Investments in fixed maturity securities - Amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities with fixed maturities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
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| Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items] | ||
| Due in one year or less - amortized cost | $ 12,875 | |
| Due after one year through five years - amortized cost | 4,040 | |
| Due after five years through ten years - amortized cost | 406 | |
| Due after ten years - amortized cost | 100 | |
| Amortized cost of mortgage-backed securities | 104 | |
| Amortized cost of fixed maturity securities | 17,525 | $ 15,214 |
| Due in one year or less - fair value | 12,949 | |
| Due after one year through five years - fair value | 4,083 | |
| Due after five years through ten years - fair value | 558 | |
| Due after ten years - fair value | 110 | |
| Fair value of mortgage-backed securities | 116 | |
| Fair value of fixed maturity securities | $ 17,816 | $ 15,364 |
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- Definition Amortized cost of 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/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amortized cost of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), with single maturity date and allocated without single maturity date, maturing in next rolling fiscal year following latest fiscal year. For interim and annual periods when interim period is reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Fair value of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), with single maturity date and allocated without single maturity date, maturing in next rolling fiscal year following latest fiscal year. For interim and annual periods when interim period is reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amortized cost of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), with single maturity date and allocated without single maturity date, maturing after rolling tenth fiscal year following latest fiscal year. For interim and annual periods when interim period is reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Fair value of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), with single maturity date and allocated without single maturity date, maturing after rolling tenth fiscal year following latest fiscal year. For interim and annual periods when interim period is reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amortized cost of investment in debt security, measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), with single maturity date and allocated without single maturity date, maturing in rolling sixth through tenth fiscal year following latest fiscal year. For interim and annual periods when interim period is reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Fair value of investment in debt security, measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), with single maturity date and allocated without single maturity date, maturing in rolling sixth through tenth fiscal year following latest fiscal year. For interim and annual periods when interim period is reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amortized cost of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), with single maturity date and allocated without single maturity date, maturing in next rolling fiscal year through fifth year following latest fiscal year. For interim and annual periods when interim period is reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Fair value of investment in debt security, measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), with single maturity date and allocated without single maturity date, maturing in next rolling fiscal year through fifth year following latest fiscal year. For interim and annual periods when interim period is reported on rolling approach, from latest statement of financial position date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amortized cost of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), without single maturity date and not allocated over maturity grouping. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Fair value of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), without single maturity date and not allocated over maturity grouping. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of 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 Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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