Federal Income Taxes (Significant Components Of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Deferred Tax Assets
Future contract benefits and other contract holder funds	$ 706	$ 442
Reinsurance-related embedded derivative liability		43
Compensation and benefit plans	172	198
Intangibles	18	25
Net unrealized loss on fixed maturity AFS securities	2,265
Net unrealized loss on trading securities	70
Investment activity	273
Tax credits	101	58
Net operating losses	278	292
Other	15
Total deferred tax assets	3,898	1,058
Deferred Tax Liabilities
DAC	1,813	426
VOBA	276	149
Net unrealized gain on fixed maturity AFS securities		2,830
Net unrealized gain on trading securities		65
Investment activity		328
Reinsurance-related embedded derivative asset	87
Other	267	159
Total deferred tax liabilities	2,443	3,957
Net deferred tax asset (liability)	$ 1,455
Net deferred tax asset (liability)		$ (2,899)