Investments (Credit Quality Indicators For Commercial Mortgage Loans) (Details) - Commercial [Member] $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Mortgage Loans Credit Quality [Line Items]
Carrying value of mortgage loans on real estate	$ 13,012	$ 10,762
Percentage of total mortgage loans on real estate	100.00%	100.00%
Loan-to-value ratio, less than 65% [Member]
Mortgage Loans Credit Quality [Line Items]
Carrying value of mortgage loans on real estate	$ 11,716	$ 9,642
Percentage of total mortgage loans on real estate	90.10%	89.60%
Debt-service coverage ratio	2.30	2.26
Loan-to-value ratio, 65% to 74% [Member]
Mortgage Loans Credit Quality [Line Items]
Carrying value of mortgage loans on real estate	$ 1,238	$ 1,000
Percentage of total mortgage loans on real estate	9.50%	9.30%
Debt-service coverage ratio	1.76	1.94
Loan-to-value ratio, 75% to 100% [Member]
Mortgage Loans Credit Quality [Line Items]
Carrying value of mortgage loans on real estate	$ 58	$ 112
Percentage of total mortgage loans on real estate	0.40%	1.00%
Debt-service coverage ratio	0.95	0.97
Loan-To-Value Ratio, Greater Than 100% [Member]
Mortgage Loans Credit Quality [Line Items]
Carrying value of mortgage loans on real estate		$ 8
Percentage of total mortgage loans on real estate	0.00%	0.10%
Debt-service coverage ratio	0.00	0.82

Ratio that compares a property's net operating income to its debt-service payments.

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Reflects the percentage derived from dividing mortgage loans with a specified loan-to-value ratio by total principal amount of mortgage loans.

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Amount of investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 948
-SubTopic 310
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-29(Column G))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6589523&loc=d3e617274-123014

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