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REINSURANCE - Ceded Reinsurance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Estimated net fair values of ceded GMIB reinsurance contracts, considered derivatives |  | $ 1,229 | $ 1,848 |
Estimated net fair values of ceded GMIB NLG ceded reserves to Venerable |  | 4,114 | 5,813 |
Third-party reinsurance recoverables related to insurance contracts | [1] | 17,201 | 14,679 |
Amount due to reinsurers |  | 1,533 | 1,381 |
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of the reinsurance contracts |  | (619) | (640) | $ 349
Group Life And Health Insurance |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Reinsurance recoverables related to insurance contracts |  | 47 | 40 |
Reinsurance assumed reserves |  | 662 | 798 |
Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company (A- KBRA (IFRS) rating) | A - |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Reinsurance recoverables related to insurance contracts |  | 8,966 | 10,291 |
First Allmerica-GAF |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount due to reinsurers |  | 147 | 0 |
First Allmerica-GAF | Global Assessment Of Functioning Scale |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Reinsurance recoverables related to insurance contracts |  | 4,005 |  |
RGA Reinsurance Company |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount due to reinsurers |  | 1,171 | 1,212 |
RGA Reinsurance Company | AA- |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Reinsurance recoverables related to insurance contracts |  | 1,272 | 1,138 |
Zurich Life Insurance Company, Ltd. | AA- |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Reinsurance recoverables related to insurance contracts |  | 1,181 | 1,318 |
Protective Life Insurance Company |  |  |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-17, Insurance Companies, Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amount due to reinsurers |  | $ 104 | $ 111 |
[1] | Represents the fair value of the ceded reserves to Venerable. See Note 1 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements for details of the Venerable Transaction and Note 8 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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- Definition Liability as of the balance sheet date for the estimated ultimate cost of settling claims and claim adjustment expense relating to insured events that have occurred on or before the balance sheet date for those liabilities owed to another party as a result of assuming another insurer's primary obligation. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (cc) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116884095&loc=d3e14764-158437 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116884095&loc=d3e14764-158437 + Details
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