Derivatives and Hedging Activities - Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges Impact (Details) - Not designated as hedging instruments - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Net Investment Income
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	$ 7	$ 1
Net Investment Income | Interest rate contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Net Investment Income | Equity contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	8	1
Net Investment Income | Credit contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Net Investment Income | Foreign exchange contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	(1)	0
Net Investment Income | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Net Investment Income | IUL embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Net Investment Income | Fixed deferred indexed annuity and deposit receivables embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0
Net Investment Income | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)		0
Net Investment Income | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Net Investment Income | SMC embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)		0
Banking and Deposit Interest Expense
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Banking and Deposit Interest Expense | Interest rate contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Banking and Deposit Interest Expense | Equity contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	1
Banking and Deposit Interest Expense | Credit contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Banking and Deposit Interest Expense | Foreign exchange contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Banking and Deposit Interest Expense | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Banking and Deposit Interest Expense | IUL embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Banking and Deposit Interest Expense | Fixed deferred indexed annuity and deposit receivables embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0
Banking and Deposit Interest Expense | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)		0
Banking and Deposit Interest Expense | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Banking and Deposit Interest Expense | SMC embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)		(1)
Distribution Expenses
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	(62)	32
Distribution Expenses | Interest rate contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	(1)
Distribution Expenses | Equity contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	(61)	33
Distribution Expenses | Credit contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	(1)	0
Distribution Expenses | Foreign exchange contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Distribution Expenses | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Distribution Expenses | IUL embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Distribution Expenses | Fixed deferred indexed annuity and deposit receivables embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0
Distribution Expenses | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)		0
Distribution Expenses | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Distribution Expenses | SMC embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)		0
Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	42	11
Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts | Interest rate contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts | Equity contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	(16)	25
Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts | Credit contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts | Foreign exchange contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts | IUL embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	57	(9)
Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts | Fixed deferred indexed annuity and deposit receivables embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	1
Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)		(5)
Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts | SMC embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)		0
Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	15	(530)
Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses | Interest rate contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	(1,118)	(1,825)
Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses | Equity contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	224	(310)
Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses | Credit contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	97	69
Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses | Foreign exchange contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	31	11
Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	658	1,600
Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses | IUL embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses | Fixed deferred indexed annuity and deposit receivables embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0
Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)		0
Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	123	(75)
Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses | SMC embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)		0
General and Administrative Expense
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	(7)	2
General and Administrative Expense | Interest rate contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
General and Administrative Expense | Equity contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	(7)	6
General and Administrative Expense | Credit contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
General and Administrative Expense | Foreign exchange contracts
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	(4)
General and Administrative Expense | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
General and Administrative Expense | IUL embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0	0
General and Administrative Expense | Fixed deferred indexed annuity and deposit receivables embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	0
General and Administrative Expense | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)		0
General and Administrative Expense | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)	$ 0	0
General and Administrative Expense | SMC embedded derivatives
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total gain (loss)		$ 0