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INVESTMENTS - Commercial Mortgage Loans by Key Credit Quality Indicator (Detail) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Loan-to-Value Ratio: |  |
Total | $ 10,648 | $ 11,224
Commercial mortgage loans |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average DSCR | 2.50 |
Loan-to-Value Ratio: |  |
2025 | $ 0 |
2024 | 12 |
2023 | 32 |
2022 | 0 |
2021 | 272 |
Prior | 1,174 |
Total | 1,490 | $ 1,537
Current-period gross writeoffs: |  |
2025 | 0 |
2024 | 0 |
2023 | 0 |
2022 | 0 |
2021 | 0 |
Prior | 0 |
Total | $ 0 |
Commercial mortgage loans | 2025 |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average DSCR | 0.00 |
Commercial mortgage loans | 2024 |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average DSCR | 1.13 |
Commercial mortgage loans | 2023 |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average DSCR | 2.49 |
Commercial mortgage loans | 2022 |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average DSCR | 0.00 |
Commercial mortgage loans | 2021 |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average DSCR | 3.04 |
Commercial mortgage loans | Prior |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average DSCR | 2.39 |
Commercial mortgage loans | Loan to Value Ratio, 0.00% to 59.99% |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average DSCR | 2.68 |
Loan-to-Value Ratio: |  |
2025 | $ 0 |
2024 | 0 |
2023 | 32 |
2022 | 0 |
2021 | 247 |
Prior | 1,010 |
Total | $ 1,289 |
Commercial mortgage loans | Loan to Value Ratio, 60.00% to 69.99% |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average DSCR | 2.14 |
Loan-to-Value Ratio: |  |
2025 | $ 0 |
2024 | 0 |
2023 | 0 |
2022 | 0 |
2021 | 25 |
Prior | 53 |
Total | $ 78 |
Commercial mortgage loans | Loan to Value Ratio, 70.00% to 79.99% |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average DSCR | 1.48 |
Loan-to-Value Ratio: |  |
2025 | $ 0 |
2024 | 0 |
2023 | 0 |
2022 | 0 |
2021 | 0 |
Prior | 8 |
Total | $ 8 |
Commercial mortgage loans | Loan-to-Value Ratio, 80.00% or greater |  |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |  |
Weighted Average DSCR | 0.76 |
Loan-to-Value Ratio: |  |
2025 | $ 0 |
2024 | 12 |
2023 | 0 |
2022 | 0 |
2021 | 0 |
Prior | 103 |
Total | $ 115 |

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