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Guaranteed Benefit Features (Summary Of Guaranteed Death Benefit Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Guaranteed Benefit Features [Abstract] |  |
Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ 121 | $ 117
Changes in reserves | 31 | 46
Benefits paid | (16) | (21)
Balance as of end-of-period | $ 136 | $ 142

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- Definition Liabilities for Guarantees on Long-Duration Contracts, Increase (decrease) in reserves + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of expected guaranteed benefits in excess of the projected account balances for minimum guaranteed benefit contracts, as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 20 -Section 55 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124504833&loc=d3e7104-158389 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124508989&loc=d3e19393-158473 + Details
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