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Investments - Credit Loss Expense Incurred (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |
Total credit loss benefit (expense) | $ (1) | $ (19)
Realized Gain (Loss) |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |
Total credit loss benefit (expense) | (2) | (17)
Corporate bonds |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |
Total credit loss benefit (expense) | (1) | (19)
Corporate bonds | Realized Gain (Loss) |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |
Total credit loss benefit (expense) | (2) | (18)
RMBS |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |
Total credit loss benefit (expense) | 0 | 0
RMBS | Realized Gain (Loss) |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |
Total credit loss benefit (expense) | $ 0 | $ 1

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- Definition Amount, excluding accrued interest, of credit loss expense on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale) with no credit loss previously recorded. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 326 -SubTopic 30 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -Subparagraph (b) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479106/326-30-50-9 + Details
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