Short-Term and Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts drawn on credit facilities	$ 0
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	19,353,000,000	$ 18,882,000,000
Assets Under Set Off Arrangements	11,964,000,000	10,370,000,000
Parent Company Prudential Funding Combined
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capacity	$ 4,000,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period	5 years
Prudential Financial
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-Term Debt	$ 25,000,000	25,000,000
Minimum statutory consolidated net worth	22,100,000,000
Current portion of Long-term debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-Term Debt	1,835,000,000	2,083,000,000
Junior Subordinated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.50%
Junior Subordinated Debt | 5.20% Junior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 500,000,000
5.20% Junior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.20%
Short-term Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Assets Under Set Off Arrangements	$ 1,750,000,000	2,000,000,000
Short-Term Debt	$ 2,338,000,000	$ 2,618,000,000
Commercial paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity	53 days	49 days
Short-Term Debt	$ 503,000,000	$ 535,000,000
Commercial paper | Prudential Financial
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-Term Debt	$ 25,000,000	$ 25,000,000