Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) policy	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commissions and fees					$ 363,536,000	$ 398,755,000	[1]	$ 750,027,000	$ 487,935,000	[1]
Payments to Fund Policy Loans								1,039,549,000	74,108,000
Policy loans					1,432,850,000			1,432,850,000			$ 505,367,000
Net investment income					393,075,000	192,128,000		742,525,000	371,428,000
Other invested assets					1,207,395,000			1,207,395,000			1,088,613,000
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement					56,788,000	71,790,000		120,990,000	151,022,000
Accrued investment income					283,585,000			283,585,000			219,635,000
Return of capital					(300,000,000)
Prudential Insurance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contributed Capital	$ 405,000,000	$ 7,000,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 8,000,000
Dividends								0			0
Return of capital					300,000,000
PGF
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment Income, Interest					120,000,000			230,000,000
Prudential Insurance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock option program plan expense					400,000	400,000		500,000	500,000
Deferred compensation program expense					700,000	500,000		3,400,000	3,200,000
Pension plan expense					4,000,000	5,000,000		7,000,000	10,000,000
Welfare plan expense					3,000,000	3,000,000		$ 7,000,000	7,000,000
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution, percent (up to)								4.00%
Defined contribution plan, cost recognized					2,000,000	2,000,000		$ 4,000,000	4,000,000
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					3,901,000,000			$ 3,901,000,000			4,512,000,000
Fees related to Life Insurance, Corporate or Bank Owned, amount					12,000,000	13,000,000		25,000,000	27,000,000
Prudential Financial
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Company's share of corporate expenses					34,000,000	21,000,000		$ 73,000,000	34,000,000
Number of Corporate Owned Life Insurance policies sold | policy								1
Payments to Fund Policy Loans								$ 900,000,000
Policy loans					898,000,000			898,000,000
Interest Income on Policy Loans					5,000,000			5,000,000
Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net investment income					1,000,000	1,000,000		3,000,000	1,000,000
Accrued interest receivable related to long-term notes receivable					900,000			900,000			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					500,000			500,000			500,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					7,000,000,000			7,000,000,000
Interest expense related to loans payable, Related Party					2,000,000	(5,000,000)		5,000,000	(5,000,000)
Affiliated Entity | PAD
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commissions and fees					147,000,000	162,000,000		287,000,000	332,000,000
Affiliated Entity | PGIM
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net investment income					13,000,000	10,000,000		25,000,000	18,000,000
Affiliated Entity | ASTISI and PGIM Investments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement					70,000,000	78,000,000		139,000,000	163,000,000
Affiliated Entity | PGIM Investments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement					9,000,000	9,000,000		18,000,000	19,000,000
Prudential Financial Joint Ventures
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net investment income					(6,000,000)	$ 6,000,000		(4,000,000)	$ 19,000,000
Other invested assets					$ 665,000,000			$ 665,000,000			$ 606,000,000

[1] Prior period amounts adjusted for the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.