Segment Information - Net revenues and Operating Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Net revenues
Total net revenues	$ 3,655	$ 3,350
Operating earnings
Pretax income (loss)	923	493
Advice & Wealth Management
Net revenues
Total net revenues	1,814	1,629
Asset Management
Net revenues
Total net revenues	1,005	815
Retirement & Protection Solutions
Net revenues
Total net revenues	660	671
Corporate & Other
Net revenues
Total net revenues	116	139
Reportable segments
Net revenues
Total net revenues	3,947	3,633
Operating earnings
Pretax income (loss)	840	779
Reportable segments | Advice & Wealth Management
Net revenues
Total net revenues	2,042	1,879
Operating earnings
Pretax income (loss)	440	389
Reportable segments | Asset Management
Net revenues
Total net revenues	1,017	828
Operating earnings
Pretax income (loss)	285	228
Reportable segments | Retirement & Protection Solutions
Net revenues
Total net revenues	772	787
Operating earnings
Pretax income (loss)	191	183
Reportable segments | Corporate & Other
Net revenues
Total net revenues	116	139
Operating earnings
Pretax income (loss)	(76)	(21)
Intersegment eliminations
Net revenues
Total net revenues	(352)	(379)
Intersegment eliminations | Advice & Wealth Management
Net revenues
Total net revenues	(228)	(250)
Intersegment eliminations | Asset Management
Net revenues
Total net revenues	(12)	(13)
Intersegment eliminations | Retirement & Protection Solutions
Net revenues
Total net revenues	(112)	(116)
Intersegment eliminations | Corporate & Other
Net revenues
Total net revenues	0	0
Segment reconciling items
Net revenues
Net realized gains (losses)	17	57
Revenue attributable to consolidated investment entities	17	34
Market impact on non-traditional long-duration products, net	26	5
Total net revenues	60	96
Operating earnings
Net realized gains (losses)	16	55
Net income (loss) attributable to consolidated investment entities	2	(1)
Market impact on non-traditional long-duration products, net	134	(396)
Mean reversion related impacts	(59)	56
Integration and restructuring charges	(10)	0
Total Segments after intersegment eliminations | Reportable segments
Net revenues
Total net revenues	$ 3,595	$ 3,254