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Insurance (Net Amount at Risk and Cash Surrender Values) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Net Amount at Risk by Product and Guarantee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance | $ 76,120 |  | $ 66,711 |
Separate account liabilities | 87,440 | $ 84,965 | 104,441 |
Universal Life Insurance |  |  |  |
Net Amount at Risk by Product and Guarantee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance | 2,595 | 2,658 | 2,671 | $ 2,694
Separate account liabilities | 5,483 |  | 6,262 |
Total account balances | 8,078 |  | 8,933 |
Net amount at risk | 37,420 |  | 39,142 |
Cash surrender value | 7,449 |  | 8,283 |
Variable Annuities |  |  |  |
Net Amount at Risk by Product and Guarantee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance | 4,767 | 4,908 | 4,749 | 4,743
Separate account liabilities | 79,770 | 77,653 | 95,783 | 105,023
Total account balances | 84,537 |  | 100,532 |
Net amount at risk | 14,894 |  | 9,266 |
Cash surrender value | 84,090 |  | 100,351 |
Index-linked Annuities |  |  |  |
Net Amount at Risk by Product and Guarantee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance | 35,922 | 33,896 | 32,398 | 32,000
Separate account liabilities | 0 |  | 0 |
Total account balances | 35,922 |  | 32,398 |
Cash surrender value | 33,567 |  | 29,442 |
Fixed Rate Annuities |  |  |  |
Net Amount at Risk by Product and Guarantee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance | 14,684 | 14,274 | 11,727 | 11,849
Separate account liabilities | 0 |  | 0 |
Total account balances | 14,684 |  | 11,727 |
Cash surrender value | 14,106 |  | 10,993 |
ULSG |  |  |  |
Net Amount at Risk by Product and Guarantee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance | 5,219 | 5,307 | 5,512 | 5,569
Separate account liabilities | 0 |  | 0 |
Total account balances | 5,219 |  | 5,512 |
Net amount at risk | 70,062 |  | 72,059 |
Cash surrender value | 6,203 |  | 6,400 |
Company-Owned Life Insurance |  |  |  |
Net Amount at Risk by Product and Guarantee [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance | 644 | 641 | 650 | 646
Separate account liabilities | 2,019 | $ 1,932 | 2,215 | $ 2,384
Total account balances | 2,663 |  | 2,865 |
Net amount at risk | 3,422 |  | 3,508 |
Cash surrender value | $ 2,443 |  | $ 2,636 |

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