Corebridge Financial, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025
Income Statement [Abstract]
Policyholder benefits, remeasurement (gains) losses	$ 144	$ 179	$ 290	$ 384

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
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
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-SubTopic 40
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
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-Publisher FASB
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