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INVESTMENTS - Transitional Real Estate Loans by Key Credit Quality Indicators (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Loan-to-Value Ratio: |  |
Total | $ 11,224 | $ 12,801
Transitional real estate loans |  |
Loan-to-Value Ratio: |  |
2024 | 0 |
2023 | 130 |
2022 | 1,976 |
2021 | 1,887 |
2020 | 182 |
Prior | 727 |
Total | 4,902 | $ 6,114
Current-period gross writeoffs: |  |
2024 | 0 |
2023 | 0 |
2022 | 0 |
2021 | 5 |
2020 | 0 |
Prior | 57 |
Total | 62 |
Transitional real estate loans | Loan to Value Ratio, 0% to 59.99% |  |
Loan-to-Value Ratio: |  |
2024 | 0 |
2023 | 0 |
2022 | 314 |
2021 | 357 |
2020 | 36 |
Prior | 11 |
Total | 718 |
Transitional real estate loans | Loan to Value Ratio, 60% to 69.99% |  |
Loan-to-Value Ratio: |  |
2024 | 0 |
2023 | 116 |
2022 | 500 |
2021 | 599 |
2020 | 18 |
Prior | 390 |
Total | 1,623 |
Transitional real estate loans | Loan to Value Ratio, 70% to 79.99% |  |
Loan-to-Value Ratio: |  |
2024 | 0 |
2023 | 14 |
2022 | 903 |
2021 | 660 |
2020 | 24 |
Prior | 58 |
Total | 1,659 |
Transitional real estate loans | Loan to Value Ratio, 80% or greater |  |
Loan-to-Value Ratio: |  |
2024 | 0 |
2023 | 0 |
2022 | 259 |
2021 | 271 |
2020 | 104 |
Prior | 268 |
Total | $ 902 |

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