Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Investments:
Short-term investments under securities loan agreements, including collateral delivered	$ 1,167.0	$ 1,108.0
Accrued investment income	456.0	428.0
Premium receivable and reinsurance recoverable	13,598.0	13,663.0
Less: Allowance for credit losses on reinsurance recoverable	37.0	28.0
Premium receivable and reinsurance recoverable, net	13,561.0	13,635.0
Deferred policy acquisition costs and Value of business acquired	2,894.0	1,378.0
Deferred income taxes	1,931.0	986.0
Goodwill	252.0	72.0
Other intangibles, net	572.0	97.0
Assets related to consolidated investment entities:
Assets held in separate accounts	75,980.0	100,433.0
Total assets	144,048.0	171,262.0
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits	10,293.0	9,952.0
Contract owner account balances	43,208.0	42,806.0
Payables under securities loan and repurchase agreements, including collateral held	1,378.0	1,183.0
Short-term debt	141.0	1.0
Long-term debt	2,094.0	2,595.0
Derivatives	383.0	231.0
Pension and other postretirement provisions	196.0	226.0
Deferred compensation	386.0	351.0
Current income taxes	9.0	23.0
Liabilities related to consolidated investment entities:
Liabilities related to separate accounts	75,980.0	100,433.0
Total liabilities	138,210.0	161,441.0
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14)
Temporary Equity, Carrying Amount, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	155.0	0.0
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock ($0.01 par value per share; $625 aggregate liquidation preference as of 2022 and 2021 respectively)	0.0	0.0
Common stock ($0.01 par value per share; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 110,730,556 and 108,987,650 shares issued as of 2022 and 2021, respectively; 97,166,639 and 107,758,376 shares outstanding as of 2022 and 2021, respectively)	1.0	1.0
Treasury stock (at cost; 13,563,917 and 1,229,274 shares as of 2022 and 2021, respectively)	(873.0)	(80.0)
Additional paid-in capital	7,945.0	7,542.0
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,986.0)	2,100.0
Retained earnings (deficit):
Unappropriated	(994.0)	(1,310.0)
Total Voya Financial, Inc. shareholders' equity	4,093.0	8,253.0
Noncontrolling interest	1,590.0	1,568.0
Total shareholders' equity	5,683.0	9,821.0
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders' equity	144,048.0	171,262.0
Excluding consolidated VIEs
Investments:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $31,380 as of 2022 and $30,656 as of 2021; allowance for credit losses of $39 as of 2022 and $58 as of 2021)	27,850.0	33,699.0
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option	2,066.0	2,354.0
Equity securities, at fair value (cost of $337 as of 2022 and $240 as of 2021)	337.0	240.0
Short-term investments	31.0	97.0
Mortgage loans on real estate	5,408.0	5,627.0
Less: Allowance for credit losses	13.0	15.0
Mortgage loans on real estate, net	5,395.0	5,612.0
Policy loans	368.0	392.0
Limited partnerships/corporations	1,783.0	1,739.0
Derivatives	495.0	171.0
Other investments	71.0	79.0
Securities pledged (amortized cost of $1,297 as of 2022 and $1,091 as of 2021)	1,123.0	1,198.0
Total investments	39,519.0	45,581.0
Cash and cash equivalents	840.0	1,402.0
Other assets (net of allowance for credit losses of $3 as of 2022 and $0 as of 2021)	2,681.0	2,363.0
Liabilities:
Other liabilities	1,823.0	1,747.0
VIEs
Investments:
Limited partnerships/corporations	2,879.0	2,469.0
Cash and cash equivalents	95.0	171.0
Other assets (net of allowance for credit losses of $3 as of 2022 and $0 as of 2021)	60.0	28.0
Assets related to consolidated investment entities:
Corporate loans, at fair value using the fair value option	1,161.0	1,111.0
Total assets	4,195.0	3,779.0
Liabilities:
Other liabilities	1,291.0	1,013.0
Liabilities related to consolidated investment entities:
Collateralized loan obligations notes, at fair value using the fair value option	$ 1,028.0	$ 880.0