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Investments - Bank loans amortized cost by credit quality and year of acquisition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Mortgage loans, net	$ 821	$ 746
Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	1,635	823
Allowance	(61)	(51)
Mortgage loans, net	1,574	772
2016 and prior \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	12
2017 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	55
2018 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	85
2019 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	112
2020 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	110
Current \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	1,261
BBB \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	86	38
BBB \| 2016 and prior \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	0
BBB \| 2017 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	0
BBB \| 2018 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	5
BBB \| 2019 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	14
BBB \| 2020 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	7
BBB \| Current \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	60
BB \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	656	168
BB \| 2016 and prior \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	9
BB \| 2017 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	16
BB \| 2018 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	15
BB \| 2019 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	24
BB \| 2020 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	31
BB \| Current \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	561
B \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	768	456
B \| 2016 and prior \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	0
B \| 2017 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	18
B \| 2018 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	47
B \| 2019 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	34
B \| 2020 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	63
B \| Current \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	606
CCC and below \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	125	$ 161
CCC and below \| 2016 and prior \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	3
CCC and below \| 2017 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	21
CCC and below \| 2018 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	18
CCC and below \| 2019 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	40
CCC and below \| 2020 \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	9
CCC and below \| Current \| Bank loans
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	$ 34