Segment Information - Net Revenues and Operating Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Net revenues
Total net revenues	$ 14,271	$ 13,431	$ 11,899
Operating earnings
Pretax income	3,182	3,350	1,831
Advice & Wealth Management
Net revenues
Total net revenues	7,614	6,978	5,782
Asset Management
Net revenues
Total net revenues	3,454	3,632	2,838
Retirement & Protection Solutions
Net revenues
Total net revenues	2,714	2,766	2,661
Corporate & Other
Net revenues
Total net revenues	482	485	548
Reportable segments
Net revenues
Total net revenues	15,580	15,434	13,206
Operating earnings
Pretax income	3,391	3,304	2,129
Reportable segments | Advice & Wealth Management
Net revenues
Total net revenues	8,461	8,021	6,675
Operating earnings
Pretax income	2,192	1,743	1,321
Reportable segments | Asset Management
Net revenues
Total net revenues	3,506	3,682	2,891
Operating earnings
Pretax income	844	1,096	697
Reportable segments | Retirement & Protection Solutions
Net revenues
Total net revenues	3,134	3,244	3,094
Operating earnings
Pretax income	630	735	480
Reportable segments | Corporate & Other
Net revenues
Total net revenues	479	487	546
Operating earnings
Pretax income	(275)	(270)	(369)
Intersegment eliminations
Net revenues
Total net revenues	(1,316)	(1,573)	(1,377)
Intersegment eliminations | Advice & Wealth Management
Net revenues
Total net revenues	(847)	(1,043)	(893)
Intersegment eliminations | Asset Management
Net revenues
Total net revenues	(52)	(50)	(53)
Intersegment eliminations | Retirement & Protection Solutions
Net revenues
Total net revenues	(420)	(478)	(433)
Intersegment eliminations | Corporate & Other
Net revenues
Total net revenues	3	(2)	2
Segment reconciling items
Net revenues
Total net revenues	7	(430)	70
Segment reconciling items | Net realized gains (losses)
Net revenues
Total net revenues	(107)	90	(11)
Operating earnings
Pretax income	(97)	87	(10)
Segment reconciling items | Market impact on non-traditional long-duration products, net
Net revenues
Total net revenues	16	38	10
Operating earnings
Pretax income	211	(656)	(375)
Segment reconciling items | Mean reversion related impacts
Net revenues
Total net revenues	(1)	1	0
Operating earnings
Pretax income	(268)	152	87
Segment reconciling items | Market impact of hedges on investments
Net revenues
Total net revenues	0	(22)	0
Operating earnings
Pretax income	0	(22)	0
Segment reconciling items | Block transfer reinsurance transaction impacts
Net revenues
Total net revenues	0	(644)	0
Operating earnings
Pretax income	0	521	0
Segment reconciling items | Integration and restructuring charges
Operating earnings
Pretax income	(50)	(32)	(4)
Total Segments after intersegment eliminations | Reportable segments
Net revenues
Total net revenues	14,264	13,861	11,829
Consolidated investment entities | Segment reconciling items
Net revenues
Total net revenues	99	107	71
Operating earnings
Pretax income	$ (5)	$ (4)	$ 4