Reinsurance - Reinsurance Recoverables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | $ 3,961 | |
Allowance for uncollectible reinsurance, including assets held for sale | (30) | |
Market risk benefits | 1,008 | $ 993 |
Total reinsurance recoverables, including assets held for sale | 4,939 | |
Held-for-Sale | Medicare Advantage and related Cigna Healthcare businesses | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverable classified as assets of businesses held for sale | 194 | |
Other Current Assets | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables | 188 | |
Berkshire Hathway Life Insurance Company Of Nebraska and Other Recoverables | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Market risk benefits | 1,008 | |
Fair value of collateral contractually required to meet or exceed carrying value of recoverable | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 618 | |
Collateral provisions exist that may mitigate risk of credit loss | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 2,902 | |
No collateral | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 441 | |
Ongoing Operations | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 461 | |
Ongoing Operations | A- equivalent and higher current ratings | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 242 | |
Ongoing Operations | BBB- to BBB+ equivalent current credit ratings | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 62 | |
Ongoing Operations | Not rated | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 157 | |
Ongoing Operations | Fair value of collateral contractually required to meet or exceed carrying value of recoverable | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 143 | |
Ongoing Operations | Fair value of collateral contractually required to meet or exceed carrying value of recoverable | A- equivalent and higher current ratings | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 0 | |
Ongoing Operations | Fair value of collateral contractually required to meet or exceed carrying value of recoverable | BBB- to BBB+ equivalent current credit ratings | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 0 | |
Ongoing Operations | Fair value of collateral contractually required to meet or exceed carrying value of recoverable | Not rated | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 143 | |
Ongoing Operations | Collateral provisions exist that may mitigate risk of credit loss | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 18 | |
Ongoing Operations | Collateral provisions exist that may mitigate risk of credit loss | A- equivalent and higher current ratings | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 7 | |
Ongoing Operations | Collateral provisions exist that may mitigate risk of credit loss | BBB- to BBB+ equivalent current credit ratings | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 0 | |
Ongoing Operations | Collateral provisions exist that may mitigate risk of credit loss | Not rated | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 11 | |
Ongoing Operations | No collateral | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 300 | |
Ongoing Operations | No collateral | A- equivalent and higher current ratings | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 235 | |
Ongoing Operations | No collateral | BBB- to BBB+ equivalent current credit ratings | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 62 | |
Ongoing Operations | No collateral | Not rated | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 3 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 3,500 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Lincoln National Life and Lincoln Life & Annuity of New York | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 2,548 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Empower Annuity Insurance Company | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 123 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Prudential Insurance Company of America | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 320 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Life Insurance Company of North America | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 311 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Other | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 188 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Not rated | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 10 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Fair value of collateral contractually required to meet or exceed carrying value of recoverable | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 475 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Fair value of collateral contractually required to meet or exceed carrying value of recoverable | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Lincoln National Life and Lincoln Life & Annuity of New York | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 0 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Fair value of collateral contractually required to meet or exceed carrying value of recoverable | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Empower Annuity Insurance Company | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 0 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Fair value of collateral contractually required to meet or exceed carrying value of recoverable | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Prudential Insurance Company of America | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 320 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Fair value of collateral contractually required to meet or exceed carrying value of recoverable | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Life Insurance Company of North America | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 0 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Fair value of collateral contractually required to meet or exceed carrying value of recoverable | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Other | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 155 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Fair value of collateral contractually required to meet or exceed carrying value of recoverable | Not rated | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 0 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Collateral provisions exist that may mitigate risk of credit loss | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 2,884 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Collateral provisions exist that may mitigate risk of credit loss | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Lincoln National Life and Lincoln Life & Annuity of New York | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 2,548 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Collateral provisions exist that may mitigate risk of credit loss | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Empower Annuity Insurance Company | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 0 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Collateral provisions exist that may mitigate risk of credit loss | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Prudential Insurance Company of America | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 0 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Collateral provisions exist that may mitigate risk of credit loss | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Life Insurance Company of North America | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 311 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Collateral provisions exist that may mitigate risk of credit loss | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Other | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 19 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | Collateral provisions exist that may mitigate risk of credit loss | Not rated | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 6 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | No collateral | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 141 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | No collateral | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Lincoln National Life and Lincoln Life & Annuity of New York | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 0 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | No collateral | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Empower Annuity Insurance Company | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 123 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | No collateral | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Prudential Insurance Company of America | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 0 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | No collateral | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Life Insurance Company of North America | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 0 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | No collateral | BBB+ equivalent and higher current ratings | Other | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | 14 | |
Acquisition, disposition or run-off activities | No collateral | Not rated | | |
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] | | |
Reinsurance recoverables before market risk benefits, including assets held for sale | $ 4 | |