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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2024	Jan. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jul. 08, 2024	Sep. 11, 2019
Other Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Plaintiff's Motion Dismissed		$ 395
Plaintiffs' motion		$ 15	$ 410
Restricted cash proceeds on sale per litigation					$ 450
Silverstein v. GLIC
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Accrual, Current				$ 5
Litigation settlement, amount awarded to other party	$ 5

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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]

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The value (monetary amount) of the dividends paid by a subsidiary the plaintiff sought to be returned by the parent company but was dismissed by the court.

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount of loss contingency liability expected to be resolved within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147483076/450-20-50-1

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