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Investments (Commercial Mortgage Loans By Year Of Origination) (Details) - Commercial [Member] $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) item
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Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Amount originated in current year | $ 459 | $ 1,876
Amount originated in prior year | 1,862 | 2,426
Amount originated 2 years prior | 2,411 | 1,306
Amount originated 3 years prior | 1,264 | 2,795
Amount originated 4 years prior | 2,698 | 2,296
Amount originated 5 or more years prior | 8,320 | 6,315
Total | 17,014 | 17,014
Loan-to-value ratio, less than 65% [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Amount originated in current year | 427 | 1,769
Amount originated in prior year | 1,770 | 2,354
Amount originated 2 years prior | 2,344 | 1,289
Amount originated 3 years prior | 1,252 | 2,685
Amount originated 4 years prior | 2,593 | 2,225
Amount originated 5 or more years prior | 7,910 | 6,184
Total | $ 16,296 | $ 16,506
Ratio of originations in current year | item | 1.80 | 2.06
Ratio of originations in prior year | item | 2.07 | 3.05
Ratio of originations 2 years prior | item | 3.06 | 3.00
Ratio of originations 3 years prior | item | 2.90 | 2.18
Ratio of originations 4 years prior | item | 2.23 | 2.17
Ratio of originations 5 or more years prior | item | 2.39 | 2.44
Loan-to-value ratio, 65% to 74% [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Amount originated in current year | $ 32 | $ 105
Amount originated in prior year | 91 | 72
Amount originated 2 years prior | 67 | 17
Amount originated 3 years prior | 12 | 81
Amount originated 4 years prior | 87 | 71
Amount originated 5 or more years prior | 248 | 131
Total | $ 537 | $ 477
Ratio of originations in current year | item | 1.45 | 1.50
Ratio of originations in prior year | item | 2.05 | 1.53
Ratio of originations 2 years prior | item | 1.51 | 1.58
Ratio of originations 3 years prior | item | 1.55 | 1.50
Ratio of originations 4 years prior | item | 1.50 | 1.62
Ratio of originations 5 or more years prior | item | 1.67 | 1.75
Loan-to-value ratio, 75% to 100% [Member] |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Amount originated in current year |  | $ 2
Amount originated in prior year | $ 1 |
Amount originated 3 years prior |  | 29
Amount originated 4 years prior | 18 |
Amount originated 5 or more years prior | 162 |
Total | $ 181 | $ 31
Ratio of originations in current year | item |  | 1.45
Ratio of originations in prior year | item | 1.13 |
Ratio of originations 3 years prior | item |  | 1.58
Ratio of originations 4 years prior | item | 1.43 |
Ratio of originations 5 or more years prior | item | 1.57 |

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