Corebridge Financial, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Income Statement [Abstract]
Policyholder benefits, remeasurement (gains) losses	$ 69	$ 59	$ 146	$ 205

Amount of remeasurement gain (loss) on liability for future policy benefit from application of revised benefit ratio as of contract issue. Includes, but is not limited to, remeasurement gain (loss) for annuitization insurance benefit, death and other insurance benefits, and traditional and limited-payment contracts.

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-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480112/944-40-45-2

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480112/944-40-45-1

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480112/944-40-45-4

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