Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	May 31, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) entity policy	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commissions and fees												$ 7,382,797,000	$ 1,536,606,000	$ 1,230,601,000
Company's share of corporate expenses												473,445,000	979,287,000	1,655,673,000
Payments to Fund Policy Loans												255,811,000	1,162,959,000	144,764,000
Policy loans	$ 1,472,677,000			$ 1,541,480,000		$ 1,472,677,000						1,541,480,000	1,472,677,000
Net investment income												2,422,017,000	1,675,522,000	884,001,000
Commercial mortgage and other loans (net of $36,002 and $36,527 allowance for credit losses at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)	6,122,721,000			7,759,323,000		6,122,721,000						7,759,323,000	6,122,721,000
Accrued investment income	333,838,000			466,394,000		333,838,000						466,394,000	333,838,000
Return of Capital												550,000,000
Prudential Insurance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contributed capital	7,000,000		$ 405,000,000	416,000,000					$ 7,000,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 8,000,000
Return of Capital					$ 550,000,000	450,000,000	$ 650,000,000	$ 300,000,000				(550,000,000)	(1,400,000,000)	0
Dividend												0	0	0
Prudential Insurance and Prudential FInancial
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Life Insurance, Corporate or Bank Owned, amount	4,156,000,000			4,657,000,000		4,156,000,000						4,657,000,000	4,156,000,000
Fees related to Life Insurance, Corporate or Bank Owned, amount												55,000,000	50,000,000	52,000,000
Prudential Insurance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock option program plan expense												1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
Deferred compensation program expense												6,000,000	5,000,000	5,000,000
Pension plan expense												11,000,000	13,000,000	19,000,000
Welfare plan expense												$ 18,000,000	14,000,000	15,000,000
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution, percent (up to)												4.00%
Defined contribution plan, cost recognized												$ 8,000,000	7,000,000	9,000,000
Number of Corporate Owned Life Insurance policies sold | policy												5
PRUCO Life Insurance Company
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Company's share of corporate expenses												$ 131,000,000	144,000,000	105,000,000
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 and Fee Income, Other Loans												$ 42,000,000	26,000,000
Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of other affiliated entities | entity												3
Net investment income												$ 5,500,000	6,900,000	4,600,000
Accrued interest receivable related to long-term notes	1,000,000			1,000,000		1,000,000						1,000,000	1,000,000
Revenue related to long-term notes receivable												3,000,000	3,000,000	3,000,000
Commercial mortgage and other loans (net of $36,002 and $36,527 allowance for credit losses at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively)				0								0
Accrued investment income	500,000			0		500,000						0	500,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				7,000,000,000								7,000,000,000
Long-Term and Short-Term debt to affiliates	180,411,000			0		180,411,000						0	180,411,000
Interest expense related to loans payable, Related Party												39,000,000	17,000,000	3,000,000
Affiliated Entity | PAD
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commissions and fees												820,000,000	587,000,000	611,000,000
Affiliated Entity | ASTISI and Prudential Investments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement												271,000,000	274,000,000	306,000,000
Affiliated Entity | PGIM Investments
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement												47,000,000	38,000,000	36,000,000
Affiliated Entity | PGIM
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net investment income												$ 69,000,000	53,000,000	41,000,000
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Advisors
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Selling expenses - Percentage return to Related Party												98.00%
Distribution Expenses												$ 56,000,000
Prudential Financial Joint Venture
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net investment income												68,000,000	5,000,000	21,000,000
Other invested assets	$ 754,000,000			$ 1,100,000,000		$ 754,000,000						1,100,000,000	754,000,000
PGF
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment Income, Interest												$ 490,000,000	$ 499,000,000	$ 137,000,000