Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) policy	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commissions and fees	$ 625,812,000				$ 180,200,000		$ 817,374,000	$ 332,065,000
Net investment income	192,128,000				95,300,000		371,428,000	194,167,000
Other invested assets	964,752,000		$ 1,209,925,000				964,752,000			$ 1,209,925,000
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement	71,790,000				6,276,000		151,022,000	12,487,000
Accrued investment income	161,703,000		160,027,000				161,703,000			160,027,000
Prudential Insurance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contributed Capital	3,000,000	$ 8,000,000	457,000,000	$ 3,813,000,000		$ 106,000,000
Return of Capital					34,000,000
Dividends							0			0
PALAC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Market value of loan				$ 324,000,000					$ 324,000,000
Premium									$ 24,000,000
Prudential Insurance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock option program plan expense	400,000				300,000		500,000	400,000
Deferred compensation program expense	500,000				800,000		3,200,000	2,300,000
Pension plan expense	5,000,000				3,000,000		10,000,000	6,000,000
Welfare plan expense	3,000,000				3,000,000		$ 7,000,000	6,000,000
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution, percent (up to)							4.00%
Defined contribution plan, cost recognized	2,000,000				1,000,000		$ 4,000,000	2,000,000
Number of Corporate Owned Life Insurance policies sold | policy							5
Prudential Insurance and Prudential Financial
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Life Insurance, Corporate or Bank Owned, amount	4,431,000,000		5,248,000,000				$ 4,431,000,000			5,248,000,000
Fees related to Life Insurance, Corporate or Bank Owned, amount	13,000,000				14,000,000		27,000,000	27,000,000
Prudential Financial
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Company's share of corporate expenses	21,000,000				14,000,000		$ 34,000,000	32,000,000
Number of Corporate Owned Life Insurance policies sold | policy							1
Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net investment income	1,000,000						$ 1,000,000
Accrued interest receivable related to long-term notes receivable	1,000,000		1,000,000				1,000,000			1,000,000
Revenues related to long-term notes receivable	1,000,000				1,000,000		2,000,000	2,000,000
Accrued investment income	300,000						300,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	2,200,000,000						2,200,000,000
Interest expense related to loans payable	(5,000,000)				0		(5,000,000)	0
Invested Assets			167,000,000							167,000,000
Affiliated Entity | PAD
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commissions and fees	162,000,000				97,000,000		332,000,000	193,000,000
Affiliated Entity | PGIM
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net investment income	10,000,000				3,000,000		18,000,000	7,000,000
Affiliated Entity | ASTISI and PGIM Investments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement	78,000,000				94,000,000		163,000,000	185,000,000
Affiliated Entity | PGIM Investments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement	9,000,000				4,000,000		19,000,000	7,000,000
Prudential Financial Joint Ventures
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net investment income	6,000,000				$ 4,000,000		19,000,000	$ 7,000,000
Other invested assets	$ 475,000,000		$ 466,000,000				$ 475,000,000			$ 466,000,000