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Investments (Commercial Mortgage Loans By Year Of Origination) (Details) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) item
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Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Amount originated in current year |  | $ 2,520
Amount originated in prior year |  | 1,502
Amount originated 2 years prior |  | 3,105
Amount originated 3 years prior |  | 2,461
Amount originated 4 years prior |  | 1,831
Amount originated 5 or more years prior |  | 5,752
Total |  | 17,171
Loan-to-value ratio, less than 65% [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Amount originated in current year |  | 2,384
Amount originated in prior year |  | 1,358
Amount originated 2 years prior |  | 2,917
Amount originated 3 years prior |  | 2,274
Amount originated 4 years prior |  | 1,655
Amount originated 5 or more years prior |  | 5,554
Total |  | $ 16,142
Ratio of originations in current year | item |  | 3.04
Ratio of originations in prior year | item |  | 3.03
Ratio of originations 2 years prior | item |  | 2.15
Ratio of originations 3 years prior | item |  | 2.13
Ratio of originations 4 years prior | item |  | 2.33
Ratio of originations 5 or more years prior | item |  | 2.41
Loan-to-value ratio, 65% to 74% [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Amount originated in current year |  | $ 136
Amount originated in prior year |  | 144
Amount originated 2 years prior |  | 188
Amount originated 3 years prior |  | 172
Amount originated 4 years prior |  | 149
Amount originated 5 or more years prior |  | 171
Total |  | $ 960
Ratio of originations in current year | item |  | 1.74
Ratio of originations in prior year | item |  | 2.06
Ratio of originations 2 years prior | item |  | 1.42
Ratio of originations 3 years prior | item |  | 1.59
Ratio of originations 4 years prior | item |  | 1.74
Ratio of originations 5 or more years prior | item |  | 1.76
Loan-to-value ratio, 75% to 100% [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Amount originated 3 years prior |  | $ 15
Amount originated 4 years prior |  | 27
Amount originated 5 or more years prior |  | 27
Total |  | $ 69
Ratio of originations 3 years prior | item |  | 1.02
Ratio of originations 4 years prior | item |  | 0.83
Ratio of originations 5 or more years prior | item |  | 1.08
Commercial [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Amount originated in current year | $ 1,014 |
Amount originated in prior year | 2,440 |
Amount originated 2 years prior | 1,347 |
Amount originated 3 years prior | 2,861 |
Amount originated 4 years prior | 2,355 |
Amount originated 5 or more years prior | 6,869 |
Total | 16,886 |
Commercial [Member] | Loan-to-value ratio, less than 65% [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Amount originated in current year | 963 |
Amount originated in prior year | 2,363 |
Amount originated 2 years prior | 1,328 |
Amount originated 3 years prior | 2,702 |
Amount originated 4 years prior | 2,189 |
Amount originated 5 or more years prior | 6,575 |
Total | $ 16,120 |
Ratio of originations in current year | item | 2.20 |
Ratio of originations in prior year | item | 3.05 |
Ratio of originations 2 years prior | item | 2.99 |
Ratio of originations 3 years prior | item | 2.14 |
Ratio of originations 4 years prior | item | 2.13 |
Ratio of originations 5 or more years prior | item | 2.38 |
Commercial [Member] | Loan-to-value ratio, 65% to 74% [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Amount originated in current year | $ 51 |
Amount originated in prior year | 77 |
Amount originated 2 years prior | 19 |
Amount originated 3 years prior | 159 |
Amount originated 4 years prior | 151 |
Amount originated 5 or more years prior | 267 |
Total | $ 724 |
Ratio of originations in current year | item | 1.55 |
Ratio of originations in prior year | item | 1.52 |
Ratio of originations 2 years prior | item | 1.54 |
Ratio of originations 3 years prior | item | 1.48 |
Ratio of originations 4 years prior | item | 1.56 |
Ratio of originations 5 or more years prior | item | 1.48 |
Commercial [Member] | Loan-to-value ratio, 75% to 100% [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Amount originated 4 years prior | $ 15 |
Amount originated 5 or more years prior | 27 |
Total | $ 42 |
Ratio of originations 4 years prior | item | 0.54 |
Ratio of originations 5 or more years prior | item | 0.81 |

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