Derivative Financial Instruments (Summary Of Outstanding Fair Value Hedges) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 1,525	$ 1,407
Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	1,125	825
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] \| Interest Rate Received Five Point Five Zero Percentage \| 2022 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 150	0
Interest Rate Received	5.50%
Expiration Date	Apr. 15, 2032
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] \| Interest Rate Received Four Point One Zero One Percentage [Member] \| 2022 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 75	0
Interest Rate Received	4.101%
Expiration Date	Sep. 01, 2027
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] \| Interest Rate Received Four Point One Zero One Percentage [Member] \| 2020 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 75	$ 75
Interest Rate Received	4.101%	4.101%
Expiration Date	Sep. 01, 2027
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] \| Interest Rate Received Four Point One Zero One Percentage [Member] \| 2018 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 50	$ 50
Interest Rate Received	4.101%	4.101%
Expiration Date	Sep. 01, 2027
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] \| Interest Rate Received Two Point Two Five Zero Percentage [Member] \| 2022 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 75	$ 0
Interest Rate Received	2.25%
Expiration Date	Nov. 15, 2029
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] \| Interest Rate Received Two Point Two Five Zero Percentage [Member] \| 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 100	$ 100
Interest Rate Received	2.25%	2.25%
Expiration Date	Nov. 15, 2029
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] \| Interest Rate Received Two Point Five Five Zero Percentage [Member] \| 2021 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 150	$ 150
Interest Rate Received	2.55%	2.55%
Expiration Date	Sep. 15, 2030
Interest Rate Swaps [Member] \| Interest Rate Received Three Point Three Zero Percentage [Member] \| 2018 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 450	$ 450
Interest Rate Received	3.30%	3.30%
Expiration Date	Jan. 15, 2023

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=125515794&loc=SL5580258-113959

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (d)
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Expiration date of the open option contracts written on the investment, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 946
-SubTopic 320
-Section S99
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-13(Column F))
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