CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fixed Maturity Securities [Abstract]
Available-for-sale at fair value (amortized cost of $55,873 and $49,548; allowance for credit losses of $31 and $20)	$ 60,749	$ 56,735
Equity Securities, FV-NI	151	132
Mortgage loans on real estate (net of allowance for credit losses of $35 and $64)	6,283	5,787
Policy loans	1,234	1,258
Funds withheld at interest	6,954	5,432
Short-term investments	87	227
Other invested assets	3,070	2,829
Total investments	78,528	72,400
Cash and cash equivalents	2,948	3,408
Accrued investment income	533	511
Premiums receivable and other reinsurance balances	2,888	2,842
Reinsurance ceded receivables and other	2,580	983
Deferred policy acquisition costs	3,690	3,616
Other assets	1,008	896
Total assets	92,175	84,656
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Future policy benefits	35,782	31,453
Interest-sensitive contract liabilities	26,377	23,276
Other policy claims and benefits	6,993	6,413
Other reinsurance balances	613	598
Deferred income taxes	2,886	3,263
Other liabilities	2,663	1,340
Long-term debt	3,667	3,573
Collateral finance and securitization notes	180	388
Total liabilities	79,161	70,304
Commitments and contingent liabilities (See Note 12)
Stockholders Equity:
Preferred stock (par value $.01 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding)	0	0
Common stock (par value $0.01 per share; 140,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 85,310,598 at both December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020)	1	1
Additional paid-in-capital	2,461	2,406
Retained earnings	8,563	8,148
Treasury stock, at cost – 18,139,868 and 17,353,697 shares	(1,653)	(1,562)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	3,642	5,359
Total stockholders’ equity	13,014	14,352
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 92,175	$ 84,656