Investments - Debt Securities with a Decline in Fair Value from Amortized Cost (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) position	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) position
Total
Total Fair Value, including held for sale assets	$ 5,856	$ 6,633
Total Amortized Cost, including held for sale assets	6,386	7,319
Total Unrealized Depreciation, including held for sale assets	$ (530)	$ (686)
Total Number of Issues, including held for sale assets \| position	1,927	2,353
Investment grade \| Debt securities
One year or less
Fair Value, including held for sale assets	$ 202	$ 330
Amortized Cost, including held for sale assets	205	338
Unrealized Depreciation, including held for sale assets	$ (3)	$ (8)
Number of Issues, including held for sale assets \| position	112	142
More than one year
Fair Value, including held for sale assets	$ 5,076	$ 5,441
Amortized Cost, including held for sale assets	5,543	6,036
Unrealized Depreciation, including held for sale assets	$ (467)	$ (595)
Number of Issues, including held for sale assets \| position	1,382	1,590
Below investment grade \| Debt securities
One year or less
Fair Value, including held for sale assets	$ 91	$ 161
Amortized Cost, including held for sale assets	100	170
Unrealized Depreciation, including held for sale assets	$ (9)	$ (9)
Number of Issues, including held for sale assets \| position	155	135
More than one year
Fair Value, including held for sale assets	$ 487	$ 701
Amortized Cost, including held for sale assets	538	775
Unrealized Depreciation, including held for sale assets	$ (51)	$ (74)
Number of Issues, including held for sale assets \| position	278	486

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