Variable Interest Entities (Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2024		Dec. 31, 2023		Jun. 30, 2023
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	[1]	$ 311,092		$ 316,321
Fixed maturities, trading	[1]	10,250		9,790
Equity securities	[1]	7,098		8,242
Commercial mortgage and other loans	[1]	60,243		59,305
Other invested assets	[1]	24,634		22,855
Cash and cash equivalents		17,111	[1]	19,419	[1]	$ 14,652
Accrued investment income	[1]	3,434		3,287
Other assets	[1],[2]	13,299		13,179
Total assets		715,196		721,123
Other Liabilities	[1]	14,875		16,071
Notes Issued by Consolidated Variable Interest Entities	[1]	1,174		1,374
Total liabilities		685,091		691,336
Wholly-owned beneficial interests
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total assets		4,211		4,003
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale		743		539
Fixed maturities, trading		568		943
Equity securities		92		106
Commercial mortgage and other loans		654		764
Other invested assets		5,563		4,319
Cash and cash equivalents		193		302
Accrued investment income		6		7
Other assets		650		1,023
Total assets		8,469		8,003
Other Liabilities		189		588
Notes Issued by Consolidated Variable Interest Entities		1,126		1,374
Total liabilities		1,315		1,962
Other Consolidated VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale		704		836
Fixed maturities, trading		0		0
Equity securities		0		0
Commercial mortgage and other loans		595		0
Other invested assets		518		485
Cash and cash equivalents		0		0
Accrued investment income		4		3
Other assets		604		636
Total assets		2,425		1,960
Other Liabilities		0		0
Notes Issued by Consolidated Variable Interest Entities		48		0
Total liabilities		$ 48		$ 0
Minimum
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
VIE notes maturities		0 years
Maximum
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
VIE notes maturities		13 years

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

[2] See Note 20 for additional information regarding related party transactions.