$PRU
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC Stock $pru

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2020 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000113777420000123 Filed on November 05, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
Revenue	$16.03B	$15.43B	$15.11B
YoY Change	-16.62%	2.12%	-6.46%
Cost Of Revenue		$8.312B	$7.722B
YoY Change		7.64%	-17.07%
Gross Profit		$7.113B	$7.383B
YoY Change		-3.66%	7.99%
Gross Profit Margin		46.11%	48.88%
Selling, General & Admin	$4.336B	$3.877B	$3.961B
YoY Change	-1.92%	-2.12%	16.29%
% of Gross Profit		54.51%	53.65%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$9.000M	$638.0M	$591.0M
YoY Change	-91.67%	7.95%	4.97%
% of Gross Profit		8.97%	8.0%
Operating Expenses	$15.13B	$13.98B	$13.38B
YoY Change	-15.38%	4.47%	-6.5%
Operating Profit		-$6.865B	-$5.997B
YoY Change		14.47%	-19.75%
Interest Expense
YoY Change
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$900.0M	$1.447B	$1.725B
YoY Change	-33.04%	-16.12%	-6.15%
Income Tax	-$88.00M	-$50.00M	$332.0M
% Of Pretax Income	-9.78%	-3.46%	19.25%
Net Earnings	$819.0M	$1.487B	$1.418B
YoY Change	-27.39%	4.87%	-15.19%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.11%	9.64%	9.39%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.04	$3.72	$3.47
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.03	$3.70	$3.44
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	396.0M shares	395.3M shares	404.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		397.1M shares	408.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$13.70B	$20.66B	$18.29B
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			$524.0M
YoY Change
Goodwill	$3.035B
YoY Change	0.73%
Intangibles	$580.0M
YoY Change	-3.33%
Long-Term Investments	$553.6B	$541.1B	$523.5B
YoY Change	6608.92%	3.35%	12.59%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$940.7B	$911.6B	$885.6B
YoY Change	4.93%	2.93%	7.64%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses			$564.0M
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$398.0M	$487.0M	$586.0M
YoY Change	-29.18%	-16.89%	-21.24%
Long-Term Debt Due	$527.0M	$626.0M	$904.0M
YoY Change	-61.56%	-30.75%	-45.18%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$22.47B	$22.20B	$22.27B
YoY Change	7.55%	-0.29%	59.97%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$19.72B	$20.17B	$19.15B
YoY Change	5.75%	5.32%	9.93%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$20.32B	$18.58B	$17.19B
YoY Change	0.57%	8.08%	6.14%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$19.72B	$20.17B	$19.15B
YoY Change	5.75%	5.32%	9.93%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$22.47B	$22.20B	$22.27B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$19.72B	$20.17B	$19.15B
Total Liabilities	$872.5B	$844.7B	$819.3B
YoY Change	4.76%	3.1%	5.63%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$30.75B	$30.37B	$32.27B
YoY Change	-6.8%	-5.88%	7.55%
Common Stock	$25.59B	$25.57B	$25.36B
YoY Change	0.2%	0.84%	2.18%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$19.65B	$19.73B	$19.39B
YoY Change	1.02%	1.75%	12.41%
Treasury Stock Shares	269.9M shares	270.9M shares	268.0M shares
Shareholders Equity	$67.43B	$66.22B	$65.80B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$940.7B	$911.6B	$885.6B
YoY Change	4.93%	2.93%	7.64%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020 Q3	2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$819.0M	$1.487B	$1.418B
YoY Change	-27.39%	4.87%	-15.19%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$9.000M	$638.0M	$591.0M
YoY Change	-91.67%	7.95%	4.97%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$4.513B	-$598.0M	$7.316B
YoY Change	-213.25%	-108.17%	103.62%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$2.471B	-$390.0M	-$5.079B
YoY Change	-36.84%	-92.32%	-21.28%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$2.471B	-$390.0M	-$5.079B
YoY Change	-36.84%	-92.32%	-21.28%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-183.0M	379.0M	597.0M
YoY Change	-90.81%	-36.52%	49.25%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-4.513B	-598.0M	7.316B
Cash From Investing Activities	-2.471B	-390.0M	-5.079B
Cash From Financing Activities	-183.0M	379.0M	597.0M
Net Change In Cash	-7.167B	-609.0M	2.834B
YoY Change	273.48%	-121.49%	-215.25%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$4.513B	-$598.0M	$7.316B
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Gross SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseGross	9681000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Asset SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAsset	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase	9681000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Fair Value Of Collateral SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseFairValueOfCollateral	9681000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Amount Offset Against Collateral SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Gross DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedGross	17209000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Asset DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedAsset	6705000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoaned	10504000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	579000000	USD
	pru	Non Derivative Aoci Net Investment Hedge Before Tax NonDerivativeAOCINetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	-17000000	USD
	pru	Non Derivative Aoci Net Investment Hedge Before Tax NonDerivativeAOCINetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Credit Risk Derivatives At Fair Value Net CreditRiskDerivativesAtFairValueNet	21000000	USD
CY2020Q3	pru	Credit Derivative Protection Purchased Notional Amount CreditDerivativeProtectionPurchasedNotionalAmount	440000000	USD
	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss To Be Reclassified Within Twelve Months CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths	271000000	USD
	us-gaap	Maximum Length Of Time Hedged In Cash Flow Hedge1 MaximumLengthOfTimeHedgedInCashFlowHedge1	P10Y
CY2020Q3	pru	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Investment Hedge Before Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	-160000000	USD
	pru	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Investment Hedge Before Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	-150000000	USD
CY2019Q3	pru	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Investment Hedge Before Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	9000000	USD
	pru	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Investment Hedge Before Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	12000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Credit Derivative Maximum Exposure Undiscounted CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted	1227000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Credit Risk Derivatives At Fair Value Net CreditRiskDerivativesAtFairValueNet	8000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Credit Derivative Maximum Exposure Undiscounted CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted	792000000	USD
CY2019Q4	pru	Credit Derivative Protection Purchased Notional Amount CreditDerivativeProtectionPurchasedNotionalAmount	6000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	26232000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	26232000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	26232000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	1190000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	12190000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	12190000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	12190000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	573000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	13519000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	13519000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	13519000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	867000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	6705000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	6705000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	6705000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	831000000	USD
