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DERIVATIVES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments by Category | The following table presents the gross notional amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s derivatives: Derivative Instruments by Category
| December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021 |  |
|  |  | Fair Value |  |  |  | Fair Value |  |
| Notional Amount |  | Derivative Assets |  | Derivative Liabilities |  | Notional Amount |  | Derivative Assets |  | Derivative Liabilities |  |
| (in millions) |
Derivatives: designated for hedge accounting (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency swaps | $ | 1,431 |  |  | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 921 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  |
Interest swaps | 955 |  |  | — |  |  | 294 |  |  | 955 |  |  | — |  |  | 395 |  |  |
Total: designated for hedge accounting | 2,386 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 379 |  |  | 1,876 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 437 |  |  |
Derivatives: not designated for hedge accounting (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Futures | 5,151 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,640 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Swaps | 11,188 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 13,378 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Options | 40,122 |  |  | 7,583 |  |  | 3,412 |  |  | 48,489 |  |  | 12,024 |  |  | 5,065 |  |  |
Interest rate contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Futures | 12,693 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12,575 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |
Swaps | 1,515 |  |  | — |  |  | 166 |  |  | 1,889 |  |  | — |  |  | 46 |  |  |
Credit contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit default swaps | 327 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 774 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 10 |  |  |
Currency contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency swaps | 397 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 541 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  |
Currency forwards | 62 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 7 |  |  |
Other freestanding contracts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin | — |  |  | 226 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 125 |  |  | — |  |  |
Collateral | — |  |  | 142 |  |  | 4,472 |  |  | — |  |  | 178 |  |  | 6,160 |  |  |
Total: not designated for hedge accounting | 71,455 |  |  | 8,045 |  |  | 8,113 |  |  | 80,365 |  |  | 12,351 |  |  | 11,293 |  |  |
Embedded derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts due from reinsurers (5) | — |  |  | 4,114 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,813 |  |  | — |  |  |
GMIB reinsurance contracts (2) | — |  |  | 1,229 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,848 |  |  | — |  |  |
GMxB derivative features liability (3) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,764 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,525 |  |  |
SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features (4) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,164 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,773 |  |  |
Total embedded derivatives | — |  |  | 5,343 |  |  | 9,928 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,661 |  |  | 15,298 |  |  |
Total derivative instruments | $ | 73,841 |  |  | $ | 13,487 |  |  | $ | 18,420 |  |  | $ | 82,241 |  |  | $ | 20,019 |  |  | $ | 27,028 |  |  |
___________ (1)Reported in other invested assets in the consolidated balance sheets. (2)Reported in GMIB reinsurance contract asset in the consolidated balance sheets. (3)Reported in future policy benefits and other policyholders’ liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. (4)Reported in policyholders’ account balances in the consolidated balance sheets. (5)Represents GMIB NLG ceded related to the Venerable Transaction. The following table presents the effects of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (loss). Derivative Instruments by Category
| Year Ended December 31, 2022 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2021 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2020
| Net Derivatives Gain(Losses) (1) |  | NII (2) | Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances |  | AOCI |  | Net Derivatives Gain(Losses) (1) |  |  | Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances |  | AOCI |  | Net Derivatives Gain(Losses) (1) |  |  | Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances |  | AOCI
| (in millions)
Derivatives: Designated for Hedge accounting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Flow Hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency Swaps | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | (4) |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  |  | $ | (45) |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Interest Swaps | (86) |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | 206 |  |  | (69) |  |  |  | — |  |  | (87) |  |  | (9) |  |  |  | — |  |  | (87) |
Total: Designated for Hedge accounting | (67) |  |  | 7 |  | (4) |  |  | 230 |  |  | (71) |  |  |  | (45) |  |  | (82) |  |  | (9) |  |  |  | — |  |  | (87) |
Derivatives: Not Designated for Hedge accounting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Futures | 285 |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (567) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,011) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Swaps | 2,644 |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,614) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,368) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Options | (2,750) |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,886 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,663 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest Rate contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Futures | (1,688) |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (728) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,740 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Swaps | (492) |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,317) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,832 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Swaptions | — |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Credit contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Default Swaps | 7 |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Currency contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency Swaps | 10 |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Currency forwards | 3 |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total: Not Designated for Hedge accounting | (1,981) |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,337) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,861 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Embedded Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts due from reinsurers | (1,706) |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 517 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
