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Investments - Bank loans amortized cost by credit quality and year of origination (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Mortgage loans, net	$ 855	$ 821
Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	1,588	1,635
Allowance	(68)	(61)
Mortgage loans, net	1,520	1,574
BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	75	86
BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	524	656
B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	863	768
CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	126	$ 125
2017 and prior \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	55
2017 and prior \| BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	0
2017 and prior \| BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	20
2017 and prior \| B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	11
2017 and prior \| CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	24
2018 \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	58
2018 \| BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	1
2018 \| BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	5
2018 \| B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	35
2018 \| CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	17
2019 \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	102
2019 \| BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	13
2019 \| BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	15
2019 \| B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	30
2019 \| CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	44
2020 \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	97
2020 \| BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	8
2020 \| BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	16
2020 \| B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	57
2020 \| CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	16
2021 \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	1,221
2021 \| BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	53
2021 \| BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	455
2021 \| B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	690
2021 \| CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	23
Current \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	55
Current \| BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	0
Current \| BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	13
Current \| B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	40
Current \| CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	$ 2