Segment Information (Reconciliation of Select Financial Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022		Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022		Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 697,304			$ 697,304			$ 689,029
Total revenues	13,498	$ 11,392		30,543	$ 23,247
Net investment income	4,476	3,938		8,796	8,296
Total benefits and expenses	12,877	12,460		28,075	24,973
Policyholders’ benefits	7,661	7,958	[1]	17,965	16,733	[2]
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	1,149	644	[1]	2,130	704	[2]
Dividends to policyholders	303	(207)	[1]	622	28
Interest expense	459	401		900	766
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	366	358	[1]	731	729	[2]
Closed Block Business | Other Divested and Run-off Businesses
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				1,926
Net investment income				980
Total benefits and expenses				1,978
Policyholders’ benefits				1,181
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances				59
Dividends to policyholders				594
Interest expense				1
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs				7
Closed Block Business | Closed Block division
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	955	529			1,494
Net investment income	499	520			1,074
Total benefits and expenses	1,003	513			1,451
Policyholders’ benefits	608	637			1,261
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	29	31			61
Dividends to policyholders	292	(228)			(17)
Interest expense	0	0			0
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	4	4			7
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	12,644	12,957		27,748	26,259
Net investment income	3,814	3,241		7,485	6,654
Total benefits and expenses	11,252	11,807		25,090	23,573
Policyholders’ benefits	6,920	7,114		16,492	15,053
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	780	654		1,536	1,299
Dividends to policyholders	11	21		27	45
Interest expense	461	401		902	765
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	355	345		710	698
Operating Segments | Other Divested and Run-off Businesses
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	401	740		779	278
Net investment income	167	181		340	582
Total benefits and expenses	337	241		608	50
Policyholders’ benefits	176	92		363	247
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	51	54		102	(540)
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		1	0
Interest expense	(2)	0		(3)	1
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0	1		0	1
Operating Segments | PGIM | PGIM
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	45,408			45,408			48,364
Total revenues	849	829		1,747	1,755
Net investment income	67	(14)		147	(18)
Total benefits and expenses	670	623		1,417	1,361
Policyholders’ benefits	0	0		0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0		0	0
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		0	0
Interest expense	29	10		56	16
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0	1		1	2
Operating Segments | International Businesses | International Insurance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	186,561			186,561			186,791
Total revenues	4,723	4,455		9,738	9,933
Net investment income	1,321	1,286		2,606	2,583
Total benefits and expenses	3,939	3,763		8,114	8,290
Policyholders’ benefits	2,645	2,767		5,797	6,252
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	226	175		441	365
Dividends to policyholders	2	13		9	28
Interest expense	4	5		15	8
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	159	150		310	305
Operating Segments | Corporate and Other | Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	22,866			22,866			23,556
Operating Segments | Total Closed Block division | Closed Block division
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	50,655			50,655			50,934
Operating Segments | U.S. Businesses Division | Group Insurance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	37,812			37,812			38,201
Total revenues	1,598	1,496		3,162	3,035
Net investment income	128	117		254	241
Total benefits and expenses	1,459	1,442		2,998	3,096
Policyholders’ benefits	1,140	1,144		2,358	2,497
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	41	39		85	75
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		0	0
Interest expense	2	1		6	2
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	2	1		3	(1)
Operating Segments | U.S. Businesses Division | Individual Life
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	109,168			109,168			102,445
Total revenues	1,564	1,286		3,091	2,844
Net investment income	709	614		1,378	1,258
Total benefits and expenses	1,623	2,948		3,252	4,524
Policyholders’ benefits	823	864		1,647	1,729
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	227	231		450	458
Dividends to policyholders	9	8		18	17
Interest expense	232	198		455	387
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	114	111		228	222
Operating Segments | U.S. Businesses Division | Retirement Strategies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	244,834			244,834			238,738
Total revenues	3,856	4,847		9,840	8,691
Net investment income	1,416	1,070		2,738	2,300
Total benefits and expenses	2,980	2,666		8,127	5,564
Policyholders’ benefits	2,312	2,336		6,695	4,579
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	255	175		495	333
