Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale, allowance for credit losses		$ 0	$ 0
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale, amortized cost		65,263	64,089
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, allowance for credit losses		5	5
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value		15,476	16,772
Commercial mortgage and other loans, allowance for credit losses		426	355
Commercial mortgage and other loans		9,765	10,869
Other investments		$ 6,622	$ 5,958
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)		1,900,000	1,900,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)		1,357,909	1,356,763
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale, allowance for credit losses		$ 0	$ 0
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale, amortized cost		62,444	61,455
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale, amortized cost		2,819	2,634
Commercial mortgage and other loans		7,896	8,693
Other investments	[1]	$ 2,320	$ 2,176

[1] Consists entirely of alternative investments in limited partnerships, which represent VIEs where the Company is not the primary beneficiary and therefore are not consolidated