Investments - Repurchase Agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Line Items]
Payables for repurchase agreements	$ 4,109	$ 3,110
Amortized Cost	4,911	2,923
Fair Value	4,176	3,208
Securities Purchased under Agreements to Resell, Fair Value of Collateral	616
Securities Purchased under Agreements to Resell	26
Maturity Overnight and on Demand
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Line Items]
Payables for repurchase agreements	0	0
Maturity Less than 30 Days
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Line Items]
Payables for repurchase agreements	0	2,512
Maturity 30 to 90 Days
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Line Items]
Payables for repurchase agreements	1,680	0
Maturity Greater than 90 Days
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Line Items]
Payables for repurchase agreements	200	0
Maturity Greater than 1 Year [Member]
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Line Items]
Payables for repurchase agreements	2,229	598
Available-for-sale Securities \| Corporate
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,746	2,923
Fair Value	1,476	3,208
Available-for-sale Securities \| U.S. government and agencies
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,284	0
Fair Value	1,919	0
Available-for-sale Securities \| Collateralized Loan Obligations
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	271	0
Fair Value	258	0
Available-for-sale Securities \| Foreign governments
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	140	0
Fair Value	106	0
Available-for-sale Securities \| ABS
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	470	0
Fair Value	$ 417	$ 0

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