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Supplementary Insurance Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost |  | $ 3,974 | $ 3,690 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Loss, Claim and Loss Expense |  | 65,792 | 62,159 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Policy Claim and Benefit Payable |  | 6,571 | 6,993 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Premium Revenue |  | 13,078 | 12,513 | $ 11,694
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Net Investment Income |  | 3,161 | 3,138 | 2,575
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Benefit, Claim, Loss and Settlement Expenses |  | 12,728 | 13,476 | 11,779
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost | [1] | 454 | 532 | 383
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Operating Expense | [2] | 2,245 | 1,959 | 1,881
US Traditional Segment Reporting Information [Member] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost |  | 2,000 | 1,926 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Loss, Claim and Loss Expense |  | 13,122 | 12,757 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Policy Claim and Benefit Payable |  | 2,495 | 2,806 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Premium Revenue |  | 6,590 | 6,244 | 5,838
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Net Investment Income |  | 965 | 930 | 714
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Benefit, Claim, Loss and Settlement Expenses |  | 6,335 | 6,790 | 5,979
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost | [1] | 220 | 269 | 200
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Operating Expense | [2] | 806 | 679 | 679
US Non-Traditional Segment Reporting Information [Member] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost |  | 387 | 190 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Loss, Claim and Loss Expense |  | 24,662 | 25,107 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Policy Claim and Benefit Payable |  | 34 | 24 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Premium Revenue |  | 66 | 55 | 53
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Net Investment Income |  | 1,078 | 1,089 | 999
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Benefit, Claim, Loss and Settlement Expenses |  | 666 | 731 | 764
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost | [1] | 51 | 101 | 52
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Operating Expense | [2] | 184 | 145 | 109
Canada Traditional Segment Reporting Information [Member] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost |  | 171 | 192 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Loss, Claim and Loss Expense |  | 3,600 | 3,668 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Policy Claim and Benefit Payable |  | 341 | 330 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Premium Revenue |  | 1,219 | 1,194 | 1,052
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Net Investment Income |  | 238 | 248 | 207
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Benefit, Claim, Loss and Settlement Expenses |  | 1,158 | 1,096 | 909
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost | [1] | 14 | 13 | 16
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Operating Expense | [2] | 207 | 211 | 201
Canada Non-Traditional Segment Reporting Information [Member] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost |  | 0 | 0 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Loss, Claim and Loss Expense |  | 2 | 16 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Policy Claim and Benefit Payable |  | 6 | 5 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Premium Revenue |  | 95 | 90 | 83
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Net Investment Income |  | 1 | 0 | 1
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Benefit, Claim, Loss and Settlement Expenses |  | 68 | 79 | 68
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Operating Expense | [2] | 5 | 7 | 3
EMEA Traditional Segment Reporting Information [Member] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost |  | 231 | 253 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Loss, Claim and Loss Expense |  | 1,358 | 1,366 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Policy Claim and Benefit Payable |  | 1,631 | 1,612 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Premium Revenue |  | 1,736 | 1,738 | 1,555
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Net Investment Income |  | 89 | 88 | 72
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Benefit, Claim, Loss and Settlement Expenses |  | 1,573 | 1,829 | 1,389
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost | [1] | 44 | 48 | 31
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Operating Expense | [2] | 203 | 189 | 186
EMEA Non-Traditional Segment Reporting Information [Member] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost |  | 0 | 0 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Loss, Claim and Loss Expense |  | 5,306 | 5,999 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Policy Claim and Benefit Payable |  | 104 | 89 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Premium Revenue |  | 486 | 350 | 252
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Net Investment Income |  | 148 | 205 | 193
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Benefit, Claim, Loss and Settlement Expenses |  | 368 | 258 | 163
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Operating Expense | [2] | 59 | 55 | 50
Asia Pacific Traditional Segment Reporting Information [Member] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost |  | 1,039 | 1,052 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Loss, Claim and Loss Expense |  | 3,933 | 3,792 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Policy Claim and Benefit Payable |  | 1,933 | 2,116 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Premium Revenue |  | 2,650 | 2,624 | 2,681
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Net Investment Income |  | 142 | 136 | 107
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Benefit, Claim, Loss and Settlement Expenses |  | 2,152 | 2,445 | 2,293
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost | [1] | 57 | 60 | 65
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Operating Expense | [2] | 321 | 283 | 274
Asia Pacific Non-Traditional Segment Reporting Information [Member] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost |  | 141 | 74 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Loss, Claim and Loss Expense |  | 12,218 | 8,202 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Policy Claim and Benefit Payable |  | 24 | 6 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Premium Revenue |  | 236 | 218 | 180
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Net Investment Income |  | 272 | 138 | 85
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Benefit, Claim, Loss and Settlement Expenses |  | 376 | 244 | 206
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost | [1] | 68 | 41 | 19
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Operating Expense | [2] | 50 | 34 | 25
Corporate And Other Segment Reporting Information [Member] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost |  | 5 | 3 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Loss, Claim and Loss Expense |  | 1,591 | 1,252 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Policy Claim and Benefit Payable |  | 3 | 5 |
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Premium Revenue |  | 0 | 0 | 0
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Net Investment Income |  | 228 | 304 | 197
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Benefit, Claim, Loss and Settlement Expenses |  | 32 | 4 | 8
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0
SEC Schedule, 12-16, Insurance Companies, Supplementary Insurance Information, Other Operating Expense | [2] | $ 410 | $ 356 | $ 354
[1] | Includes the effect from investment related gains and losses.
[2] | Includes policy acquisition costs and other insurance expenses, excluding amortization of DAC. Also includes other operating expenses, interest expense, and collateral finance and securitization expense.

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