Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholder's Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Treasury stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Additional Paid-In Capital Preferred Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital Common Stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Retained Earnings (Deficit), Unappropriated	Total Voya Financial, Inc. Shareholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 9,668	$ 1	$ (80)	$ 7,542			$ 1,807	$ (1,170)	$ 8,100	$ 1,568
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income (loss)	433							510	510
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interest	419									(91)
Interest in VIM Holdings LLC	412								412
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax	(4,862)						(4,862)		(4,862)
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax	(4,862)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(4,429)								(4,352)
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	(77)									(91)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interest	(4,443)
Net consolidations (deconsolidations) of CIEs	(3)									(3)
Common stock issuance	7			7					7
Common stock acquired - Share repurchase	(750)		(750)					0	(750)
Treasury stock retirement	(458)		838	(1,297)				459
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Dividends in Excess of Retained Earnings					$ 36	$ 80
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash	(36)								(36)
Dividends on common stock	(80)								(80)
Share-based compensation	48		(47)	95					48
Contributions from (Distributions to) noncontrolling interest, net	2									2
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022	4,831	1	(39)	6,643			(3,055)	(201)	3,349	1,482
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Temporary Equity, Interest in VIM Holdings LLC	148
Net income (loss)	14
Total comprehensive income (loss)	14
Contributions from (Distributions to) noncontrolling interest, net	4
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022	166
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income (loss)	729
Interest in VIM Holdings LLC				412
Net income (loss)	695							625	625	70
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax	655						655		655
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,384								1,280
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	104									70
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interest	1,350
Net consolidations (deconsolidations) of CIEs	(7)									7
Common stock acquired - Share repurchase	(374)		(374)						(374)
Treasury stock retirement	(186)		412	(598)				186
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Dividends in Excess of Retained Earnings					$ 18	$ 41
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash	(36)							(18)	(36)
Dividends on common stock	(125)							(84)	(125)
Share-based compensation	99		(55)	157				(3)	99
Contributions from (Distributions to) noncontrolling interest, net	140									140
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2023	5,878	1	(56)	6,143			(2,400)	505	4,193	1,685
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	34
Total comprehensive income (loss)	34
Net consolidations (deconsolidations) of CIEs, Mezzanine Equity	(2)
Contributions from (Distributions to) noncontrolling interest, net	(23)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2023	175
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income (loss)	742
Net income (loss)	694							667	667	27
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax	(62)						(62)		(62)
Comprehensive income (loss)	680								605
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	75									27
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Nonredeemable Noncontrolling Interest	632
Net consolidations (deconsolidations) of CIEs	(2)									(2)
Common stock issuance	6			6					6
Common stock acquired - Share repurchase	(640)		(640)						(640)
Treasury stock retirement	0
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash	(41)							(41)	(41)
Dividends on common stock	(168)							(168)	(168)
Share-based compensation	54		(58)	117				(5)	54
Contributions from (Distributions to) noncontrolling interest, net	69							(4)	(4)	73
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2024	5,788	$ 1	$ (754)	$ 6,266			$ (2,462)	$ 954	$ 4,005	$ 1,783
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	48
Total comprehensive income (loss)	48
Net consolidations (deconsolidations) of CIEs, Mezzanine Equity	0
Contributions from (Distributions to) noncontrolling interest, net	(4)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2024	$ 219