities |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding amount of notes | $ 27,000,000 |  | $ 29,000,000 |  |  |

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