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Fair Value Measurements - Assets and liabilities measured and carried at fair value in the financial statements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | $ 9,289 | $ 9,084
Trading fixed maturities | 26 | 24
Equity securities | 944 | 889
Assets of managed investment entities | 74,197 | 73,710
Liabilities: |  |
Liabilities of managed investment entities | 67,512 | 66,921
Total liabilities of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 5,045 | 4,914
Total assets of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 15,361 | 14,968
Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Variable annuity assets (separate accounts) | 666 | 664
Liabilities: |  |
Total assets of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 36,966 | 36,530
Annuity subsidiaries | Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 3,964 | 3,943
Variable interest entity, primary beneficiary |  |
Assets: |  |
Assets of managed investment entities | 5,102 | 4,971
Liabilities: |  |
Liabilities of managed investment entities | 5,045 | 4,914
Annuity benefits accumulated | Annuity subsidiaries | Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives included in annuity benefits accumulated, long-term debt, and other liabilities | 3,954 | 3,933
Other liabilities — derivatives | Annuity subsidiaries | Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives included in annuity benefits accumulated, long-term debt, and other liabilities | 10 | 10
Fixed maturities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 9,289 | 9,084
Trading fixed maturities | 26 | 24
Fixed maturities | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 34,754 | 34,123
Trading fixed maturities | 40 | 42
U.S. Government and government agencies |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 215 | 198
U.S. Government and government agencies | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 42 | 44
States, municipalities and political subdivisions |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 2,167 | 2,312
States, municipalities and political subdivisions | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 3,216 | 3,421
Foreign government |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 190 | 176
Foreign government | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 34 | 35
Residential MBS |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 847 | 915
Residential MBS | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 2,513 | 2,140
Commercial MBS |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 109 | 92
Commercial MBS | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 636 | 698
Collateralized loan obligations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 1,131 | 1,062
Collateralized loan obligations | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 3,788 | 3,491
Other asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 2,188 | 2,047
Other asset-backed securities | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 5,204 | 5,176
Corporate and other |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 2,442 | 2,282
Corporate and other | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 19,321 | 19,118
Equity securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Equity securities | 944 | 889
Equity securities | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Equity securities | 624 | 774
Other assets | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivatives including equity index call options and other assets | 69 | 102
Level 1 |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 285 | 215
Total assets of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 1,174 | 1,081
Level 1 | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Variable annuity assets (separate accounts) | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Total assets of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 294 | 477
Level 1 | Annuity subsidiaries | Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Variable interest entity, primary beneficiary |  |
Assets: |  |
Assets of managed investment entities | 288 | 217
Liabilities: |  |
Liabilities of managed investment entities | 285 | 215
Level 1 | Annuity benefits accumulated | Annuity subsidiaries | Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives included in annuity benefits accumulated, long-term debt, and other liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Other liabilities — derivatives | Annuity subsidiaries | Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives included in annuity benefits accumulated, long-term debt, and other liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Fixed maturities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 216 | 199
Trading fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Fixed maturities | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 36 | 46
Trading fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | U.S. Government and government agencies |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 212 | 195
Level 1 | U.S. Government and government agencies | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 6 | 6
Level 1 | States, municipalities and political subdivisions |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | States, municipalities and political subdivisions | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Foreign government |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Foreign government | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Residential MBS |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Residential MBS | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Commercial MBS |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Commercial MBS | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Collateralized loan obligations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Collateralized loan obligations | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Other asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Other asset-backed securities | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Corporate and other |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 4 | 4
Level 1 | Corporate and other | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 30 | 40
Level 1 | Equity securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Equity securities | 670 | 665
Level 1 | Equity securities | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Equity securities | 258 | 431
Level 1 | Other assets | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivatives including equity index call options and other assets | 0 | 0
Level 2 |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 4,746 | 4,678
Total assets of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 13,344 | 13,152
Level 2 | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Variable annuity assets (separate accounts) | 666 | 664
Liabilities: |  |
Total assets of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 33,866 | 33,082
Level 2 | Annuity subsidiaries | Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 10 | 10
