Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, allowance for credit losses		$ 0	$ 0
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, amortized cost		75,469	85,369
Held-to-maturity, fixed maturity securities, allowance for credit losses		7	8
Held to maturity, fixed maturity securities, fair value		21,210	26,869
Commercial mortgage and other loans, allowance for credit losses		192	174
Commercial mortgage and other loans		13,496	11,786
Other investments		$ 4,070	$ 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)		1,354,079	1,352,739
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE)
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, allowance for credit losses		$ 0
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, amortized cost		72,246	$ 82,105
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, amortized cost	[1]	3,223	3,264
Commercial mortgage and other loans	[1]	10,832	9,740
Other investments	[1],[2]	$ 1,909	$ 1,535

[1] Net of allowance for credit losses

[2] Consists entirely of alternative investments in limited partnerships