Future Policy Benefit Reserves - Undiscounted Expected Future Benefit and Expense Payments and Undiscounted Expected Future Gross Premiums (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Insurance [Abstract]
Expected future benefit and expense payments	$ 33,217	$ 34,496
Expected future gross premiums	$ 5,557	$ 6,034

Amount, before effect of reinsurance, of undiscounted balance for expected future policy benefit and expense component of liability for future policy benefit.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 29E
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480046/944-40-55-29E

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480081/944-40-50-6

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