GMIB reinsurance contracts | (581) |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (625) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 417 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
GMxB derivative features liability (3) | 3,076 |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,841 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,253) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| Year Ended December 31, 2022 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2021 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2020
| Net Derivatives Gain(Losses) (1) |  | NII (2) | Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances |  | AOCI |  | Net Derivatives Gain(Losses) (1) |  |  | Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances |  | AOCI |  | Net Derivatives Gain(Losses) (1) |  |  | Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances |  | AOCI
| (in millions)
SCS, SIO,MSO and IUL indexed features | 2,955 |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,835) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total Embedded Derivatives | 3,744 |  |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,102) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,574) |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total derivatives instruments | $ | 1,696 |  |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | (4) |  |  | $ | 230 |  |  | $ | (4,510) |  |  |  | $ | (45) |  |  | $ | (82) |  |  | $ | (1,722) |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (87) |
_____________ (1)Reported in net derivative gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of income (loss). (2)Net Investment Income (“NII”). (3)Excludes settlement fees of $45 million on CS Life reinsurance contract for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Schedule of Cash Flow Hedges Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following table presents a roll-forward of cash flow hedges recognized in AOCI. Roll-forward of Cash flow hedges in AOCI
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
|  |  |  |  | (in millions)
Balance, beginning of period |  |  |  |  | $ | (208) |  |  | $ | (126) |  |  | $ | (38) |
Amount recorded in AOCI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency swaps |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |  | (35) |  |  | — |
Interest swaps |  |  |  |  | 102 |  |  | (183) |  |  | (108) |
Total amount recorded in AOCI |  |  |  |  | 131 |  |  | (218) |  |  | (108) |
Amount reclassified from AOCI to income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency swaps (1) |  |  |  |  | (5) |  |  | 40 |  |  | — |
Interest swaps (1) |  |  |  |  | 104 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 20 |
Total amount reclassified from AOCI to income |  |  |  |  | 99 |  |  | 136 |  |  | 20 |
Balance, end of period (2) |  |  |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | (208) |  |  | $ | (126) |
_______________ (1) Currency swaps reclassified from AOCI to income are reported in net investment income in the consolidated statements of income (loss). Interest swaps reclassified from AOCI to income are reported in net derivative gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of income (loss). (2) The Company does not estimate the amount of the deferred losses in AOCI at years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 which will be released and reclassified into Net income (loss) over the next 12 months as the amounts cannot be reasonably estimated.
Schedule of Offsetting Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Instruments | The following tables presents information about the Company’s offsetting of financial assets and liabilities and derivative instruments as of December 31, 2022 and 2021: Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Instruments As of December 31, 2022
| Gross Amount Recognized |  | Gross Amount Offset in the Balance Sheets |  | Net Amount Presented in the Balance Sheets |  | Gross Amount not Offset in the Balance Sheets (3) |  | Net Amount
| (in millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets (1) | $ | 8,143 |  |  | $ | 7,047 |  |  | $ | 1,096 |  |  | $ | (848) |  |  | $ | 248 |
Other financial assets | 2,789 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,789 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,789 |
Other invested assets | $ | 10,932 |  |  | $ | 7,047 |  |  | $ | 3,885 |  |  | $ | (848) |  |  | $ | 3,037 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities (2) | $ | 7,645 |  |  | $ | 7,047 |  |  | $ | 598 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 598 |
Other financial liabilities | 5,275 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,275 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,275 |
Other liabilities | $ | 12,920 |  |  | $ | 7,047 |  |  | $ | 5,873 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,873 |
______________ (1)Excludes Investment Management and Research segment’s derivative assets of consolidated VIEs/VOEs. (2)Excludes Investment Management and Research segment’s derivative liabilities of consolidated VIEs/VOEs. (3)Financial instruments/Collateral sent (held). As of December 31, 2021
| Gross Amount Recognized |  | Gross Amount Offset in the Balance Sheets |  | Net Amount Presented in the Balance Sheets |  | Gross Amount not Offset in the Balance Sheets (3) |  | Net Amount |  |
| (in millions) |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative assets (1) | $ | 12,358 |  |  | $ | 10,756 |  |  | $ | 1,602 |  |  | $ | (961) |  |  | $ | 641 |  |  |
Other financial assets | 1,989 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,989 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,989 |  |  |
Other invested assets | $ | 14,347 |  |  | $ | 10,756 |  |  | $ | 3,591 |  |  | $ | (961) |  |  | $ | 2,630 |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative liabilities (2) | $ | 10,770 |  |  | $ | 10,756 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  |
Other financial liabilities | 3,919 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,919 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,919 |  |  |
Other liabilities | $ | 14,689 |  |  | $ | 10,756 |  |  | $ | 3,933 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,933 |  |  |
______________ (1)Excludes Investment Management and Research segment’s derivative assets of consolidated VIEs/VOEs. (2)Excludes Investment Management and Research segment’s derivative liabilities of consolidated VIEs/VOEs. (3)Financial instruments sent (held).

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