Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, allowance for credit losses		$ 0	$ 0
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, amortized cost		74,546	85,369
Held to maturity, fixed maturity securities, fair value		21,532	26,869
Held-to-maturity, fixed maturity securities, allowance for credit losses		7	8
Commercial mortgage and other loans		13,053	11,786
Commercial mortgage and other loans, allowance for credit losses		170	174
Other investments		$ 4,102	$ 3,842
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)		1,900,000	1,900,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)		1,353,871	1,352,739
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE)
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, allowance for credit losses		$ 0	$ 0
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, amortized cost		71,551	82,105
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, amortized cost		2,995	3,264
Other investments	[1],[2]	$ 1,823	$ 1,535

[1] Consists entirely of alternative investments in limited partnerships

[2] Net of allowance for credit losses