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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Liabilities Excluding Insurance And Contractholder Liabilities

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Goodwill and amount classified as other assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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Pre-tax transaction-related costs primarily consisting of fees for legal, advisory and other professional services, as well as employee costs.

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After-tax transaction-related costs including the impact of tax benefits realized from termination of merger agreement. Transaction-related costs consist primarily of fees for legal, advisory and other professional services as well as employee costs.

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Amount classified as assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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Amount classified as accounts, notes and loans receivable attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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Amount classified as cash and cash equivalents attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of investment attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Assets and Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jan. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Integration and transaction-related costs	$ 63	$ 6	$ 100	$ 7
Integration and transaction-related costs, after-tax (Selling, general and administrative expenses)	47	$ 5	76	$ 6
Medicare Advantage and related Cigna Healthcare businesses \| Held-for-Sale
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Balance Sheet Disclosures [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	625		625			$ 467
Investments	1,401		1,401			1,438
Accounts receivable, net	1,004		1,004			1,122
Other assets, including Goodwill	2,381		2,381			2,963
Goodwill classified as Assets of businesses held for sale	396		396			396
Total assets of businesses held for sale	5,411		5,411			5,990
Insurance and contractholder liabilities	1,557		1,557			1,636
All other liabilities	702		702			1,059
Total liabilities of businesses held for sale	$ 2,259		$ 2,259			$ 2,695
Medicare Advantage and related Cigna Healthcare businesses \| Held-for-Sale \| Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale price					$ 3,300