Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Fair Value Inputs Quantitative Information) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	$ 314,686	$ 304,561
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities measured at fair value | $	(7,765)	(7,091)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	10,191	12,068
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities measured at fair value | $	(5,118)	$ (5,627)
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 | $	3,594
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 | $	106
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 | $	19
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 | $	$ 7
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	0.000
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	0.010
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	0.022
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	0.017
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	0.068
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	0.088
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	0.022
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	0.017
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	0.014
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	0.035
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	0.022
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Fixed Maturity AFS Securities [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Hybrid And Redeemable Preferred Securities [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Fixed maturity AFS and trading securities, measurement input	0.017
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Equity Securities [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] | Equity Securities [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] | Equity Securities [Member] | Liquidity/Duration Adjustment [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Equity securities, measurement input	0.066
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	0.061
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 | $	$ 1,753
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	0.0008
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	0.0137
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	0.0093
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	0.1455
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Indexed Annuity Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Fair Value Disclosure | $	$ 495
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Indexed Annuity Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Assets [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 Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Assets [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] | Indexed Annuity Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Future Contract Benefits [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities measured at fair value | $	$ (4,758)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Future contract benefits - indexed annuity and IUL contracts embedded derivatives [Member] | Indexed Annuity Ceded 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] | Indexed Annuity Ceded 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] | Other Liabilities [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities measured at fair value | $	$ (146)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Ceded 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 Ceded 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 Ceded 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 Ceded 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 Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | NPR [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.0008
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Ceded 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 Ceded 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 Ceded 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 Ceded 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 Ceded 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 Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | NPR [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.0137
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Volatility [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.28
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Utilization Of Guaranteed Withdrawls [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.94
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | NPR [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.0093
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | GLB Ceded Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Weighted Average [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Volatility [Member]
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.1455