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Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	May 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2018
Huatai Group [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Equity method investment, additional ownership percentage obtained	4.70%
Ownership Percentage	30.90%		30.90%		20.00%
Huatai Group [Member] \| CHINA
Investment [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	$ 251	$ 329
Equity method investment, additional ownership percentage obtained		6.20%
Ownership Percentage	31.00%		31.00%		20.00%
Huatai Group [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| CHINA
Investment [Line Items]
Equity method investment, additional 7.1 percentage obtained				7.10%
Portion two of payments to acquire equity method investments				$ 493
Portion one of payments to acquire equity method investments				$ 1,100
Equity method investment, additional 15.3 ownership percentage obtained				15.30%
Equity method investment, additional 22.4 ownership percentage obtained				22.40%
Amount agreed to acquire 22.4 percent of Huatai Group				$ 1,600
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions				53.30%
Banchile Seguros de Vida [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			$ 80