Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Within Level 3 Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value and Still Held (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Trading securities
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis Level 3 Activity [Line Items]
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income	$ 3	$ 0	$ 8
Fair Value, Liability, Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)
Equity securities
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis Level 3 Activity [Line Items]
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income	$ (6)	$ (1)	$ (16)
Fair Value, Liability, Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)
Mortgage loans on real estate
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis Level 3 Activity [Line Items]
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income	$ (3)	$ 0	$ (8)
Fair Value, Liability, Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)
Derivative investment
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis Level 3 Activity [Line Items]
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income	$ (35)	$ (121)	$ 1
Fair Value, Liability, Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)
MRBs
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis Level 3 Activity [Line Items]
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income	$ 346	$ 2,643	$ 2,200
Fair Value, Liability, Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)
Reinsurance-related embedded derivatives
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis Level 3 Activity [Line Items]
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income	$ (200)	$ 555	$ (789)
Fair Value, Liability, Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)
Indexed annuity ceded embedded derivatives
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis Level 3 Activity [Line Items]
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income	$ 860	$ 1,061	$ (20)
Fair Value, Liability, Recurring Basis, Still Held, Unrealized Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)	Realized gain (loss)

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3) and still held.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 820
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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-Topic 820
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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-Publisher FASB
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