Derivatives (Derivatives Pertaining to Hedged Items) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives	$ (1,825)	$ 1,980	$ (2,413)	$ 1,919	$ (585)	$ (3,986)
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Hedged Items	(3)	(9)	(1)	(14)
Net investment income	1,172	1,044	2,207	2,179
Amount of Gains (Losses) Deferred in AOCI	(49)	262	(89)	282
Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Hedged Items	2	(8)	4	(13)
Amount of Gains (Losses) Deferred in AOCI	0	0	0	0
Cash flow hedges:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Hedged Items	(5)	(1)	(5)	(1)
Amount of Gains (Losses) Deferred in AOCI	(49)	262	(89)	282
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives	(1,822)	1,989	(2,412)	1,933
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives	(1,825)	1,985	(2,414)	1,928
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives | Cash flow hedges:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives	3	4	2	5
Net Investment Income
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net investment income	13	15	28	26
Net Investment Income | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net investment income	0	0	0	0
Net Investment Income | Cash flow hedges:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net investment income	13	15	28	26
Interest rate | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Hedged Items	0	0	0	0
Amount of Gains (Losses) Deferred in AOCI	0	0	0	0
Interest rate | Cash flow hedges:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Hedged Items	0	0	0	0
Amount of Gains (Losses) Deferred in AOCI	0	(20)	0	(41)
Interest rate | Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives	(551)	(1,307)	59	(2,438)
Interest rate | Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives | Cash flow hedges:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives	(2)	3	(2)	4
Interest rate | Net Investment Income | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net investment income	0	0	0	0
Interest rate | Net Investment Income | Cash flow hedges:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net investment income	1	1	2	2
Foreign currency exchange rate | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Hedged Items	2	(8)	4	(13)
Amount of Gains (Losses) Deferred in AOCI	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency exchange rate | Cash flow hedges:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Hedged Items	(5)	(1)	(5)	(1)
Amount of Gains (Losses) Deferred in AOCI	(49)	282	(89)	323
Foreign currency exchange rate | Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives	(9)	72	(19)	82
Foreign currency exchange rate | Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives | Cash flow hedges:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives	5	1	4	1
Foreign currency exchange rate | Net Investment Income | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net investment income	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency exchange rate | Net Investment Income | Cash flow hedges:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net investment income	12	14	26	24
Credit | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Hedged Items	0	0	0	0
Amount of Gains (Losses) Deferred in AOCI	0	0	0	0
Credit | Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives	9	(25)	19	(32)
Credit | Net Investment Income | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net investment income	0	0	0	0
Equity market | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Hedged Items	0	0	0	0
Amount of Gains (Losses) Deferred in AOCI	0	0	0	0
Equity market | Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives	433	420	324	728
Equity market | Net Investment Income | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net investment income	0	0	0	0
Embedded | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Hedged Items	0	0	0	0
Amount of Gains (Losses) Deferred in AOCI	0	0	0	0
Embedded | Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) Recognized for Derivatives	(1,707)	2,825	(2,797)	3,588
Embedded | Net Investment Income | Derivatives Not Designated or Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net investment income	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0