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Lending Activities - Credit quality performance indicators for commercial mortgages (Details)
$ in Millions
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
loan
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
loan
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total $ 48,544 $ 47,565    
Allowance for credit losses $ 714 $ 698 $ 659 $ 600
Commercial Mortgages        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Number of Loans | loan 603 601    
Total $ 34,651 $ 34,172    
Allowance for credit losses $ 634 $ 614 $ 586 $ 531
Percent of Total 100.00% 100.00%    
Percentage of total, allowance for credit losses 2.00% 2.00%    
Commercial Mortgages | In good standing        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Number of Loans | loan 600 600    
Total $ 34,392 $ 34,154    
Percent of Total 99.00% 100.00%    
Commercial Mortgages | 90 days or less delinquent        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Number of Loans | loan 2 1    
Total $ 241 $ 18    
Percent of Total 1.00% 0.00%    
Commercial Mortgages | >90 days delinquent or in process of foreclosure        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Number of Loans | loan 1 0    
Total $ 18 $ 0    
Percent of Total 0.00% 0.00%    
Commercial Mortgages | Apartments        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total $ 13,970 $ 13,861    
Allowance for credit losses 75 85    
Commercial Mortgages | Apartments | In good standing        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 13,970 13,861    
Commercial Mortgages | Apartments | 90 days or less delinquent        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 0 0    
Commercial Mortgages | Apartments | >90 days delinquent or in process of foreclosure        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 0 0    
Commercial Mortgages | Offices        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 8,470 8,486    
Allowance for credit losses 355 340    
Commercial Mortgages | Offices | In good standing        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 8,391 8,468    
Commercial Mortgages | Offices | 90 days or less delinquent        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 61 18    
Commercial Mortgages | Offices | >90 days delinquent or in process of foreclosure        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 18 0    
Commercial Mortgages | Offices | Financial Asset, Less Than Or Equal To 90 Days Past Due | Fortitude RE Funds Withheld Assets        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 61      
Commercial Mortgages | Retail        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 3,923 3,787    
Allowance for credit losses 79 74    
Commercial Mortgages | Retail | In good standing        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 3,743 3,787    
Commercial Mortgages | Retail | 90 days or less delinquent        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 180 0    
Commercial Mortgages | Retail | >90 days delinquent or in process of foreclosure        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 0 0    
Commercial Mortgages | Retail | Financial Asset, Less Than Or Equal To 90 Days Past Due | Fortitude RE Funds Withheld Assets        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 20      
Commercial Mortgages | Industrial        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 6,092 5,908    
Allowance for credit losses 89 83    
Commercial Mortgages | Industrial | In good standing        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 6,092 5,908    
Commercial Mortgages | Industrial | 90 days or less delinquent        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 0 0    
Commercial Mortgages | Industrial | >90 days delinquent or in process of foreclosure        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 0 0    
Commercial Mortgages | Hotel        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 1,793 1,805    
Allowance for credit losses 31 27    
Commercial Mortgages | Hotel | In good standing        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 1,793 1,805    
Commercial Mortgages | Hotel | 90 days or less delinquent        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 0 0    
Commercial Mortgages | Hotel | >90 days delinquent or in process of foreclosure        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 0 0    
Commercial Mortgages | Others        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 403 325    
Allowance for credit losses 5 5    
Commercial Mortgages | Others | In good standing        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 403 325    
Commercial Mortgages | Others | 90 days or less delinquent        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total 0 0    
Commercial Mortgages | Others | >90 days delinquent or in process of foreclosure        
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]        
Total $ 0 $ 0