POLICYHOLDER ACCOUNT BALANCES - Balances and Changes in Separate Accounts Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	$ 127,251
Balance, end of the period	133,735
Protection Solutions \| VUL
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	15,821	$ 13,187
Premiums and deposits	306	287
Policy charges	(143)	(137)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(142)	(117)
Benefit payments	(16)	(24)
Investment performance	1,229	843
Net transfers from (to) General Account	(48)	45
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of the period	17,007	14,084
Cash surrender value	16,648	13,755
Legacy Segment \| GMxB Legacy
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	33,794	32,616
Premiums and deposits	54	65
Policy charges	(168)	(178)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(812)	(660)
Benefit payments	(196)	(192)
Investment performance	2,189	1,808
Net transfers from (to) General Account	(1)	0
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of the period	34,860	33,459
Cash surrender value	34,595	33,181
Individual Retirement \| GMxB Core
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	29,829	27,772
Premiums and deposits	504	256
Policy charges	(115)	(115)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(820)	(559)
Benefit payments	(78)	(56)
Investment performance	1,442	1,202
Net transfers from (to) General Account	58	49
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of the period	30,820	28,549
Cash surrender value	29,979	27,680
Individual Retirement \| EQUI-VEST Individual
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	4,582	4,161
Premiums and deposits	18	26
Policy charges	(1)	(1)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(129)	(100)
Benefit payments	(15)	(14)
Investment performance	373	269
Net transfers from (to) General Account	(2)	(3)
Other charges	0	4
Balance, end of the period	4,826	4,342
Cash surrender value	4,792	4,310
Individual Retirement \| Investment Edge
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	4,275	3,798
Premiums and deposits	310	253
Policy charges	0	0
Surrenders and withdrawals	(135)	(95)
Benefit payments	(5)	(12)
Investment performance	258	175
Net transfers from (to) General Account	(179)	(140)
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of the period	4,524	3,979
Cash surrender value	4,437	3,885
Group Retirement \| EQUI-VEST Group
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	26,959	22,393
Premiums and deposits	565	531
Policy charges	(4)	(4)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(542)	(359)
Benefit payments	(17)	(15)
Investment performance	2,138	1,438
Net transfers from (to) General Account	(81)	(69)
Other charges	0	25
Balance, end of the period	29,018	23,940
Cash surrender value	28,733	23,702
Group Retirement \| Momentum
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	4,421	3,885
Premiums and deposits	181	178
Policy charges	(6)	(5)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(208)	(157)
Benefit payments	(4)	(3)
Investment performance	314	235
Net transfers from (to) General Account	8	9
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of the period	4,706	4,142
Cash surrender value	$ 4,699	$ 4,136

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