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Insurance - Recoverables from reinsurance, progression of allowance for expected credit losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Jan. 01, 2020
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ 6 | $ 18 |
Impact of adoption of new accounting policy | 8 | 6 | $ 11
Provision for expected credit losses | 2 | 0 |
Write-offs charged against the allowance | 0 | 0 |
Businesses disposed | 0 | 1 |
Ending balance | $ 8 | $ 6 |

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- Definition Amount of the write-down or write-off of a receivable from a reinsurer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124255953&loc=SL82919249-210447 + Details
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- Definition Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss on reinsurance recoverable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124255953&loc=SL82919249-210447 + Details
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