Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Fair Value Inputs Quantitative Information) (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	$ 304,561	$ 270,478
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities measured at fair value | $	(7,091)	(4,306)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	12,068	8,602
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities measured at fair value | $	(5,627)	$ (3,461)
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 | $	3,370
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Foreign Government Bonds [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	29
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 | $	$ 20
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	0.002
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]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.060
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	0.035
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	0.199
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]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.060
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	0.035
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Corporate Bonds [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity AFS and trading securities, measurement input	0.018
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Foreign Government Bonds [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity AFS and trading securities, measurement input	0.060
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | ABS [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity AFS and trading securities, measurement input	0.035
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	$ 22
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	0.060
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Equity securities, measurement input	0.056
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 | $	$ 532
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	0.0006
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	0.0135
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] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Utilization Of Guaranteed Withdrawls [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.94
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | NPR [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.0095
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Direct And Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Volatility [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative assets, measurement input	0.1453
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 | $	$ 550
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
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 | $	$ (3,594)
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
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