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Derivative Instruments (Outstanding Derivative Instruments With Off-Balance-Sheet Risks) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	$ 216,826	$ 163,315
Asset Fair Value	6,390	4,384
Liability Fair Value	7,091	4,306
Interest Rate Contracts [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	138,772
Foreign currency contracts [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	3,393
Equity market contracts [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	74,610
Credit contracts [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	51
GLB Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Asset Fair Value	82	60
Liability Fair Value		9
Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	5,266	5,261
Asset Fair Value	234	299
Liability Fair Value	714	296
Derivative Investments [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	135,434	112,921
Asset Fair Value	1,587	1,082
Liability Fair Value	159	219
Derivative Investments [Member] | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	304	262
Asset Fair Value	1	1
Liability Fair Value	8	3
Derivative Investments [Member] | Equity market contracts [Member] | Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	74,610	43,555
Asset Fair Value	3,486	1,442
Liability Fair Value	1,952	664
Derivative Investments [Member] | Credit contracts [Member] | Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	51	55
Derivative Investments [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	2,177	2,387
Asset Fair Value	87	108
Liability Fair Value	563	245
Derivative Investments [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Foreign currency contracts [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	3,089	2,874
Asset Fair Value	147	191
Liability Fair Value	151	51
Derivative Investments [Member] | Fair Value Hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Contracts [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Notional Amounts	1,161	1,261
Asset Fair Value		123
Liability Fair Value	272	203
Other Assets [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Asset Fair Value	450	450
Reinsurance Related Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Reinsurance Related [Member] | Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Liability Fair Value	392	327
Future Contract Benefits [Member] | Indexed Annuity And IUL Contracts [Member] | Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Asset Fair Value	550	927
Liability Fair Value	$ 3,594	$ 2,585

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