Investments - Mortgage Loan Principal Repayments (Details) - Commercial Real Estate $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
2025	$ 151
2026	164
2027	249
2028	313
2029	297
Thereafter	331
Total	$ 1,505

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Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Collections Of Principal In Next Twelve Months

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Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Collections Of Principal In Year Five

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Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Collections Of Principal In Year Four

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Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Collections Of Principal In Year Three

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Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Collections Of Principal In Year Two

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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