Equity - Narrative (Details)				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2024 $ / shares	Sep. 19, 2022 shares	Mar. 14, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 08, 2024 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) stockOffering $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 15, 2024 $ / shares	Aug. 01, 2023 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)					$ 5.00	$ 5.00
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)					$ 2.50	$ 2.50
Authorized repurchase amount | $									$ 7,500,000,000
Shares purchased (in shares) | shares					50,800,000	90,100,000	49,700,000
Aggregate repurchases of common stock | $					$ 3,014,000,000	$ 5,149,000,000	$ 2,643,000,000
Dividends declared, preferred stock (in dollars per share)					$ 1,462.5	$ 1,462.5	$ 1,462.5
Remaining authorized repurchase amount | $									$ 2,150,000,000
Sale Of Stock, Number Of Secondary Offerings | stockOffering					3
Corebridge Financial Inc
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Ownership (as a percent)					52.20%
IPO | Corebridge Financial Inc
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares sold in secondary offering (in shares) | shares		80,000,000
Subsequent event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares purchased (in shares) | shares				10,000,000
Aggregate repurchases of common stock | $				$ 706,000,000
Dividends declared, common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.36
Dividends declared, preferred stock (in dollars per share)	$ 365.625
Series A Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuances (in shares) | shares			20,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as a percent)			5.85%		5.85%
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)			$ 5.00
Preferred stock liquidation preference (in dollars per share)			$ 25,000
Issuance of preferred stock | $			$ 485,000,000
Preferred stock, redemption period (in days)					90 days
Series A Preferred Stock | Rating Agency Event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock redemption price per share (in USD per share)			$ 25,500
Series A Preferred Stock | Regulatory Capital Event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock redemption price per share (in USD per share)			$ 25,000					$ 25,000
Series A Depositary Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuances (in shares) | shares			20,000,000
Preferred stock liquidation preference (in dollars per share)			$ 25
Series A Depositary Shares | Rating Agency Event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock redemption price per share (in USD per share)			25.50		$ 25.00
Series A Depositary Shares | Regulatory Capital Event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock redemption price per share (in USD per share)			$ 25.00					$ 25.00