Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	May 31, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) policy	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commissions and fees				$ 388,834,000			$ 363,536,000	$ 3,298,039,000	$ 750,027,000
Payments to Fund Policy Loans								116,650,000	1,039,549,000
Policy loans	$ 1,472,677,000			1,511,288,000	$ 1,472,677,000			1,511,288,000		$ 1,472,677,000
Net investment income				579,993,000			393,075,000	1,085,313,000	742,525,000
Other invested assets	1,222,985,000			1,403,405,000	1,222,985,000			1,403,405,000		1,222,985,000
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement				55,113,000			56,788,000	111,745,000	120,990,000
Accrued investment income	333,838,000			426,302,000	333,838,000			426,302,000		333,838,000
Prudential Insurance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contributed Capital	7,000,000		$ 405,000,000
Return of Capital				550,000,000	450,000,000	$ 650,000,000	300,000,000
Dividends								0		0
PGF
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment Income, Interest				127,000,000			120,000,000	254,000,000	230,000,000
Prudential Insurance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock option program plan expense				400,000			400,000	600,000	500,000
Deferred compensation program expense				800,000			700,000	4,100,000	3,400,000
Pension plan expense				2,000,000			4,000,000	5,000,000	7,000,000
Welfare plan expense				5,000,000			3,000,000	$ 9,000,000	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	4,156,000,000			4,410,000,000	4,156,000,000			$ 4,410,000,000		4,156,000,000
Fees related to Life Insurance, Corporate or Bank Owned, amount				14,000,000			12,000,000	27,000,000	25,000,000
Prudential Financial
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Company's share of corporate expenses				32,000,000			34,000,000	$ 68,000,000	73,000,000
Number of Corporate Owned Life Insurance policies sold | policy								1
Payments to Fund Policy Loans		$ 900,000,000
Policy loans	898,000,000			897,000,000	898,000,000			$ 897,000,000		898,000,000
Interest Income on Policy Loans				11,000,000			5,000,000	21,000,000	5,000,000
Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net investment income				2,000,000			1,000,000	4,000,000	3,000,000
Accrued interest receivable related to long-term notes receivable	1,000,000			1,000,000	1,000,000			1,000,000		1,000,000
Revenues related to long-term notes receivable				0			1,000,000	1,000,000	2,000,000
Accrued investment income	500,000			500,000	500,000			500,000		500,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				7,000,000,000				7,000,000,000
Long-term debt to affiliates	0			0	0			0		0
Interest expense related to loans payable, Related Party				7,000,000			2,000,000	11,000,000	5,000,000
Affiliated Entity | PAD
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commissions and fees				211,000,000			147,000,000	389,000,000	287,000,000
Affiliated Entity | PGIM
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net investment income				17,000,000			13,000,000	32,000,000	25,000,000
Affiliated Entity | ASTISI and PGIM Investments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement				67,000,000			70,000,000	136,000,000	139,000,000
Affiliated Entity | PGIM Investments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement				11,000,000			9,000,000	22,000,000	18,000,000
Prudential Financial Joint Ventures
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net investment income				10,000,000			$ (6,000,000)	19,000,000	$ (4,000,000)
Other invested assets	$ 754,000,000			$ 936,000,000	$ 754,000,000			$ 936,000,000		$ 754,000,000