	us-gaap	Schedule Of Closed Block Assets And Liabilities ScheduleOfClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilities	<div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:22.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Closed Block liabilities and assets designated to the Closed Block, as well as maximum future earnings to be recognized from these liabilities and assets, are as follows:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:74.888%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.532%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:10.173%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.532%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:10.175%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">September 30,<br/>2020</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31,<br/>2019</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="9" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(in millions)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Closed Block liabilities</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Future policy benefits</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">46,918 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">47,613 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Policyholders’ dividends payable</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">754 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">717 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Policyholders’ dividend obligation</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,141 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,149 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Policyholders’ account balances</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,894 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,973 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Other Closed Block liabilities</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,224 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,049 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 36pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total Closed Block liabilities</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">63,931 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">63,501 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Closed Block assets</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">41,973 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">41,146 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">257 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">256 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Equity securities, at fair value</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,074 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,245 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Commercial mortgage and other loans</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,419 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,629 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Policy loans</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,106 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,264 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Other invested assets</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,418 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,333 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Short-term investments</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">79 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">227 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 36pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">60,326 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">60,100 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cash and cash equivalents</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">385 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">191 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Accrued investment income</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">459 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">456 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Other Closed Block assets</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">141 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">93 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 36pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total Closed Block assets</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">61,311 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">60,840 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Excess of reported Closed Block liabilities over Closed Block assets</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,620 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,661 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Portion of above representing accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net unrealized investment gains (losses)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,473 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,280 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 18pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Allocated to policyholder dividend obligation</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(5,530)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(3,332)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Future earnings to be recognized from Closed Block assets and Closed Block liabilities</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,563 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,609 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr></table></div>
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Future Policy Benefits And Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockLiabilitiesFuturePolicyBenefitsAndPolicyholderAccountBalances	47613000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividends Payable ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendsPayable	754000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividends Payable ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendsPayable	717000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	8141000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	6149000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Policyholder Funds ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherPolicyholderFunds	4894000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Policyholder Funds ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherPolicyholderFunds	4973000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherClosedBlockLiabilities	3224000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherClosedBlockLiabilities	4049000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilities	63931000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilities	63501000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Fixed Maturity Available For Sale At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockFixedMaturityAvailableForSaleAtFairValue	41973000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Fixed Maturity Available For Sale At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockFixedMaturityAvailableForSaleAtFairValue	41146000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Policy Loans AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockPolicyLoans	4106000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Policy Loans AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockPolicyLoans	4264000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherInvestments	3418000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Trading Securities Debt AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockTradingSecuritiesDebt	257000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Trading Securities Debt AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockTradingSecuritiesDebt	256000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Equity Securities At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockEquitySecuritiesAtFairValue	2074000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Equity Securities At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockEquitySecuritiesAtFairValue	2245000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Mortgage Loans On Real Estate AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockMortgageLoansOnRealEstate	8419000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Mortgage Loans On Real Estate AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockMortgageLoansOnRealEstate	8629000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherInvestments	3333000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Short Term Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockShortTermInvestments	79000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Short Term Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockShortTermInvestments	227000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockInvestments	60326000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockInvestments	60100000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Cash And Cash Equivalents AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockCashAndCashEquivalents	385000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Cash And Cash Equivalents AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockCashAndCashEquivalents	191000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Accrued Investment Income AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockAccruedInvestmentIncome	459000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Accrued Investment Income AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockAccruedInvestmentIncome	456000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Closed Block Assets1 AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherClosedBlockAssets1	141000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Closed Block Assets1 AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherClosedBlockAssets1	93000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	61311000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	60840000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Excess Of Reported Closed Block Liabilities Over Assets Designated To Closed Block ExcessOfReportedClosedBlockLiabilitiesOverAssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	2620000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Excess Of Reported Closed Block Liabilities Over Assets Designated To Closed Block ExcessOfReportedClosedBlockLiabilitiesOverAssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	2661000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Investments Available For Sale Change In Unrealized Appreciation ClosedBlockInvestmentsAvailableForSaleChangeInUnrealizedAppreciation	5473000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Investments Available For Sale Change In Unrealized Appreciation ClosedBlockInvestmentsAvailableForSaleChangeInUnrealizedAppreciation	3280000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Change In Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesChangeInPolicyholderDividendObligation	-5530000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Change In Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesChangeInPolicyholderDividendObligation	-3332000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Maximum Future Earnings To Be Recognized ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesMaximumFutureEarningsToBeRecognized	2563000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Maximum Future Earnings To Be Recognized ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesMaximumFutureEarningsToBeRecognized	2609000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	6149000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Dividend Obligation Increase Decrease For Effect Of Operating Results ClosedBlockDividendObligationIncreaseDecreaseForEffectOfOperatingResults	-192000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Dividend Obligation Change In Unrealized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockDividendObligationChangeInUnrealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	2197000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	8141000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	459000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	510000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	1457000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	1618000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	586000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	591000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	1649000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	1732000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	18000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	351000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	266000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	456000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsOtherRevenue	242000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsOtherRevenue	31000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsOtherRevenue	-43000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsOtherRevenue	356000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	1305000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	1483000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	3329000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	4162000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefits ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefits	641000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefits ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefits	659000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefits ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefits	2013000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefits ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefits	2148000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Change In Policyholder Benefits And Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockOperationsChangeInPolicyholderBenefitsAndInterestCreditedToPolicyholderAccountBalances	32000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Change In Policyholder Benefits And Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockOperationsChangeInPolicyholderBenefitsAndInterestCreditedToPolicyholderAccountBalances	33000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Change In Policyholder Benefits And Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockOperationsChangeInPolicyholderBenefitsAndInterestCreditedToPolicyholderAccountBalances	96000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Change In Policyholder Benefits And Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockOperationsChangeInPolicyholderBenefitsAndInterestCreditedToPolicyholderAccountBalances	97000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderDividends	532000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderDividends	649000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderDividends	955000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderDividends	1617000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Expense ClosedBlockOperationsOtherExpense	81000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Expense ClosedBlockOperationsOtherExpense	88000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Expense ClosedBlockOperationsOtherExpense	248000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Expense ClosedBlockOperationsOtherExpense	266000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	1286000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	1429000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	3312000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	4128000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Results ClosedBlockOperationsNetResults	15000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	19000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	54000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	17000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	34000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	4000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	39000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	-30000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	-14000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Results ClosedBlockOperationsNetResults	15000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Results ClosedBlockOperationsNetResults	47000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Results ClosedBlockOperationsNetResults	48000000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7000000	USD
	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	-0.006
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	726000000	USD
	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.194
	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
	pru	Cares Act Nol Carryback CARESActNOLCarryback	325000000	USD
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
	pru	Gilti Taxon Nol Carryback GILTITaxonNOLCarryback	13000000	USD
	pru	Ytdcares Act Nol Carryback YTDCARESActNOLCarryback	38000000	USD
	pru	Nol Carryback NOLCarryback	47000000	USD
	pru	High Tax Exception Percentage HighTaxExceptionPercentage	0.189
	pru	Percentageofthe Effective Income Tax Rate Recat Federal Statutory Income PercentageoftheEffectiveIncomeTaxRateRecatFederalStatutoryIncome	0.90
	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
	pru	High Tax Exception Percentage HighTaxExceptionPercentage	0.189
	pru	High Tax Exception Percentage HighTaxExceptionPercentage	0.189
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Debt Current DebtCurrent	1113000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Current DebtCurrent	1933000000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Short Term Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.0011
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.0161
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