Future Policy Benefits and Claims - Expected Future Gross Premiums and Benefit Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Retirement and Income Solutions \| Pension risk transfer
Future Policy Benefits and Claims
Expected undiscounted future benefit payments	$ 42,577.0	$ 42,601.7
Retirement and Income Solutions \| Individual fixed income annuities
Future Policy Benefits and Claims
Expected undiscounted future benefit payments	6,018.6	6,221.3
Principal Asset Management \| International Pension \| Latin America \| Individual fixed income annuities
Future Policy Benefits and Claims
Expected undiscounted future benefit payments	5,800.8	5,945.8
Benefits and Protection \| Specialty Benefits \| Individual disability
Future Policy Benefits and Claims
Expected discounted future gross premiums	5,602.3	5,683.8
Expected undiscounted future gross premiums	8,759.6	8,763.7
Expected undiscounted future benefit payments	10,032.2	9,951.7
Benefits and Protection \| Life Insurance \| Term life
Future Policy Benefits and Claims
Expected discounted future gross premiums	6,873.4	6,929.2
Expected undiscounted future gross premiums	12,060.4	11,960.4
Expected undiscounted future benefit payments	9,710.9	9,653.9
Corporate \| Long-term care insurance
Future Policy Benefits and Claims
Expected discounted future gross premiums	33.8	37.4
Expected undiscounted future gross premiums	48.3	52.7
Expected undiscounted future benefit payments	$ 355.9	$ 363.1

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