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Policyholders' Account Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | $ 135,624 | $ 123,042 |  |  |
Interest credits to policyholders' account balances | 3,983 | 2,193 | [1] | $ 3,431 | [1]
Total Policyholders' account balance | 147,018 | 135,624 |  | 123,042 |
Closed Block Division | 4,500 | 4,607 |  | 4,737 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Unearned Revenue Reserve, Unearned Expense Credit, And Additional Interest Reserve | 5,326 | 4,581 |  | 3,905 |
Other | $ 4,463 | $ 8,059 |  | 339 |
Reclassified to "Liabilities held-for-sale" |  |  |  | $ (39,914) |
Weighted-average crediting rate | 2.78% | 2.32% |  | 2.47% |
Net amount at risk | $ 480,986 | $ 462,615 |  | $ 443,717 |
Cash surrender value | 117,561 | 103,049 |  | 142,000 |
Total |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 118,377 | 117,470 |  | 152,537 |
Deposits | 25,641 | 20,874 |  | 23,595 |
Interest credits to policyholders' account balances | 3,494 | 2,384 |  | 3,785 |
Dispositions | 0 | (1,845) |  | 0 |
Policy charges | (2,955) | (2,785) |  | (2,873) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (11,485) | (11,750) |  | (18,894) |
Benefit payments | (3,150) | (3,246) |  | (3,583) |
Net transfers (to) from separate account | 1,379 | 654 |  | 1,678 |
Change in market value and other adjustments | 2,598 | (286) |  | 602 |
Foreign currency adjustment | (1,170) | (3,093) |  | (2,872) |
Balance, end of period | 132,729 | 118,377 |  | 153,975 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Reinsurance Recoverable, after Allowance | 21 | 35 |  | 41 |
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverable | 132,708 | 118,342 |  | 153,934 |
Total Policyholders' account balance |  | 118,377 |  | 117,470 |
PALAC |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Reclassified to "Liabilities held-for-sale" |  |  |  | (11,750) |
Full Service Retirement Business Coinsurance |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Reclassified to "Liabilities held-for-sale" |  |  |  | (28,164) |
Institutional |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 9,855 | 8,956 |  |  |
Total Policyholders' account balance | 9,684 | 9,855 |  | 8,956 |
Institutional | Retirement Strategies |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 17,376 | 16,391 |  | 18,456 |
Deposits | 5,657 | 6,083 |  | 4,188 |
Interest credits to policyholders' account balances | 677 | 561 |  | 549 |
Dispositions | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Policy charges | (23) | (22) |  | (23) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (5,290) | (5,075) |  | (6,238) |
Benefit payments | (659) | (562) |  | (541) |
Net transfers (to) from separate account | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Change in market value and other adjustments | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Foreign currency adjustment | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Balance, end of period | 17,738 | 17,376 |  | 16,391 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Reinsurance Recoverable, after Allowance | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverable | $ 17,738 | 17,376 |  | 16,391 |
Total Policyholders' account balance |  | $ 17,376 |  | $ 16,391 |
Weighted-average crediting rate | 3.85% | 3.33% |  | 3.15% |
Net amount at risk | $ 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |
Cash surrender value | 17,738 | 17,376 |  | 16,391 |
Individual Variable |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 4,592 | 5,995 |  |  |
Total Policyholders' account balance | 4,051 | 4,592 |  | 5,995 |
Individual Variable | Retirement Strategies |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 17,524 | 14,125 |  | 8,169 |
Deposits | 4,638 | 4,777 |  | 4,326 |
Interest credits to policyholders' account balances | 305 | 211 |  | 244 |
Dispositions | 0 | (1,405) |  | 0 |
Policy charges | (24) | (6) |  | (3) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (704) | (372) |  | (346) |
Benefit payments | (76) | (92) |  | (190) |
Net transfers (to) from separate account | 34 | 246 |  | 837 |
Change in market value and other adjustments | 2,068 | 40 |  | 1,088 |
Foreign currency adjustment | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Balance, end of period | 23,765 | 17,524 |  | 14,125 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Reinsurance Recoverable, after Allowance | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverable | $ 23,765 | 17,524 |  | 14,125 |
Total Policyholders' account balance |  | $ 17,524 |  | $ 14,125 |
Weighted-average crediting rate | 1.48% | 1.34% |  | 2.19% |
Net amount at risk | $ 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |
Cash surrender value | 21,640 | 15,297 |  | 13,903 |
Individual Fixed |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 2,032 | 1,924 |  |  |
Total Policyholders' account balance | 3,121 | 2,032 |  | 1,924 |
Individual Fixed | Retirement Strategies |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 4,643 | 4,652 |  | 4,215 |
Deposits | 2,659 | 753 |  | 841 |
Interest credits to policyholders' account balances | 129 | 87 |  | 15 |
Dispositions | 0 | (440) |  | 0 |
Policy charges | (9) | (5) |  | (5) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (414) | (163) |  | (301) |
Benefit payments | (76) | (176) |  | (113) |
Net transfers (to) from separate account | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Change in market value and other adjustments | 163 | (65) |  | 0 |
Foreign currency adjustment | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Balance, end of period | 7,095 | 4,643 |  | 4,652 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Reinsurance Recoverable, after Allowance | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverable | $ 7,095 | 4,643 |  | 4,652 |
Total Policyholders' account balance |  | $ 4,643 |  | $ 4,652 |
Weighted-average crediting rate | 2.21% | 1.88% |  | 0.34% |
Net amount at risk | $ 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 16 |
Cash surrender value | 5,827 | 3,581 |  | 3,157 |
Life/Disability | Group Insurance |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 5,839 | 6,273 |  | 7,440 |
Deposits | 1,212 | 1,233 |  | 1,039 |
