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Variable Interest Entities (Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Dec. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2025
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value [1] $ 330,851 $ 331,455  
Fixed maturities, trading [1] 15,831 14,869  
Equity securities [1] 12,552 10,972  
Commercial mortgage and other loans [1] 65,412 64,715  
Other invested assets [1] 27,792 27,294  
Cash and cash equivalents 15,936 [1] 19,712 [1] $ 16,063
Accrued investment income [1] 3,633 3,636  
Other assets [1],[2] 15,176 15,009  
Total assets 765,396 773,740  
Other Liabilities [1] 18,507 17,692  
Notes Issued by Consolidated Variable Interest Entities [1] 3,283 2,659  
Total liabilities 730,469 738,159  
Wholly-owned beneficial interests      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Total assets 4,871 4,801  
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value 1,973 1,870  
Fixed maturities, trading 926 442  
Equity securities 66 106  
Commercial mortgage and other loans 576 583  
Other invested assets 8,814 8,227  
Cash and cash equivalents 686 654  
Accrued investment income 13 12  
Other assets 1,344 1,594  
Total assets 14,398 13,488  
Other Liabilities 872 603  
Notes Issued by Consolidated Variable Interest Entities 3,269 2,644  
Total liabilities 4,141 3,247  
Other Consolidated VIEs      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value 640 663  
Fixed maturities, trading 0 0  
Equity securities 0 0  
Commercial mortgage and other loans 247 244  
Other invested assets 474 477  
Cash and cash equivalents 0 0  
Accrued investment income 1 1  
Other assets 720 716  
Total assets 2,082 2,101  
Other Liabilities 3 3  
Notes Issued by Consolidated Variable Interest Entities 14 15  
Total liabilities $ 17 $ 18  
Minimum      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
VIE notes maturities 0 years    
Maximum      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
VIE notes maturities 14 years    
[1] See Note 4 for details of balances associated with variable interest entities.
[2] See Note 20 for additional information regarding related party transactions.