v3.25.2
Short-Term and Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt $ 33,871,000,000 $ 33,935,000,000
Amounts drawn on credit facilities 0  
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities 18,651,000,000 19,187,000,000
Assets Under Set Off Arrangements 15,220,000,000 14,748,000,000
Surplus notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Short-Term Debt 348,000,000 347,000,000
Junior Subordinated Debt    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt 7,595,000,000 8,587,000,000
Senior notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Short-Term Debt 499,000,000 0
Subsidiaries | Junior Subordinated Debt    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt 43,000,000 39,000,000
Prudential Financial    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt 18,162,000,000 18,793,000,000
Short-Term Debt 524,000,000 25,000,000
Prudential Financial | Junior Subordinated Debt    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt 7,552,000,000 8,548,000,000
Current portion of Long-term debt    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Short-Term Debt 848,000,000 432,000,000
Junior Subordinated Debt | 5.375% Junior Subordinated Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Face Amount $ 1,000,000,000.0  
5.375% Junior Subordinated Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.375%  
Short-term Debt    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Assets Under Set Off Arrangements $ 0 0
Short-Term Debt $ 1,373,000,000 $ 953,000,000
Commercial paper    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt maturity 5 days 15 days
Short-Term Debt $ 525,000,000 $ 521,000,000
Commercial paper | Prudential Financial    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Short-Term Debt 25,000,000 25,000,000
Medium-term Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Face Amount $ 750,000,000  
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 5.20%  
Floating-rate notes | Mortgage debt    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt $ 66,000,000 31,000,000
Floating-rate notes | Foreign public corporate securities | Mortgage debt    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt 158,000,000 100,000,000
Fixed-rate notes | Mortgage debt    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt 125,000,000 69,000,000
Fixed-rate notes | Senior notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt 10,610,000,000 $ 10,245,000,000
Fixed-rate notes | Retail Medium Term Note | Senior notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt 485,000,000  
Fixed-rate notes | Retail Medium Term Note | Senior notes | Institutional Retirement Strategies    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Long-term Debt $ 253,000,000