Federal Income Taxes (Federal Income Tax Asset Liability) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Federal income tax asset (liability) [Abstract]
Current	$ 83	$ 142
Deferred		(2,678)
Deferred	1,313
Total federal income tax asset (liability)	$ 1,396	$ (2,536)

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of income taxes previously overpaid to tax authorities (such as U.S. Federal, state and local tax authorities) representing refunds of overpayments or recoveries based on agreed-upon resolutions of disputes, net of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all domestic and foreign income tax obligations due.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the total net federal income tax asset or liability consisting of the sum of net currently payable income taxes and net deferred income taxes.

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Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting.

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-Publisher FASB
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Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting.

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-Publisher FASB
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