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Realized Gain (Loss) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Realized Gain (Loss) [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Realized Gain (Loss) |
| For the Years Ended December 31, |
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross gains | $ | 38 |  | $ | 663 |  | $ | 31 |
Gross losses |  | (53 | ) |  | (37 | ) |  | (84 | )
Credit loss benefit (expense) (1) |  | (15 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | (26 | )
Realized gain (loss) on equity securities (2) |  | 15 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 8 |
Credit loss benefit (expense) on mortgage loans on real estate |  | (3 | ) |  | 112 |  |  | (117 | )
Credit loss benefit (expense) on reinsurance-related assets (3) |  | (112 | ) |  | 6 |  |  | - |
Realized gain (loss) on the mark-to-market on certain instruments (4)(5) |  | 37 |  |  | 63 |  |  | 26 |
Other gain (loss) on investments |  | (42 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (7 | )
Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and changes in policyholder account balances |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 31 |
Total realized gain (loss) related to financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and reinsurance-related assets |  | (135 | ) |  | 828 |  |  | (138 | )
Indexed product derivative results: (6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross gain (loss) |  | 74 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 37 |
Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (25 | )
Variable annuity derivative results: (7) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross gain (loss) |  | 901 |  |  | (1,717 | ) |  | (367 | )
Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (20 | )
Total realized gain (loss) | $ | 840 |  | $ | (867 | ) | $ | (513 | )
(1)Includes changes in the allowance for credit losses as well as direct write-downs to amortized cost as a result of negative credit events. (2)Includes mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities still held of $10 million, $47 million and $8 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. (3)See Note 8 for information on credit losses on reinsurance-related assets. (4)Represents changes in the fair values of certain derivative investments (not including those associated with our variable and indexed annuity and IUL contracts net derivative results), reinsurance-related embedded derivatives, mortgage loans on real estate accounted for under the fair value option and trading securities. See Notes 1 and 8 for information regarding modified coinsurance. (5)Includes gains and losses from fair value changes on mortgage loans on real estate accounted for under the fair value option of $(24) million, $3 million and $(24) million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. (6)Represents the change in fair value of the index options that we hold and the change in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities of our indexed annuity contracts, IUL contracts and index options we may purchase or sell in the future to hedge policyholder index allocations applicable to future reset periods for our indexed annuity products. (7)Includes the change in the fair value of the derivative instruments we own to support capital needs associated with our GLB and GDB riders and fees allocated to support the cost of purchasing the hedging instruments.

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