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Basis of Presentation (Details)				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details)	Feb. 25, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2021	Jul. 16, 2021 USD ($) mutualFund	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) country $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) country $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	May 12, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 06, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 05, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / shares	Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($)
Basis of Presentation Information
Number of countries in which the entity operates \| country				70		70
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 2.50		$ 2.50					$ 2.50
Notes receivable, related party										$ 8,300,000,000		$ 8,300,000,000
Number of funds reorganized \| mutualFund			12
Number of funds liquidated \| mutualFund			6
Extinguishment of debt						$ 7,600,000,000
Repayments of debt						7,800,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 299,000,000	$ 106,000,000	299,000,000	$ 98,000,000
Senior Notes
Basis of Presentation Information
Amount of debt issued										6,500,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Senior Notes
Basis of Presentation Information
Amount of debt issued										$ 1,000,000,000
Interest rate										3.50%
Senior Notes Due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Basis of Presentation Information
Amount of debt issued										$ 1,250,000,000
Interest rate										3.65%
Senior Notes Due 2029 \| Senior Notes
Basis of Presentation Information
Amount of debt issued										$ 1,000,000,000
Interest rate										3.85%
Senior Notes Due 2032 \| Senior Notes
Basis of Presentation Information
Amount of debt issued										$ 1,500,000,000
Interest rate										3.90%
Senior Notes Due 2042 \| Senior Notes
Basis of Presentation Information
Amount of debt issued										$ 500,000,000
Interest rate										4.35%
Senior Notes Due 2052 \| Senior Notes
Basis of Presentation Information
Amount of debt issued										$ 1,250,000,000
Interest rate										4.40%
CoreBridge 18-Month DDTL Facility
Basis of Presentation Information
Debt instrument term (in years)	18 months
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 6,000,000,000
CoreBridge 3-Year DDTL Facility
Basis of Presentation Information
Debt instrument term (in years)	3 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 3,000,000,000								$ 2,500,000,000
Initial offering period (in days)	5 days
Remaining borrowing capacity				$ 2,500,000,000		$ 2,500,000,000		$ 2,500,000,000
Corebridge Financial Inc
Basis of Presentation Information
Dividends payable												$ 8,300,000,000
Amount of debt issued										$ 6,500,000,000
SAAMCo
Basis of Presentation Information
Assets under management			$ 6,800,000,000
Annual increase period (in years)			3 years
Corebridge Financial Inc \| Blackstone
Basis of Presentation Information
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners		9.90%
Percent of ownership interest permitted to be sold after first anniversary		25.00%
Percent of ownership interest permitted to be sold after second anniversary		67.00%
Percent of ownership interest permitted to be sold after third anniversary		75.00%