Federal Income Taxes - Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
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| Deferred Tax Assets | ||
| Net unrealized loss on fixed maturity AFS securities | $ 1,104 | $ 1,486 |
| Insurance liabilities and reinsurance-related balances | 794 | 318 |
| Compensation and benefit plans | 211 | 197 |
| Intangibles | 14 | 17 |
| Net unrealized loss on trading securities | 17 | 30 |
| Tax credits | 206 | 141 |
| Net operating losses | 336 | 359 |
| Capital losses | 69 | 56 |
| Deferred gain on reinsurance | 348 | 375 |
| Other | 23 | 0 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 3,122 | 2,979 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | ||
| DAC and VOBA | 1,746 | 1,774 |
| Reinsurance-related embedded derivative assets | 42 | 153 |
| MRB-related activity | 171 | 234 |
| Investment activity | 1,581 | 808 |
| Other | 0 | 227 |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | 3,540 | 3,196 |
| Net deferred tax asset (liability) | $ (418) | $ (217) |
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Deferred Gain On Reinsurance No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of the estimated future tax effects attributable to the difference between the tax basis of deferred acquisition costs (DAC) and the basis of DAC and value of business acquired (VOBA) and the basis of VOBA computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The difference in basis, whether due to amortization or other reasons, will increase future taxable income when such difference reverses. No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Liabilities, Market Risk Benefits No definition available.
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- Definition Reinsurance-related embedded derivative asset. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible capital loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from intangible assets including goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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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 domestic operating loss carryforwards. Excludes state and local operating loss carryforwards. 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 a valuation allowances, of deferred tax assets attributable to deductible tax credit carryforwards including, but not limited to, research, foreign, general business, alternative minimum tax, and other deductible tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from compensation and benefits costs. 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 reserves and accruals, 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 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, 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 Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from investments (excludes investments in subsidiaries and equity method investments). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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