Income Taxes - Schedule of components of net deferred tax assets (liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Losses and tax credit carryforwards | $ 1,420 | $ 877 |
| Basis differences on investments | 2,336 | 2,944 |
| Life policy reserves | 740 | 658 |
| Investments in foreign subsidiaries | 0 | 15 |
| Fixed assets and intangible assets | 1,190 | 1,566 |
| Other | 343 | 416 |
| Employee benefits | 19 | 60 |
| Unrealized losses related to available-for-sale debt securities | 2,944 | 4,102 |
| Market risk benefits | 1,216 | 902 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 10,208 | 11,540 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | (723) | (815) |
| Accruals not currently deductible, and other | (109) | (118) |
| Deferred policy acquisition costs | (1,555) | (1,553) |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (2,387) | (2,486) |
| Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 7,821 | 9,054 |
| Valuation allowance | (1,478) | (1,548) |
| Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) | $ 6,343 | $ 7,506 |
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Market Risk Benefits No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Net before Valuation Allowance No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets Property Plant And Equipment And Other Finite Lived Assets No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from the entity's investment in its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from employee benefits, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of the estimated future tax deductions arising from estimated policyholder reserves, which will be deductible from future taxable income when actual costs are incurred, and which can only be realized if sufficient tax-basis income is generated in future periods to enable the tax deduction to be taken. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary difference from unrealized loss on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary difference from unrealized loss on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (trading). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The amount as of the balance sheet date of the estimated future tax effects attributable to policy acquisition costs being expensed for tax purposes but capitalized in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, which will reverse in future periods when amortization of such capitalized costs cannot be deducted for tax purposes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from reserves and accruals. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from derivatives. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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