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Variable Interest Entities (Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Dec. 31, 2025
Jun. 30, 2025
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value [1] $ 333,526 $ 331,455  
Fixed maturities, trading [1] 16,758 14,869  
Equity securities [1] 14,389 10,972  
Commercial mortgage and other loans [1] 65,985 64,715  
Other invested assets [1] 28,574 27,294  
Cash and cash equivalents 15,162 [1] 19,712 [1] $ 16,638
Accrued investment income [1] 3,758 3,636  
Other assets [1],[2] 14,916 15,009  
Total assets 783,554 773,740  
Other Liabilities [1] 17,313 17,692  
Notes Issued by Consolidated Variable Interest Entities [1] 4,017 2,659  
Total liabilities 748,967 738,159  
Wholly-owned beneficial interests      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Total assets 4,972 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 2,160 1,870  
Fixed maturities, trading 1,348 442  
Equity securities 54 106  
Commercial mortgage and other loans 563 583  
Other invested assets 9,282 8,227  
Cash and cash equivalents 523 654  
Accrued investment income 17 12  
Other assets 1,235 1,594  
Total assets 15,182 13,488  
Other Liabilities 709 603  
Notes Issued by Consolidated Variable Interest Entities 4,003 2,644  
Total liabilities 4,712 3,247  
Other Consolidated VIEs      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value 615 663  
Fixed maturities, trading 0 0  
Equity securities 0 0  
Commercial mortgage and other loans 241 244  
Other invested assets 474 477  
Cash and cash equivalents 0 0  
Accrued investment income 1 1  
Other assets 726 716  
Total assets 2,057 2,101  
Other Liabilities 4 3  
Notes Issued by Consolidated Variable Interest Entities 14 15  
Total liabilities $ 18 $ 18  
Minimum      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
VIE notes maturities 0 years    
Maximum      
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]      
VIE notes maturities 13 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.