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Policyholder Account Balances (Account Balances) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance | $ 23,911 | $ 22,256 |  |  |
Interest credited | 215 | 141 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Increase (Decrease) from Other Change | 70 | 49 |  |  |
Accounting Standards Update 2018-12 |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest credited |  |  | $ 682 | $ 700 |
Life Insurance Product Line [Member] | Americas [Member] | Other Segments |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance | 1,646 | 1,699 | 1,683 | 1,719 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Issuance | 3 | 3 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Policy Charge | (8) | (8) |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Surrender and Withdrawal | (5) | (4) |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Benefit Payment | (43) | (27) |  |  |
Interest credited | 16 | 16 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance Foreign Currency Translation | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance Reinsurance Recoverable | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance After Reinsurance | 1,646 | 1,699 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Net Amount at Risk | 697 | 728 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Cash Surrender Value | $ 1,635 | $ 1,688 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Weighted Average Crediting Rate | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |  |
Life Insurance Product Line [Member] | Americas [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2018-12 | Other Segments |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance |  |  | 1,683 | 1,719 | $ 1,752
Policyholder Account Balance, Issuance |  |  | 24 | 25 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Policy Charge |  |  | (32) | (32) |
Policyholder Account Balance, Surrender and Withdrawal |  |  | (17) | (13) |
Policyholder Account Balance, Benefit Payment |  |  | (76) | (79) |
Interest credited |  |  | 65 | 66 |
Policyholder Account Balance Foreign Currency Translation |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Policyholder Account Balance Reinsurance Recoverable |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Policyholder Account Balance After Reinsurance |  |  | 1,683 | 1,719 |
Insurance, Other | Americas [Member] | Other Segments |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance | $ 18,437 | $ 18,644 | 18,906 | 18,758 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Issuance | 41 | 152 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Policy Charge | (8) | (8) |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Surrender and Withdrawal | (528) | (296) |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Benefit Payment | (116) | (115) |  |  |
Interest credited | 142 | 153 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance Foreign Currency Translation | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance Reinsurance Recoverable | (1,532) | (1,552) |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance After Reinsurance | 16,905 | 17,092 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Net Amount at Risk | 2,468 | 2,561 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Cash Surrender Value | $ 18,398 | $ 18,552 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Weighted Average Crediting Rate | 3.30% | 3.20% |  |  |
Insurance, Other | Americas [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2018-12 | Other Segments |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance |  |  | 18,906 | 18,758 | 16,273
Policyholder Account Balance, Issuance |  |  | 1,289 | 3,290 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Policy Charge |  |  | (33) | (31) |
Policyholder Account Balance, Surrender and Withdrawal |  |  | (1,258) | (1,015) |
Policyholder Account Balance, Benefit Payment |  |  | (448) | (404) |
Interest credited |  |  | 598 | 645 |
Policyholder Account Balance Foreign Currency Translation |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Policyholder Account Balance Reinsurance Recoverable |  |  | (1,543) | (1,561) |
Policyholder Account Balance After Reinsurance |  |  | 17,363 | 17,197 |
Insurance, Other | Asia Pacific [Member] | Other Segments |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance | $ 3,758 | $ 1,864 | 3,351 | 1,621 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Issuance | 431 | 246 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Policy Charge | 0 | (1) |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Surrender and Withdrawal | (19) | (15) |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Benefit Payment | (22) | (6) |  |  |
Interest credited | 32 | 6 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance Foreign Currency Translation | (15) | (13) |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance Reinsurance Recoverable | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance After Reinsurance | 3,758 | 1,864 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Net Amount at Risk | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Cash Surrender Value | $ 3,340 | $ 1,636 |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance, Weighted Average Crediting Rate | 2.90% | 1.40% |  |  |
Insurance, Other | Asia Pacific [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2018-12 | Other Segments |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance |  |  | 3,351 | 1,621 | $ 809
Policyholder Account Balance, Issuance |  |  | 2,521 | 868 |
Policyholder Account Balance, Policy Charge |  |  | (134) | (1) |
Policyholder Account Balance, Surrender and Withdrawal |  |  | (639) | (36) |
Policyholder Account Balance, Benefit Payment |  |  | (46) | (24) |
Interest credited |  |  | 51 | 19 |
Policyholder Account Balance Foreign Currency Translation |  |  | (23) | (14) |
Policyholder Account Balance Reinsurance Recoverable |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Policyholder Account Balance After Reinsurance |  |  | $ 3,351 | $ 1,621 |

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