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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Deferred Sales Inducements and Value of Business Acquired - Balance of and Changes in VOBA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Movement Analysis of Value of Business Acquired [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, BOP | [1] | $ 621 |  |  |
Reclassified to "Assets held-for-sale" |  | 0 | $ 0 |  | $ (205)
Balance, EOP |  | 530 | 621 | [1] |
Gibraltar Life and Other |  |  |  |  |
Movement Analysis of Value of Business Acquired [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, EOP |  | 511 |  |  |
Aoba Life |  |  |  |  |
Movement Analysis of Value of Business Acquired [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, EOP |  | 19 |  |  |
Gibraltar Life and Other |  |  |  |  |
Movement Analysis of Value of Business Acquired [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, BOP |  | 597 | 746 |  | 911
Amortization expense |  | (49) | (58) |  | (75)
Other adjustments |  | 0 | 0 |  | (1)
Foreign currency adjustment |  | (37) | (91) |  | (89)
Balance, EOP |  | 511 | 597 |  | 746
Other businesses |  |  |  |  |
Movement Analysis of Value of Business Acquired [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, BOP |  | 24 | 237 |  |
Balance, EOP |  | 19 | 24 |  | 237
Individual Retirement Strategies |  |  |  |  |
Movement Analysis of Value of Business Acquired [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Reclassified to "Assets held-for-sale" |  |  |  |  | (27)
Full Services Retirement |  |  |  |  |
Movement Analysis of Value of Business Acquired [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Reclassified to "Assets held-for-sale" |  |  |  |  | (178)
Gibraltar Life and Other And Other Businesses [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Movement Analysis of Value of Business Acquired [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, BOP |  | 621 | 778 |  |
Balance, EOP |  | $ 530 | $ 621 |  | $ 778
[1] | Prior period amounts adjusted for the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.

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