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Payment For Intercompany Liquidity Agreement

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Related Party Transaction, Maximum Lending Capacity, Per Individual

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business.

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business.

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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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Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Investment Management Service Agreement \| Sixth Street
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount		$ 0	$ 2	$ 1
Investments Issued \| Sixth Street
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount				12
Affiliated Entity \| Intercompany Liquidity Agreements
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings			0	0
Payment for intercompany liquidity agreement			440
Proceeds for intercompany liquidity agreement			160
Affiliated Entity \| Intercompany Liquidity Agreements \| Parent Company
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				1,500
Maximum lending capacity per individual				500
Affiliated Entity \| Intercompany Liquidity Agreements \| Subsidiaries
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				600
Maximum lending capacity per individual				200
Affiliated Entity \| Investment Management Service Agreement
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Accounts payable			1	0
Affiliated Entity \| Investments Issued \| Sixth Street
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount			87
Accounts receivable			118	49
Limited Liability Company \| Insurance Administration Services and Support
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Related party transaction amount	$ 14		$ 52	$ 53