Business and Basis of Presentation Business and Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Fixed Maturities, AFS, amortized cost		$ 353,812		$ 346,574
Equity securities		5,704		5,560
Commercial mortgage and other loans	[1],[2]	63,469		63,559
Policy loans		12,283	[3]	12,096
Other invested assets	[2]	16,757	[1],[3]	15,606
Short-term investments		11,416	[3]	5,467
Accrued investment income	[2]	3,296	[3]	3,330
Deferred policy acquisition costs		19,667	[1],[3]	19,912
Other assets	[2]	21,301	[1],[3]	20,832
Separate account assets		301,002	[3]	312,281
Total assets		915,387		896,552
Future policy benefits		312,759	[3]	293,527
Policyholders’ account balances		158,237	[3]	152,110
Policyholders’ dividends		8,623	[1],[3]	6,988
Income taxes		13,261	[1],[3]	11,378
Other liabilities	[2]	18,573	[1],[3]	20,802
Separate account liabilities		301,002	[3]	312,281
Total liabilities		848,879		$ 832,833
Discontinued Operations, Held for Sale | The Prudential Life Insurance Company of Korea, Ltd.
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Fixed Maturities, AFS, amortized cost		14,402
Equity securities		264
Commercial mortgage and other loans		3
Policy loans		777
Other invested assets		109
Short-term investments		69
Cash and cash equivalents		218
Accrued investment income		134
Deferred policy acquisition costs		1,178
Other assets		254
Separate account assets		3,427
Total assets		20,835
Future policy benefits		10,527
Policyholders’ account balances		1,357
Policyholders’ dividends		26
Income taxes		989
Other liabilities		815
Separate account liabilities		3,427
Total liabilities		$ 17,141

[1] June 30, 2020 amounts include the impacts of the January 1, 2020 adoption of ASU 2016-13. See Note 2 for details.

[2] See Note 4 for details of balances associated with variable interest entities.

[3] June 30, 2020 amounts include assets and liabilities held for sale which aggregate to $20,835 million and $17,141 million, respectively, related to the pending sale of The Prudential Life Insurance Company of Korea, Ltd. See Note 1 for details of these balances.