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Variable Interest Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | $ 51,103 | $ 47,990
Maximum Exposure to Loss - On-Balance Sheet (Asset) Liability |  | 5 | 2
Variable Interest Entity, Maximum Exposure to Loss, Off Balance Sheet |  | 24 | 27
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 3,339 | 3,595
Remaining Coverage, Amount |  | 393 |
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2017-1 Ltd. (Oct-17) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 0 | 37
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2018-1 Ltd. (Apr-18) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 78 | 90
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2018-3 Ltd. (Oct-18) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 183 | 199
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2019-1 Ltd. (Mar-19) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 99 | 108
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2019-2 Ltd. (Apr-19) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 307 | 325
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2019-3 Ltd. (Jul-19) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 182 | 223
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2019-4 Ltd. (Oct-19) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 252 | 266
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2020-2 Ltd. (Sep-20) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 89 | 105
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2020-3 Ltd. (Nov-20) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 224 | 244
Remaining Coverage, Amount | [1] | 6 |
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2020-4 Ltd. (Dec-20) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 87 | 98
Remaining Coverage, Amount | [1] | 3 |
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2021-1 Ltd. (Mar-21) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 438 | 467
Remaining Coverage, Amount | [1] | 29 |
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2021-2 Ltd. (Jun-21) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 434 | 458
Remaining Coverage, Amount | [1] | 71 |
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2021-3 Ltd. (Sep-21) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 481 | 490
Remaining Coverage, Amount | [1] | 125 |
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2022-1 Ltd. (Jan-22) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 284 | 284
Remaining Coverage, Amount | [1] | 33 |
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | 2022-2 Ltd. (Sep-22) |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Total VIE Assets |  | 201 | $ 201
Remaining Coverage, Amount | [1] | $ 126 |
[1] | Coverage from a separate panel of reinsurers remaining at March 31, 2023.

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