Commitments, contingencies, and guarantees Commitments, Contingencies, And Guarantees (Collateral pledged under repurchase agreements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements (refer to Note 3 for balances associated with VIEs)		$ 2,617	$ 1,419
Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		2,753	1,527
Cash [Member] | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		46	12
U.S. Treasury / Agency | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		103	101
Mortgage-backed securities | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		1,466	1,414
Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Secured Borrowings, Gross, Difference, Amount	[1]	136	108
Non-US [Member] | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		1,138	0
Maturity Less than 30 Days [Member] | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		1,188	933
Maturity Less than 30 Days [Member] | Cash [Member] | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		0	12
Maturity Less than 30 Days [Member] | U.S. Treasury / Agency | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		0	0
Maturity Less than 30 Days [Member] | Mortgage-backed securities | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		50	921
Maturity Less than 30 Days [Member] | Non-US [Member] | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		1,138	0
Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member] | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		610	594
Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member] | Cash [Member] | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		0	0
Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member] | U.S. Treasury / Agency | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		103	101
Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member] | Mortgage-backed securities | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		507	493
Maturity 30 to 90 Days [Member] | Non-US [Member] | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		0	$ 0
Maturity Greater than 90 Days [Member] | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		955
Maturity Greater than 90 Days [Member] | Cash [Member] | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		46
Maturity Greater than 90 Days [Member] | U.S. Treasury / Agency | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		0
Maturity Greater than 90 Days [Member] | Mortgage-backed securities | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		909
Maturity Greater than 90 Days [Member] | Non-US [Member] | Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Assets pledged under repurchase agreements		$ 0

[1] Per the repurchase agreements, the amount of collateral posted is required to exceed the amount of gross liability.