Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Fair Value Inputs Quantitative Information) (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	$ 270,478	$ 233,897
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities measured at fair value | $	(4,306)	(1,793)
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities measured at fair value | $	(9)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	8,602	5,490
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities measured at fair value | $	(3,461)	$ (1,476)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	3,006
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | ABS [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	23
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Foreign Government Bonds [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	52
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Hybrid And Redeemable Preferred Securities [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	$ 4
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity AFS and trading securities, measurement input	0.001
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ABS [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity AFS and trading securities, measurement input	0.030
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Foreign Government Bonds [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity AFS and trading securities, measurement input	0.021
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Hybrid And Redeemable Preferred Securities [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity AFS and trading securities, measurement input	0.014
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity AFS and trading securities, measurement input	0.064
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ABS [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity AFS and trading securities, measurement input	0.030
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Foreign Government Bonds [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity AFS and trading securities, measurement input	0.025
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Hybrid And Redeemable Preferred Securities [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity AFS and trading securities, measurement input	0.014
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	$ 21
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Equity securities, measurement input	0.045
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Equity securities, measurement input	0.052
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	$ 510
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Long-Term Lapse Rate [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.01
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Utilization Of Guaranteed Withdrawls [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.85
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Claims Utilization Factor [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.60
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Premiums Utilization Factor [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.80
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | NPR [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.0001
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Volatility [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.01
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Long-Term Lapse Rate [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.30
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Utilization Of Guaranteed Withdrawls [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	1
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Claims Utilization Factor [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	1
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Premiums Utilization Factor [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	1.15
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | NPR [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.0027
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Volatility [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.28
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Indexed Annuity And IUL Contracts [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	$ 927
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Indexed Annuity And IUL Contracts [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Long-Term Lapse Rate [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.01
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Indexed Annuity And IUL Contracts [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Long-Term Lapse Rate [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.09
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Future contract benefits - indexed annuity and IUL contracts embedded derivatives [Member] | Future Contract Benefits [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities measured at fair value | $	$ (2,585)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Future contract benefits - indexed annuity and IUL contracts embedded derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Future Contract Benefits [Member] | Long-Term Lapse Rate [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.01
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Future contract benefits - indexed annuity and IUL contracts embedded derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Future Contract Benefits [Member] | Long-Term Lapse Rate [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.09
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Long-Term Lapse Rate [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.01
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Utilization Of Guaranteed Withdrawls [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.85
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Claims Utilization Factor [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.60
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Premiums Utilization Factor [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.80
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | NPR [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.0001
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Volatility [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.01
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Long-Term Lapse Rate [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.30
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Utilization Of Guaranteed Withdrawls [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	1
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Claims Utilization Factor [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	1
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Premiums Utilization Factor [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	1.15
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | NPR [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.0027
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Volatility [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.28