Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenues:
Net investment income	$ 1,949,000,000	$ 1,858,000,000	$ 1,689,000,000
Fee income	1,088,000,000	905,000,000	877,000,000
Premiums	(2,425,000,000)	32,000,000	31,000,000
Broker-dealer commission revenue	2,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
Net realized capital gains (losses):
Total impairments	(2,000,000)	(37,000,000)	(41,000,000)
Less: Portion of impairments recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	2,000,000
Net impairments recognized in earnings	2,000,000	37,000,000	43,000,000
Other net gains (losses)	168,000,000	(273,000,000)	(101,000,000)
Total net gains (losses)	166,000,000	(310,000,000)	(144,000,000)
Other revenue	38,000,000	(1,000,000)	14,000,000
Total revenues	818,000,000	2,486,000,000	2,469,000,000
Benefits and expenses:
Interest credited and other benefits to contract owners/policyholders	(1,483,000,000)	1,049,000,000	1,013,000,000
Operating expenses	1,213,000,000	1,090,000,000	1,056,000,000
Broker-dealer commission expense	2,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
Net amortization of Deferred policy acquisition costs and Value of business acquired	97,000,000	192,000,000	65,000,000
Interest expense	0	1,000,000	1,000,000
Total benefits and expenses	(171,000,000)	2,334,000,000	2,137,000,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	989,000,000	152,000,000	332,000,000
Income tax expense (benefit)	163,000,000	(14,000,000)	32,000,000
Net income (loss)	$ 826,000,000	$ 166,000,000	$ 300,000,000