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	$ 423	$ 3,381
Reinsurance related embedded derivative asset		121
Compensation and benefit plans	152	180
Intangibles	18	25
Net unrealized loss on fixed maturity AFS securities	2,131
Net unrealized loss on trading securities	70
Investment activity	266
Net operating losses	278	292
Other	180	103
Total deferred tax assets	3,518	4,102
Deferred Tax Liabilities
DAC	1,827	433
VOBA	275	147
Net unrealized gain on fixed maturity AFS securities		2,754
Net unrealized gain on trading securities		64
Investment activity		3,423
Reinsurance related embedded derivative asset	143
Other	286	303
Total deferred tax liabilities	2,531	7,124
Net deferred tax asset	$ 987
Net deferred tax (liability)		$ (3,022)