Separate Accounts (Separate Account Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Separate account liabilities	$ 194,761	$ 196,859	$ 193,372
Cash surrender value	193,952	195,478
Total
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Separate account liabilities	198,534	200,196	196,944	$ 202,033
Deposits	7,707	13,174
Investment performance	9,802	8,883
Policy charges	(1,796)	(1,871)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(11,335)	(18,434)
Benefit payments	(2,548)	(2,413)
Net transfers (to) from general account	(527)	(319)
Other	287	(857)
Other businesses
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Separate account liabilities	(3,773)	(3,337)
PGIM
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Separate account liabilities	29,284	30,416	28,645	32,648
Deposits	5,132	10,873
Investment performance	1,148	(972)
Policy charges	(33)	(57)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(3,499)	(9,886)
Benefit payments	(1,827)	(1,745)
Net transfers (to) from general account	(110)	13
Other	(172)	(458)
Cash surrender value	29,284	30,416
Institutional Retirement Strategies \| Retirement Strategies
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Separate account liabilities	9,242	9,908	9,308	11,011
Deposits	202	105
Investment performance	361	(94)
Policy charges	(4)	(5)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(377)	(878)
Benefit payments	(254)	(270)
Net transfers (to) from general account	(141)	(45)
Other	147	84
Cash surrender value	9,242	9,908
Individual Retirement Strategies \| Retirement Strategies
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Separate account liabilities	83,768	91,650	86,974	94,130
Deposits	279	294
Investment performance	4,486	5,249
Policy charges	(1,007)	(1,123)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(6,885)	(6,815)
Benefit payments	(52)	(46)
Net transfers (to) from general account	(30)	(42)
Other	3	3
Cash surrender value	82,960	90,583
Group Insurance
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Separate account liabilities	26,364	24,547	25,126	25,021
Deposits	126	289
Investment performance	1,163	366
Policy charges	(137)	(120)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(25)	(339)
Benefit payments	(145)	(144)
Net transfers (to) from general account	13	6
Other	243	(532)
Cash surrender value	26,271	24,442
Individual Life
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Separate account liabilities	49,876	43,675	$ 46,891	$ 39,223
Deposits	1,968	1,613
Investment performance	2,644	4,334
Policy charges	(615)	(566)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(549)	(516)
Benefit payments	(270)	(208)
Net transfers (to) from general account	(259)	(251)
Other	66	46
Cash surrender value	$ 46,195	$ 40,129

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