Level 2 | Variable interest entity, primary beneficiary |  |
Assets: |  |
Assets of managed investment entities | 4,800 | 4,733
Liabilities: |  |
Liabilities of managed investment entities | 4,746 | 4,678
Level 2 | Annuity benefits accumulated | Annuity subsidiaries | Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives included in annuity benefits accumulated, long-term debt, and other liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 2 | Other liabilities — derivatives | Annuity subsidiaries | Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives included in annuity benefits accumulated, long-term debt, and other liabilities | 10 | 10
Level 2 | Fixed maturities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 8,471 | 8,347
Trading fixed maturities | 26 | 24
Level 2 | Fixed maturities | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 32,230 | 31,399
Trading fixed maturities | 40 | 42
Level 2 | U.S. Government and government agencies |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 3 | 3
Level 2 | U.S. Government and government agencies | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 21 | 23
Level 2 | States, municipalities and political subdivisions |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 2,128 | 2,273
Level 2 | States, municipalities and political subdivisions | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 3,156 | 3,357
Level 2 | Foreign government |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 190 | 176
Level 2 | Foreign government | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 34 | 35
Level 2 | Residential MBS |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 820 | 877
Level 2 | Residential MBS | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 2,431 | 2,013
Level 2 | Commercial MBS |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 109 | 90
Level 2 | Commercial MBS | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 635 | 687
Level 2 | Collateralized loan obligations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 1,125 | 1,046
Level 2 | Collateralized loan obligations | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 3,762 | 3,443
Level 2 | Other asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 1,862 | 1,742
Level 2 | Other asset-backed securities | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 4,277 | 4,108
Level 2 | Corporate and other |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 2,234 | 2,140
Level 2 | Corporate and other | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 17,914 | 17,733
Level 2 | Equity securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Equity securities | 47 | 48
Level 2 | Equity securities | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Equity securities | 48 | 50
Level 2 | Other assets | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivatives including equity index call options and other assets | 69 | 102
Level 3 |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 14 | 21
Total assets of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 843 | 735
Level 3 | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Variable annuity assets (separate accounts) | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Total assets of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 2,806 | 2,971
Level 3 | Annuity subsidiaries | Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities of continuing operations accounted for at fair value | 3,954 | 3,933
Level 3 | Variable interest entity, primary beneficiary |  |
Assets: |  |
Assets of managed investment entities | 14 | 21
Liabilities: |  |
Liabilities of managed investment entities | 14 | 21
Level 3 | Annuity benefits accumulated | Annuity subsidiaries | Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives included in annuity benefits accumulated, long-term debt, and other liabilities | 3,954 | 3,933
Level 3 | Other liabilities — derivatives | Annuity subsidiaries | Liabilities of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives included in annuity benefits accumulated, long-term debt, and other liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Fixed maturities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 602 | 538
Trading fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Fixed maturities | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 2,488 | 2,678
Trading fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 3 | U.S. Government and government agencies |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 3 | U.S. Government and government agencies | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 15 | 15
Level 3 | States, municipalities and political subdivisions |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 39 | 39
Level 3 | States, municipalities and political subdivisions | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 60 | 64
Level 3 | Foreign government |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Foreign government | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Residential MBS |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 27 | 38
Level 3 | Residential MBS | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 82 | 127
Level 3 | Commercial MBS |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 0 | 2
Level 3 | Commercial MBS | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 1 | 11
Level 3 | Collateralized loan obligations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 6 | 16
Level 3 | Collateralized loan obligations | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 26 | 48
Level 3 | Other asset-backed securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 326 | 305
Level 3 | Other asset-backed securities | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 927 | 1,068
Level 3 | Corporate and other |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 204 | 138
Level 3 | Corporate and other | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Available for sale (AFS) fixed maturities | 1,377 | 1,345
Level 3 | Equity securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Equity securities | 227 | 176
Level 3 | Equity securities | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Equity securities | 318 | 293
Level 3 | Other assets | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivatives including equity index call options and other assets | 0 | 0
Call option | Equity index call options | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivatives including equity index call options and other assets | 813 | 825
Call option | Level 1 | Equity index call options | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivatives including equity index call options and other assets | 0 | 0
Call option | Level 2 | Equity index call options | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivatives including equity index call options and other assets | 813 | 825
Call option | Level 3 | Equity index call options | Annuity subsidiaries | Assets of discontinued annuity operations |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivatives including equity index call options and other assets | $ 0 | $ 0

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