$AFL
AFLAC INC Stock $afl

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2024 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000000497724000086 Filed on May 02, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q2	2024 Q1
Revenue	$5.138B	$5.436B
YoY Change	-0.66%	13.25%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.921B	$2.010B
YoY Change	-8.44%	-6.51%
Gross Profit	$3.217B	$3.426B
YoY Change	4.65%	29.28%
Gross Profit Margin	62.61%	63.02%
Selling, General & Admin	$694.0M	$739.0M
YoY Change	-4.67%	-4.65%
% of Gross Profit	21.57%	21.57%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$208.0M	$215.0M
YoY Change	2.97%	4.88%
% of Gross Profit	6.47%	6.28%
Operating Expenses	$1.198B	$3.266B
YoY Change	-63.65%	-5.55%
Operating Profit	$2.019B	$160.0M
YoY Change	77.26%	-85.88%
Interest Expense	$50.00M	$47.00M
YoY Change	-198.04%	-2.08%
% of Operating Profit	2.48%	29.38%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$0.00	-$2.000M
YoY Change	-100.0%
Pretax Income	$2.019B	$2.170B
YoY Change	10.63%	61.7%
Income Tax	$264.0M	$291.0M
% Of Pretax Income	13.08%	13.41%
Net Earnings	$1.755B	$1.879B
YoY Change	7.41%	58.16%
Net Earnings / Revenue	34.16%	34.57%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$3.11	$3.27
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.10	$3.25
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	568.2M shares	577.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	566.8M shares	577.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q2	2024 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$6.060B	$5.098B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$398.0M	$418.0M
YoY Change	-20.4%	-20.83%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$101.6B	$106.6B
YoY Change	-9.1%	-8.63%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$120.2B	$124.7B
YoY Change	-8.01%	-7.58%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$103.0M	$107.0M
YoY Change	-25.9%	-24.65%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$855.0M	$884.0M
YoY Change	77.39%	12.04%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$7.327B	$7.805B
YoY Change	5.45%	7.24%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$4.093B	$3.786B
YoY Change	-4.17%	1.72%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.42B	$11.59B
YoY Change	1.79%	5.37%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$855.0M	$884.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.42B	$11.59B
Total Liabilities	$94.12B	$101.2B
YoY Change	-14.58%	-12.13%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$51.35B	$49.87B
YoY Change	9.39%	9.48%
Common Stock	$2.971B	$2.942B
YoY Change	4.87%	5.07%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$24.98B	$24.18B
YoY Change	13.57%	13.53%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$26.05B	$23.54B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$120.2B	$124.7B
YoY Change	-8.01%	-7.58%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q2	2024 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.755B	$1.879B
YoY Change	7.41%	58.16%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$208.0M	$215.0M
YoY Change	2.97%	4.88%
Cash From Operating Activities	$255.0M	$849.0M
YoY Change	-32.72%	19.92%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$2.067B	-$148.0M
YoY Change	26.97%	-390.2%
Cash From Investing Activities	$2.067B	$227.0M
YoY Change	26.97%	116.19%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$278.0M
YoY Change		12.1%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.320B	-$256.0M
YoY Change	30.56%	-72.56%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	255.0M	$849.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	2.067B	$227.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.320B	-$256.0M
Net Change In Cash	1.002B	$792.0M
YoY Change	0.6%	-691.04%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$255.0M	$849.0M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

