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Policyholder Account Balances - LDTI Rollforward (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Mar. 31, 2025
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period $ 236,857  
Balance, end of period 239,836  
Group Life | Group Benefits    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 11,005  
Deposits 1,139 $ 1,005
Policy charges (167) (167)
Surrenders and withdrawals (956) (971)
Benefit payments (3) (4)
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts (1) 1
Interest credited 68 71
Balance, end of period $ 11,085 $ 11,340
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 2.50% 2.50%
Cash surrender value $ 11,015 $ 11,275
Group Life | Group Benefits | Previously Reported    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period   7,632
Group Life | Group Benefits | Reclassification, Segmentation Basis Change    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 0 3,773
Group Life | In the event of death | Group Benefits    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 269,900 266,816
Capital Markets Investment Products and Stable Value GICs | RIS    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 65,592 63,715
Deposits 20,015 22,694
Surrenders and withdrawals (18,767) (22,340)
Interest credited 595 601
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net (366) 477
Balance, end of period $ 67,069 $ 65,147
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 3.70% 3.80%
Cash surrender value $ 1,506 $ 1,468
Annuities and Risk Solutions | RIS    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 26,406  
Deposits 1,701 1,113
Policy charges (50) (47)
Surrenders and withdrawals (588) (240)
Benefit payments (321) (288)
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts (6) 15
Interest credited 273 239
Other 74 20
Balance, end of period $ 27,489 $ 24,620
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 4.10% 4.00%
Cash surrender value $ 14,490 $ 12,928
Annuities and Risk Solutions | RIS | Previously Reported    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period   20,699
Annuities and Risk Solutions | RIS | Reclassification, Segmentation Basis Change    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 0 3,109
Annuities and Risk Solutions | In the event of death | RIS    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 46,517 44,669
Annuities and Risk Solutions | At annuitization or exercise of other living benefits | RIS    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 13 15
Universal and Variable Universal Life | Asia    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 54,374 50,801
Deposits 1,504 1,175
Policy charges (231) (231)
Surrenders and withdrawals (940) (698)
Benefit payments (134) (157)
Interest credited 412 369
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net (173) 704
Balance, end of period $ 54,812 $ 51,963
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 3.10% 2.90%
Cash surrender value $ 48,823 $ 45,470
Universal and Variable Universal Life | In the event of death | Asia    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 80,365 86,430
Fixed Annuity | Asia    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 43,188 38,421
Deposits 1,415 1,445
Policy charges (1) (1)
Surrenders and withdrawals (657) (470)
Benefit payments (483) (477)
Interest credited 356 289
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net 138 94
Balance, end of period $ 43,956 $ 39,301
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 3.30% 3.00%
Cash surrender value $ 39,758 $ 34,369
Fixed Annuity | Corporate And Other    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 6,383  
Deposits 24 31
Policy charges (2) (2)
Surrenders and withdrawals (206) (245)
Benefit payments (67) (84)
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts 4 24
Interest credited 50 54
Other (2) (4)
Balance, end of period $ 6,184 $ 6,807
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 3.30% 3.20%
Cash surrender value $ 5,692 $ 6,250
Fixed Annuity | Corporate And Other | Previously Reported    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period   10,142
Fixed Annuity | Corporate And Other | Reclassification, Segmentation Basis Change    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 0 (3,109)
Fixed Annuity | In the event of death | Asia    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 2 1
Fixed Annuity | In the event of death | Corporate And Other    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 2,425 2,577
Fixed Annuity | At annuitization or exercise of other living benefits | Corporate And Other    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 854 778
Life and Other | Corporate And Other    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 7,109  
Deposits 129 115
Policy charges (161) (170)
Surrenders and withdrawals (74) (56)
Benefit payments (41) (45)
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts 5 14
Interest credited 71 72
Other (2) 3
Balance, end of period $ 7,036 $ 7,292
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 4.10% 4.00%
Cash surrender value $ 6,508 $ 6,743
Net amount at risk percentage after taking reinsurance into consideration 99.00% 98.00%
Life and Other | Corporate And Other | Previously Reported    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period   $ 11,132
Life and Other | Corporate And Other | Reclassification, Segmentation Basis Change    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period $ 0 (3,773)
Life and Other | In the event of death | Corporate And Other    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk $ 60,110 $ 63,491