Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 10,670	$ 7,256
Cash flows from investing activities
Sales, maturities and repayments of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale	66,380	63,778
Sales, maturities and repayments of equity securities	621	476
Sales, maturities and repayments of mortgage loans	8,983	12,692
Sales, maturities and repayments of real estate and real estate joint ventures	466	1,160
Sales, maturities and repayments of other limited partnership interests	1,306	512
Purchases of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale	(62,085)	(69,525)
Purchases of equity securities	(419)	(57)
Purchases of mortgage loans	(13,277)	(9,909)
Purchases of real estate and real estate joint ventures	(957)	(1,174)
Purchases of other limited partnership interests	(1,965)	(2,092)
Cash received in connection with freestanding derivatives	3,175	2,574
Cash paid in connection with freestanding derivatives	(6,068)	(6,794)
Sales of businesses	590	3,329
Purchases of investments in operating joint ventures	(240)	0
Net change in policy loans	88	179
Net change in short-term investments	1,832	(3,165)
Net change in other invested assets	(824)	(267)
Other, net	(29)	(42)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(2,423)	(8,325)
Cash flows from financing activities
Policyholder account balances: Deposits	83,707	75,536
Policyholder account balances: Withdrawals	(79,114)	(71,495)
Net change in payables for collateral under securities loaned and other transactions	(6,602)	1,279
Cash paid for other transactions with tenors greater than three months	0	(100)
Long-term debt issued	1,013	29
Long-term debt repaid	(77)	(540)
Collateral financing arrangement repaid	(37)	(39)
Financing element on certain derivative instruments and other derivative related transactions, net	0	305
Treasury stock acquired in connection with share repurchases	(2,730)	(3,127)
Redemption of preferred stock	0	(494)
Preferred stock redemption premium	0	(6)
Dividends on preferred stock	(156)	(166)
Dividends on common stock	(1,205)	(1,242)
Other, net	(206)	20
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(5,407)	(40)
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents balances	(756)	(392)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	2,084	(1,501)
Cash and cash equivalents, including subsidiaries held-for-sale, beginning of period	20,116	20,560
Cash and cash equivalents, including subsidiaries held-for-sale, end of period	22,200	19,059
Cash and cash equivalents, subsidiaries held-for-sale, beginning of period	69	765
Cash and cash equivalents, subsidiaries held-for-sale, end of period	0	103
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	20,047	19,795
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	22,200	18,956
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Net cash paid for Interest	591	606
Net cash paid (received) for Income tax	612	861
Non-cash transactions:
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale received in connection with pension risk transfer transactions	8,707	0
Real estate and real estate joint ventures acquired in satisfaction of debt	210	172
Increase in equity securities due to in-kind distributions received from other limited partnership interests	86	273
Reclassification of certain other invested assets to contractholder-directed equity securities and fair value option securities	$ 0	$ 309