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INVESTMENTS - Available-for-sale Debt Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | $ 75,306 | $ 75,469
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 5,875 | 4,800
Gross Unrealized Losses | 3,082 | 4,528
Fair Value | 78,099 | 75,741
Yen-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 43,767 | 43,920
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 3,119 | 2,595
Gross Unrealized Losses | 1,931 | 2,849
Fair Value | 44,955 | 43,666
Dollar-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 31,539 | 31,549
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 2,756 | 2,205
Gross Unrealized Losses | 1,151 | 1,679
Fair Value | 33,144 | 32,075
Japan government and agencies | Yen-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 25,264 | 25,418
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 1,534 | 1,259
Gross Unrealized Losses | 1,079 | 1,724
Fair Value | 25,719 | 24,953
Municipalities |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 2,416 | 2,320
Municipalities | Yen-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 1,028 | 1,034
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 152 | 124
Gross Unrealized Losses | 42 | 61
Fair Value | 1,138 | 1,097
Municipalities | Dollar-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 1,280 | 1,269
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 53 | 43
Gross Unrealized Losses | 55 | 89
Fair Value | 1,278 | 1,223
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 2,567 | 2,146
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities | Yen-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 238 | 241
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 9 | 8
Gross Unrealized Losses | 8 | 12
Fair Value | 239 | 237
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities | Dollar-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 2,307 | 1,926
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 90 | 67
Gross Unrealized Losses | 69 | 84
Fair Value | 2,328 | 1,909
Public utilities |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 7,933 | 7,666
Public utilities | Yen-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 3,979 | 3,932
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 351 | 301
Gross Unrealized Losses | 63 | 108
Fair Value | 4,267 | 4,125
Public utilities | Dollar-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 3,479 | 3,481
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 315 | 240
Gross Unrealized Losses | 128 | 180
Fair Value | 3,666 | 3,541
Sovereign and supranational |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 728 | 834
Sovereign and supranational | Yen-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 543 | 659
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 31 | 24
Gross Unrealized Losses | 3 | 5
Fair Value | 571 | 678
Sovereign and supranational | Dollar-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 132 | 133
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 36 | 35
Gross Unrealized Losses | 11 | 12
Fair Value | 157 | 156
Banks/financial institutions |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 9,420 | 9,299
Banks/financial institutions | Yen-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 6,313 | 6,348
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 337 | 324
Gross Unrealized Losses | 427 | 531
Fair Value | 6,223 | 6,141
Banks/financial institutions | Dollar-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 2,966 | 2,992
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 316 | 271
Gross Unrealized Losses | 85 | 105
Fair Value | 3,197 | 3,158
Other corporate |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 29,142 | 28,362
Other corporate | Yen-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 6,402 | 6,288
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 705 | 555
Gross Unrealized Losses | 309 | 408
Fair Value | 6,798 | 6,435
Other corporate | Dollar-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 21,196 | 21,579
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 1,946 | 1,549
Gross Unrealized Losses | 798 | 1,201
Fair Value | 22,344 | 21,927
U.S. government and agencies | Dollar-denominated |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Amortized Cost | 179 | 169
Allowance for Credit Losses | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Gains | 0 | 0
Gross Unrealized Losses | 5 | 8
Fair Value | $ 174 | $ 161

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