Derivatives (Credit Derivatives) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps	$ 20	$ 27
Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps	$ 1,095	$ 1,405
Weighted Average Years to Maturity (2)	3 years 4 months 24 days	3 years 10 months 24 days
Credit default swaps \| Aaa/Aa/A
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps	$ 3	$ 6
Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps	$ 415	$ 419
Weighted Average Years to Maturity (2)	10 months 24 days	1 year 7 months 6 days
Credit default swaps \| Baa
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps	$ 15	$ 19
Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps	$ 652	$ 958
Weighted Average Years to Maturity (2)	5 years	4 years 10 months 24 days
Credit default swaps \| Ba
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps	$ 2	$ 2
Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps	$ 24	$ 24
Weighted Average Years to Maturity (2)	2 years 2 months 12 days	3 years
Credit default swaps \| Caa and Lower
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps	$ 0	$ 0
Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps	$ 4	$ 4
Weighted Average Years to Maturity (2)	1 year 2 months 12 days	2 years

Maximum potential amount of future undiscounted payments that could be required under the credit derivative, before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Fair value of credit risk derivative asset after deduction of credit risk derivative liability.

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Average remaining period until maturity of the derivative contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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