Facts In Submission

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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Securities Borrowed Liability SecuritiesBorrowedLiability	0	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Securities Borrowed SecuritiesBorrowed	1480000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Securities Borrowed Not Offset Policy Election Deduction SecuritiesBorrowedNotOffsetPolicyElectionDeduction	0	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Securities Borrowed Collateral Obligation To Return Securities SecuritiesBorrowedCollateralObligationToReturnSecurities	0	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Securities Borrowed Collateral Obligation To Return Cash SecuritiesBorrowedCollateralObligationToReturnCash	1480000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Securities Borrowed Amount Offset Against Collateral SecuritiesBorrowedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	0	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Gross Including Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedGrossIncludingNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	1817000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowed	1817000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Not Offset Policy Election Deduction DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedNotOffsetPolicyElectionDeduction	96000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Collateral Obligation To Return Securities DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedCollateralObligationToReturnSecurities	53000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Collateral Obligation To Return Cash DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedCollateralObligationToReturnCash	1610000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	58000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Not Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral	552000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Not Offset Policy Election Deduction DerivativeLiabilityNotOffsetPolicyElectionDeduction	38000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Securities DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimSecurities	58000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimCash	456000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value After Offset And Deduction Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeLiabilityFairValueAfterOffsetAndDeductionSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	0	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeLiabilityNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	583000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeLiabilityNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	583000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeLiabilityNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	583000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Liability Including Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossLiabilityIncludingNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	1135000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Not Offset Policy Election Deduction DerivativeLiabilityNotOffsetPolicyElectionDeduction	38000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Securities DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimSecurities	58000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimCash	456000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	583000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Securities Loaned Asset SecuritiesLoanedAsset	0	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Securities Loaned SecuritiesLoaned	3366000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Securities Loaned Not Offset Policy Election Deduction SecuritiesLoanedNotOffsetPolicyElectionDeduction	3334000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Securities Loaned Collateral Right To Reclaim Securities SecuritiesLoanedCollateralRightToReclaimSecurities	0	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Securities Loaned Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash SecuritiesLoanedCollateralRightToReclaimCash	0	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Securities Loaned Amount Offset Against Collateral SecuritiesLoanedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	32000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Gross Including Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedGrossIncludingNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	4501000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoaned	4501000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Not Offset Policy Election Deduction DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedNotOffsetPolicyElectionDeduction	3372000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Collateral Right To Reclaim Securities DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedCollateralRightToReclaimSecurities	58000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedCollateralRightToReclaimCash	456000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	615000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Not Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral	923000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Not Offset Policy Election Deduction DerivativeLiabilityNotOffsetPolicyElectionDeduction	96000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Securities DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimSecurities	400000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimCash	426000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeLiabilityNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	507000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeLiabilityNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	507000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeLiabilityNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	507000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Asset DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	0	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	1430000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Not Offset Policy Election Deduction DerivativeLiabilityNotOffsetPolicyElectionDeduction	96000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Securities DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimSecurities	400000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash DerivativeCollateralRightToReclaimCash	426000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Securities Loaned Gross Including Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement SecuritiesLoanedGrossIncludingNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	1503000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Securities Loaned SecuritiesLoaned	1503000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Securities Loaned Not Offset Policy Election Deduction SecuritiesLoanedNotOffsetPolicyElectionDeduction	1480000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Securities Loaned Collateral Right To Reclaim Securities SecuritiesLoanedCollateralRightToReclaimSecurities	0	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Securities Loaned Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash SecuritiesLoanedCollateralRightToReclaimCash	0	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Securities Loaned Amount Offset Against Collateral SecuritiesLoanedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	23000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Gross Including Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedGrossIncludingNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangement	2933000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoaned	2933000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Not Offset Policy Election Deduction DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedNotOffsetPolicyElectionDeduction	1576000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Collateral Right To Reclaim Securities DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedCollateralRightToReclaimSecurities	400000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedCollateralRightToReclaimCash	426000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	531000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Current And Noncurrent EquitySecuritiesFvNiCurrentAndNoncurrent	762000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure AssetsFairValueDisclosure	79652000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni Current And Noncurrent EquitySecuritiesFvNiCurrentAndNoncurrent	1088000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Fair Value Disclosure CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure	4306000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	337000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure AssetsFairValueDisclosure	80325000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	afl	Assets Fair Value Disclosure Financial Instruments Carriedat Cost AssetsFairValueDisclosureFinancialInstrumentsCarriedatCost	30304000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	afl	Other Policyholders Funds Fair Value Disclosure OtherPolicyholdersFundsFairValueDisclosure	5750000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Notes Payable Fair Value Disclosure NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure	7466000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	afl	Other Investments Carriedat Amortized Cost Fair Value Disclosure OtherInvestmentsCarriedatAmortizedCostFairValueDisclosure	35000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	afl	Other Policyholders Funds Fair Value Disclosure OtherPolicyholdersFundsFairValueDisclosure	6080000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable NotesPayable	7240000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable Fair Value Disclosure NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure	6930000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue	19657000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	220000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Issues FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssues	0	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales	0	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements	142000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3	226000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	2077000000	usd
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CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	2000000	usd
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CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	277000000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Issues FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssues	0	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales	0	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements	129000000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3	18000000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3	260000000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	1940000000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gain Loss FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisChangeInUnrealizedGainLoss	3000000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	9132000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAdditions	254000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	215000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment And Other DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentAndOther	-352000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	8819000000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	9239000000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAdditions	1086000000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	816000000	usd
CY2023	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment And Other DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentAndOther	-377000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefit Interest Expense LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitInterestExpense	576000000	usd
CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefit Interest Expense LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitInterestExpense	641000000	usd
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CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefit Expected Future Policy Benefit Undiscounted Before Reinsurance LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitExpectedFuturePolicyBenefitUndiscountedBeforeReinsurance	182776000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefit Expected Future Policy Benefit Undiscounted Before Reinsurance LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitExpectedFuturePolicyBenefitUndiscountedBeforeReinsurance	193058000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefit Expected Future Gross Premium Discounted Before Reinsurance LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitExpectedFutureGrossPremiumDiscountedBeforeReinsurance	114691000000	usd
CY2024Q1	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefit Expected Future Policy Benefit Before Reinsurance After Discount Rate Change LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitExpectedFuturePolicyBenefitBeforeReinsuranceAfterDiscountRateChange	123453000000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefit Expected Future Policy Benefit Before Reinsurance After Discount Rate Change LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitExpectedFuturePolicyBenefitBeforeReinsuranceAfterDiscountRateChange	132131000000	usd
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