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Insurance (Balance of Account Values by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	$ 19,790	$ 19,490
Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	2,515	2,580
ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	5,243	5,328
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	8,210	7,368
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	183	172
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	11,068	11,597
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	702	751
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	4,722	4,801
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	512	525
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	1,630	1,657
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	521	527
Policyholder Account Balance, at Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	6,877	7,505
Policyholder Account Balance, at Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	1,630	1,657
Policyholder Account Balance, at Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	1,721	1,752
Policyholder Account Balance, at Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	791	861
Policyholder Account Balance, at Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, at Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, at Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	5,574	6,119
Policyholder Account Balance, at Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, at Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	1,200	1,225
Policyholder Account Balance, at Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	512	525
Policyholder Account Balance, at Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	1,630	1,657
Policyholder Account Balance, at Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	521	527
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0001 to 0050 | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	5,034	5,189
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0001 to 0050 | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	502	510
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0001 to 0050 | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	1,552	1,581
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0001 to 0050 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	289	317
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0001 to 0050 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0001 to 0050 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0001 to 0050 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	4,745	4,872
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0001 to 0050 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	502	510
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0001 to 0050 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	1,552	1,581
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0001 to 0050 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0001 to 0050 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0001 to 0050 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0051 to 0150 | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	1,179	965
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0051 to 0150 | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	50	87
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0051 to 0150 | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	1,706	1,729
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0051 to 0150 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	442	369
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0051 to 0150 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0051 to 0150 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0051 to 0150 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	737	596
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0051 to 0150 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	50	87
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0051 to 0150 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	1,706	1,729
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0051 to 0150 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0051 to 0150 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0051 to 0150 | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0151 and Greater | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	6,700	5,831
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0151 and Greater | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	333	326
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0151 and Greater | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	264	266
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0151 and Greater | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	6,688	5,821
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0151 and Greater | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	183	172
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0151 and Greater | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range Less Than 0200 | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0151 and Greater | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	12	10
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0151 and Greater | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	150	154
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0151 and Greater | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range From 0200 to 0399 | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	264	266
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0151 and Greater | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | Variable Annuities
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0151 and Greater | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | Life
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	0	0
Policyholder Account Balance, above Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0151 and Greater | Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate, Range from 0400 and Greater | ULSG
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate [Line Items]
Policyholder Account Balances gross of policy loans and excludes excessing interest reserves	$ 0	$ 0

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