Interest credits to policyholders' account balances | 165 | 153 |  | 171 |
Dispositions | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Policy charges | (323) | (322) |  | (321) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (1,552) | (1,457) |  | (2,058) |
Benefit payments | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Net transfers (to) from separate account | (48) | (41) |  | 2 |
Change in market value and other adjustments | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Foreign currency adjustment | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Balance, end of period | 5,293 | 5,839 |  | 6,273 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Reinsurance Recoverable, after Allowance | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverable | $ 5,293 | 5,839 |  | 6,273 |
Total Policyholders' account balance |  | $ 5,839 |  | $ 6,273 |
Weighted-average crediting rate | 2.96% | 2.53% |  | 2.50% |
Net amount at risk | $ 72,858 | $ 70,574 |  | $ 67,471 |
Cash surrender value | 4,021 | 4,147 |  | 3,736 |
Variable/ Universal Life |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 23,753 | 24,287 |  |  |
Total Policyholders' account balance | 24,064 | 23,753 |  | 24,287 |
Variable/ Universal Life | Individual Life |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 26,502 | 26,859 |  | 26,597 |
Deposits | 2,447 | 2,551 |  | 3,091 |
Interest credits to policyholders' account balances | 773 | 816 |  | 746 |
Dispositions | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Policy charges | (2,047) | (2,040) |  | (1,993) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (1,820) | (1,657) |  | (1,852) |
Benefit payments | (154) | (197) |  | (221) |
Net transfers (to) from separate account | 1,393 | 449 |  | 406 |
Change in market value and other adjustments | 345 | (279) |  | 85 |
Foreign currency adjustment | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Balance, end of period | 27,439 | 26,502 |  | 26,859 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Reinsurance Recoverable, after Allowance | 0 | 12 |  | 13 |
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverable | $ 27,439 | 26,490 |  | 26,846 |
Total Policyholders' account balance |  | $ 26,502 |  | $ 26,859 |
Weighted-average crediting rate | 2.87% | 3.06% |  | 2.79% |
Net amount at risk | $ 382,399 | $ 367,698 |  | $ 352,407 |
Cash surrender value | 23,234 | 21,766 |  | 21,594 |
Life Planner |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 7,099 | 7,507 |  |  |
Total Policyholders' account balance | 8,334 | 7,099 |  | 7,507 |
Life Planner | International Businesses |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 11,168 | 11,555 |  | 11,383 |
Deposits | 2,417 | 1,499 |  | 1,446 |
Interest credits to policyholders' account balances | 709 | 38 |  | 511 |
Dispositions | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Policy charges | (312) | (216) |  | (196) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (218) | (210) |  | (222) |
Benefit payments | (266) | (253) |  | (261) |
Net transfers (to) from separate account | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Change in market value and other adjustments | 31 | 28 |  | 21 |
Foreign currency adjustment | (580) | (1,273) |  | (1,127) |
Balance, end of period | 12,949 | 11,168 |  | 11,555 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Reinsurance Recoverable, after Allowance | 1 | 1 |  | 1 |
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverable | $ 12,948 | 11,167 |  | 11,554 |
Total Policyholders' account balance |  | $ 11,168 |  | $ 11,555 |
Weighted-average crediting rate | 5.88% | 3.41% |  | 4.46% |
Net amount at risk | $ 19,276 | $ 17,205 |  | $ 15,362 |
Cash surrender value | 11,268 | 9,612 |  | 10,441 |
Gibraltar Life and Other |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 35,072 | 37,215 |  |  |
Total Policyholders' account balance | 38,311 | 35,072 |  | 37,215 |
Gibraltar Life and Other | International Businesses |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 35,325 | 37,615 |  | 39,716 |
Deposits | 6,611 | 3,978 |  | 2,746 |
Interest credits to policyholders' account balances | 736 | 518 |  | 649 |
Dispositions | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Policy charges | (217) | (174) |  | (101) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (1,487) | (2,816) |  | (1,374) |
Benefit payments | (1,919) | (1,966) |  | (2,257) |
Net transfers (to) from separate account | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |
Change in market value and other adjustments | (9) | (10) |  | (19) |
Foreign currency adjustment | (590) | (1,820) |  | (1,745) |
Balance, end of period | 38,450 | 35,325 |  | 37,615 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Reinsurance Recoverable, after Allowance | 20 | 22 |  | 27 |
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverable | $ 38,430 | 35,303 |  | 37,588 |
Total Policyholders' account balance |  | $ 35,325 |  | $ 37,615 |
Weighted-average crediting rate | 1.99% | 1.42% |  | 1.68% |
Net amount at risk | $ 6,453 | $ 7,138 |  | $ 8,461 |
Cash surrender value | 33,833 | 31,270 |  | 36,273 |
Full Service |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 36,505 |  |  |
Total Policyholders' account balance |  |  |  | 36,505 |
Full Service | Corporate and Other |  |  |  |  |
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  |  |  | 36,561 |
Deposits |  |  |  | 5,918 |
Interest credits to policyholders' account balances |  |  |  | 900 |
Dispositions |  |  |  | 0 |
Policy charges |  |  |  | (231) |
Surrenders and withdrawals |  |  |  | (6,503) |
Benefit payments |  |  |  | 0 |
Net transfers (to) from separate account |  |  |  | 433 |
Change in market value and other adjustments |  |  |  | (573) |
Foreign currency adjustment |  |  |  | 0 |
Balance, end of period |  |  |  | 36,505 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Reinsurance Recoverable, after Allowance | $ 5,479 | $ 8,133 |  | 0 |
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverable |  |  |  | $ 36,505 |
Weighted-average crediting rate |  |  |  | 2.46% |
Net amount at risk |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Cash surrender value |  |  |  | $ 36,505 |
[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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