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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Section 25
-Paragraph 14
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117419144&loc=d3e13193-158430

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Reserve for Life-Contingent Contract Benefits and Contractholder Funds - Assumptions generally used in calculating the reserve for life-contingent (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Contractholder funds
Total contractholder funds	$ 16,711,000,000	$ 17,470,000,000	$ 18,592,000,000	$ 19,470,000,000
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Reserve for life-contingent contract benefits with respect to deficiency	126,000,000	0
Interest-sensitive life insurance
Contractholder funds
Total contractholder funds	$ 7,442,000,000	7,369,000,000
Equity-indexed life insurance \| Minimum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Contractholder funds, interest rate assumptions (as a percent)	0.00%
Equity-indexed life insurance \| Maximum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Contractholder funds, interest rate assumptions (as a percent)	10.00%
Other life insurance \| Minimum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Contractholder funds, interest rate assumptions (as a percent)	1.00%
Other life insurance \| Maximum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Contractholder funds, interest rate assumptions (as a percent)	6.00%
Fixed annuities
Contractholder funds
Total contractholder funds	$ 8,811,000,000	9,645,000,000
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Percent of fixed annuities subject to market value adjustment for discretionary withdrawals	12.00%
Fixed annuities \| Maximum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Period for withdrawal or surrender charges	10 years
Immediate fixed annuities \| Minimum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Contractholder funds, interest rate assumptions (as a percent)	0.50%
Immediate fixed annuities \| Maximum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Contractholder funds, interest rate assumptions (as a percent)	7.50%
Equity indexed fixed annuities
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Period for withdrawal or surrender charges	20 years
Equity indexed fixed annuities \| Minimum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Contractholder funds, interest rate assumptions (as a percent)	(8.00%)
Equity indexed fixed annuities \| Maximum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Contractholder funds, interest rate assumptions (as a percent)	10.00%
Other fixed annuities \| Minimum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Contractholder funds, interest rate assumptions (as a percent)	0.10%
Other fixed annuities \| Maximum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Contractholder funds, interest rate assumptions (as a percent)	6.00%
Other investment contracts
Contractholder funds
Total contractholder funds	$ 458,000,000	$ 456,000,000
Other investment contracts \| Minimum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Contractholder funds, interest rate assumptions (as a percent)	1.70%
Other investment contracts \| Maximum
Key contract provisions relating to contractholder funds:
Contractholder funds, interest rate assumptions (as a percent)	10.30%