POLICYHOLDER ACCOUNT BALANCES Separate Accounts Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	$ 114,853
Balance, end of the period	119,752
VUL \| Protection Solutions
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	13,187	$ 16,405
Premiums and deposits	287	283
Policy charges	(137)	(139)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(117)	(114)
Benefit payments	(24)	(54)
Investment performance (1)	843	(1,032)
Net transfers from (to) general account	45	(12)
Other charges	0
Balance, end of the period	14,084	15,337
Cash surrender value	13,755	15,022
GMxB Legacy \| Legacy Segment
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	32,616	44,912
Premiums and deposits	65	55
Policy charges	(178)	(183)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(660)	(771)
Benefit payments	(192)	(186)
Investment performance (1)	1,808	(2,932)
Net transfers from (to) general account	0	(4)
Other charges	0
Balance, end of the period	33,459	40,891
Cash surrender value	33,181	40,601
Momentum \| Group Retirement
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	3,885	4,975
Premiums and deposits	178	185
Policy charges	(5)	(5)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(157)	(210)
Benefit payments	(3)	(1)
Investment performance (1)	235	(326)
Net transfers from (to) general account	9	(23)
Other charges	0
Balance, end of the period	4,142	4,595
Cash surrender value	4,136	4,588
EG \| Group Retirement
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	22,393	27,509
Premiums and deposits	531	523
Policy charges	(4)	(4)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(359)	(356)
Benefit payments	(15)	(20)
Investment performance (1)	1,438	(1,874)
Net transfers from (to) general account	(69)	(109)
Other charges	25
Balance, end of the period	23,940	25,669
Cash surrender value	23,702	25,426
IE \| Individual Retirement
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	3,798	4,287
Premiums and deposits	253	241
Policy charges	0	0
Surrenders and withdrawals	(95)	(68)
Benefit payments	(12)	(11)
Investment performance (1)	175	(257)
Net transfers from (to) general account	(140)	(39)
Other charges	0
Balance, end of the period	3,979	4,153
Cash surrender value	3,885	4,061
EI \| Individual Retirement
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	4,161	5,583
Premiums and deposits	26	42
Policy charges	(1)	0
Surrenders and withdrawals	(100)	(88)
Benefit payments	(14)	(16)
Investment performance (1)	269	(380)
Net transfers from (to) general account	(3)	(10)
Other charges	4
Balance, end of the period	4,342	5,131
Cash surrender value	4,310	5,096
GMxB Core \| Individual Retirement
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	27,772	35,288
Premiums and deposits	256	441
Policy charges	(115)	(114)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(559)	(690)
Benefit payments	(56)	(70)
Investment performance (1)	1,202	(2,197)
Net transfers from (to) general account	49	38
Other charges	0
Balance, end of the period	28,549	32,696
Cash surrender value	27,680	$ 31,748
Others \| Group Retirement
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	7,041
Balance, end of the period	$ 7,257

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