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DERIVATIVES - Financial Statement Impact of Derivatives By Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	$ 68	$ (185)	$ 3,118	$ (3,930)
Net investment income (loss)	842	997	2,357	2,914
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	(378)	(305)	(1,002)	(905)
Amount Due from Reinsurers
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	(364)	344	(1,506)	586
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
GMIB Reinsurance Contracts
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	(196)	(84)	(535)	(542)
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
GMxB Derivative Features’ Liability
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	429	(395)	2,943	2,340
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Settlement fee				45
SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL Indexed Features
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	781	172	4,648	(2,157)
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Embedded derivatives
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	650	37	5,550	227
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Derivative instruments including embedded derivative
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	68	(185)	3,118	(3,975)
Net investment income (loss)	5	0	7	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	(36)	(15)	(46)	(32)
AOCI	205	(1)	358	(34)
Not designated for hedge accounting
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	(551)	(196)	(2,374)	(4,148)
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Not designated for hedge accounting | Currency swaps
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	23	3	41	3
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Not designated for hedge accounting | Swaps
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	(125)	67	(428)	(2,375)
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Not designated for hedge accounting | Futures
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	31	(2)	486	(451)
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Not designated for hedge accounting | Swaps
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	596	(3)	3,374	(2,613)
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Not designated for hedge accounting | Options
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	(649)	(169)	(4,379)	2,177
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Not designated for hedge accounting | Futures
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	(428)	(93)	(1,486)	(891)
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Not designated for hedge accounting | Swaptions
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	0	0	0	0
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Not designated for hedge accounting | Credit default swaps
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	(1)	0	13	0
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Not designated for hedge accounting | Currency forwards
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	2	1	5	2
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Not designated for hedge accounting | Margin
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	0	0	0	0
Net investment income (loss)	0		0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Not designated for hedge accounting | Collateral
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	0	0	0	0
Net investment income (loss)	0		0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0	0	0	0
AOCI	0	0	0	0
Cash flow hedge | Designated for hedge accounting
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	(31)	(26)	(58)	(54)
Net investment income (loss)	5	0	7	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	(36)	(15)	(46)	(32)
AOCI	205	(1)	358	(34)
Cash flow hedge | Designated for hedge accounting | Currency swaps
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	7	0	21	0
Net investment income (loss)	5	0	7	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	(36)	(15)	(46)	(32)
AOCI	111	8	116	8
Cash flow hedge | Designated for hedge accounting | Swaps
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Net derivative gains (losses)	(38)	(26)	(79)	(54)
Net investment income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances	0		0	0
AOCI	$ 94	$ (9)	$ 242	$ (42)

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