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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Fair Value Hierarchy Levels of Assets by Pricing Source, Securities Carried at Amortized Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | $ 18,460 | $ 21,210
Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 17,530 | 20,132
Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 930 | 1,078
Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Government and agencies |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 17,687 | 20,312
Government and agencies | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 17,530 | 20,132
Government and agencies | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 157 | 180
Government and agencies | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Government and agencies | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 17,687 | 20,312
Government and agencies | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 17,530 | 20,132
Government and agencies | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 157 | 180
Government and agencies | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Municipalities |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 289 | 335
Municipalities | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Municipalities | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 289 | 335
Municipalities | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Municipalities | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 289 | 335
Municipalities | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Municipalities | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 289 | 335
Municipalities | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Public utilities |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 36 | 41
Public utilities | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Public utilities | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 36 | 41
Public utilities | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Public utilities | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 36 | 41
Public utilities | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Public utilities | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 36 | 41
Public utilities | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Sovereign and supranational |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 429 | 500
Sovereign and supranational | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Sovereign and supranational | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 429 | 500
Sovereign and supranational | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Sovereign and supranational | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 213 | 242
Sovereign and supranational | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Sovereign and supranational | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 213 | 242
Sovereign and supranational | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Sovereign and supranational | Broker/other |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value |  | 258
Sovereign and supranational | Broker/other | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value |  | 0
Sovereign and supranational | Broker/other | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value |  | 258
Sovereign and supranational | Broker/other | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value |  | 0
Sovereign and supranational | Internal valuation technique |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 216 |
Sovereign and supranational | Internal valuation technique | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 |
Sovereign and supranational | Internal valuation technique | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 216 |
Sovereign and supranational | Internal valuation technique | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 |
Other corporate |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 19 | 22
Other corporate | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Other corporate | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 19 | 22
Other corporate | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Other corporate | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 19 | 22
Other corporate | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 0 | 0
Other corporate | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | 19 | 22
Other corporate | Third party pricing vendor valuation technique | Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Fixed maturity securities, held-to-maturity, fair value | $ 0 | $ 0

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