Investments (Contractholder-Directed Equity Securities and FVO Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI, Cost	$ 8,013	$ 8,742
Contracted-Directed Equity Securities and FVO Securities, FV-NI, Unrealized Gains (Losses)	2,093	1,589
Contractholder-directed equity securities and fair value option securities, at estimated fair value	10,106	10,331
Unit-linked investments
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI, Cost	7,176	7,770
Contracted-Directed Equity Securities and FVO Securities, FV-NI, Unrealized Gains (Losses)	1,496	1,112
Contractholder-directed equity securities and fair value option securities, at estimated fair value	8,672	8,882
FVO securities
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI, Cost	837	972
Contracted-Directed Equity Securities and FVO Securities, FV-NI, Unrealized Gains (Losses)	597	477
Contractholder-directed equity securities and fair value option securities, at estimated fair value	$ 1,434	$ 1,449

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