Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, allowance for credit losses		$ 0	$ 0
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, amortized cost		70,689	75,469
Held-to-maturity, fixed maturity securities, allowance for credit losses		5	7
Held to maturity, fixed maturity securities, fair value		19,657	21,210
Commercial mortgage and other loans, allowance for credit losses		274	192
Commercial mortgage and other loans		12,527	13,496
Other investments		$ 4,530	$ 4,070
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)		1,355,398	1,354,079
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		67,807	72,246
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, amortized cost	[1]	2,882	3,223
Commercial mortgage and other loans	[1]	10,150	10,832
Other investments	[1],[2]	$ 2,381	$ 1,909

[1] Net of allowance for credit losses

[2] Consists entirely of alternative investments in limited partnerships