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		0	0
Interest expense	15	15		39	23
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	89	94		186	192
Operating Segments | U.S. Businesses Division | Retirement Strategies | Institutional Retirement Strategies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	136,508			136,508			130,173
Total revenues	2,737	2,422		7,626	5,169
Net investment income	1,072	892		2,076	1,860
Total benefits and expenses	2,309	1,990		6,802	4,222
Policyholders’ benefits	2,263	2,310		6,613	4,488
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	144	75		269	155
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		0	0
Interest expense	(4)	(2)		6	2
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	6	3		10	6
Operating Segments | U.S. Businesses Division | Retirement Strategies | Retirement Strategies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	108,326			108,326			108,565
Total revenues	1,119	2,425		2,214	3,522
Net investment income	344	178		662	440
Total benefits and expenses	671	676		1,325	1,342
Policyholders’ benefits	49	26		82	91
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	111	100		226	178
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		0	0
Interest expense	19	17		33	21
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	83	91		176	186
Operating Segments | Corporate and Other | Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	54	44		170	1
Net investment income	173	168		362	290
Total benefits and expenses	581	365		1,182	738
Policyholders’ benefits	0	3		(5)	(4)
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	31	34		65	68
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		0	0
Interest expense	179	172		331	329
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(9)	(12)		(18)	(22)
Segment Reconciling Items | Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	(549)	(2,293)		(74)	(3,941)
Net investment income	(4)	(4)		(9)	(14)
Total benefits and expenses	304	(77)		461	(88)
Policyholders’ benefits	21	30		46	59
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	283	(107)		415	(147)
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		0	0
Interest expense	0	0		0	0
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0	0		0	0
Segment Reconciling Items | Segment Reconciling Items, Related Charges to Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	46	32		83	10
Net investment income	0	0		0	0
Total benefits and expenses	(42)	254		(56)	316
Policyholders’ benefits	(63)	102		(120)	122
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	6	12		18	31
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		0	0
Interest expense	0	0		0	0
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	7	8		14	22
Segment Reconciling Items | Market experience updates
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	(5)	72		19	113
Net investment income	0	0		0	0
Total benefits and expenses	(2)	(299)		(26)	(379)
Policyholders’ benefits	(1)	(17)		3	(9)
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0		0	0
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		0	0
Interest expense	0	0		0	0
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0	0		0	1
Segment Reconciling Items | Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	(10)	65		(29)	48
Net investment income	0	0		0	0
Total benefits and expenses	16	21		2	33
Policyholders’ benefits	0	0		0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0		0	0
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		0	0
Interest expense	0	0		0	0
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0	0		0	0
Segment Reconciling Items | Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gains (losses)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	16	(710)		91	(1,014)
Net investment income	0	0		0	0
Total benefits and expenses	0	0		0	0
Policyholders’ benefits	0	0		0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0		0	0
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		0	0
Interest expense	0	0		0	0
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0	0		0	0
Segment Reconciling Items | Other adjustments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0		0	0
Net investment income	0	0		0	0
Total benefits and expenses	9	0		18	17
Policyholders’ benefits	0	0		0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0		0	0
Dividends to policyholders	0	0		0	0
Interest expense	0	0		0	0
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	0	0		0	0
Intersegment Eliminations | PGIM | PGIM
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	198	201		403	433
Total U.S. Businesses | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	391,814			391,814			$ 379,384
Total revenues	7,018	7,629		16,093	14,570
Net investment income	2,253	1,801		4,370	3,799
Total benefits and expenses	6,062	7,056		14,377	13,184
Policyholders’ benefits	4,275	4,344		10,700	8,805
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	523	445		1,030	866
Dividends to policyholders	9	8		18	17
Interest expense	249	214		500	412
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	$ 205	$ 206		$ 417	$ 413

[1] Prior period amounts adjusted for the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.

[2] Prior period amounts adjusted for the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.