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Income Taxes (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Expense The components of income taxes were as follows:
For the Years Ended December 31,
(In millions)202220212020
Current taxes
U.S. income taxes$1,679 $1,268 $2,128 
Foreign income taxes219 207 334 
State income taxes189 112 303 
Total current taxes2,087 1,587 2,765 
Deferred taxes (benefits)
U.S. income tax benefits
(283)(167)(217)
Foreign income (tax benefits) taxes
(28)69 11 
State income tax benefits
(169)(122)(180)
Total deferred tax benefits
(480)(220)(386)
Total income taxes$1,607 $1,367 $2,379 
Reconciliation of Total Income Taxes to the Amount Computed Using the Nominal Federal Income Tax Rate Total income taxes were different from the amount computed using the nominal federal income tax rate for the following reasons:
For the Years Ended December 31,
 202220212020
(In millions)$%$%$%
Tax expense at nominal rate$1,754 21.0 %$1,424 21.0 %$2,282 21.0 %
Impact of sale of businesses(37)(0.4)— — 104 1.0 
Effect of foreign earnings(96)(1.2)(33)(0.5)(61)(0.6)
Health insurance industry tax— — — — 93 0.9 
State income tax (benefit), net of federal income tax benefit
16 0.2 (9)(0.1)24 0.2 
Other(30)(0.4)(15)(0.2)(63)(0.6)
Total income taxes$1,607 19.2 %$1,367 20.2 %$2,379 21.9 %
Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities Deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
(In millions)December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Deferred tax assets
Employee and retiree benefit plans$189 $304 
Other insurance and contractholder liabilities311 263 
Loss carryforwards205 278 
Other accrued liabilities265 412 
Policy acquisition expenses41 — 
Unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translation156 — 
Other190 246 
Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance1,357 1,503 
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets(208)(246)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance1,149 1,257 
Deferred tax liabilities
Depreciation and amortization512 698 
Acquisition-related basis differences8,347 8,726 
Policy acquisition expenses— 312 
Unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translation— 104 
Other41 212 
Total deferred tax liabilities8,900 10,052 
Net deferred income tax liabilities
(8,795)
Net deferred income tax liabilities classified as Liabilities of businesses held for sale
(449)
Net deferred income tax liabilities per Consolidated Balance Sheets
$(7,751)$(8,346)
Reconciliations of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reconciliations of unrecognized tax benefits were as follows:
For the Years Ended December 31,
(In millions)202220212020
Balance at January 1,$1,230 $1,210 $1,018 
Increase due to prior year positions8 21 128 
Increase due to current year positions137 31 88 
Reduction related to settlements with taxing authorities(4)(15)— 
Reduction related to lapse of applicable statute of limitations(28)(17)(24)
Balance at December 31,$1,343 $1,230 $1,210