POLICYHOLDER ACCOUNT BALANCES - Balances and Changes in Separate Accounts Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	$ 127,251
Balance, end of the period	132,664
Protection Solutions \| VUL
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	15,821	$ 13,187
Premiums and deposits	616	573
Policy charges	(287)	(278)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(330)	(282)
Benefit payments	(30)	(49)
Investment performance	1,508	1,687
Net transfers from (to) General Account	(86)	64
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of the period	17,212	14,902
Cash surrender value	16,840	14,561
Legacy Segment \| GMxB Legacy
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	33,794	32,616
Premiums and deposits	112	110
Policy charges	(324)	(340)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(1,629)	(1,324)
Benefit payments	(385)	(382)
Investment performance	(3)	3,392
Net transfers from (to) General Account	2,401	(2)
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of the period	33,966	34,070
Cash surrender value	33,702	33,792
Individual Retirement \| GMxB Core
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	29,829	27,772
Premiums and deposits	1,000	698
Policy charges	(249)	(245)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(1,720)	(1,227)
Benefit payments	(135)	(120)
Investment performance	117	2,144
Net transfers from (to) General Account	1,634	103
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of the period	30,476	29,125
Cash surrender value	29,644	28,276
Individual Retirement \| EQUI-VEST Individual
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	4,582	4,161
Premiums and deposits	40	49
Policy charges	(1)	(1)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(248)	(197)
Benefit payments	(26)	(27)
Investment performance	(7)	538
Net transfers from (to) General Account	445	(3)
Other charges	0	4
Balance, end of the period	4,785	4,524
Cash surrender value	4,752	4,491
Individual Retirement \| Investment Edge
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	4,275	3,798
Premiums and deposits	739	470
Policy charges	0	0
Surrenders and withdrawals	(254)	(198)
Benefit payments	(15)	(24)
Investment performance	(465)	326
Net transfers from (to) General Account	308	(257)
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of the period	4,588	4,115
Cash surrender value	4,501	4,023
Group Retirement \| EQUI-VEST Group
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	26,959	22,393
Premiums and deposits	1,180	1,116
Policy charges	(8)	(8)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(1,113)	(744)
Benefit payments	(32)	(28)
Investment performance	(170)	2,850
Net transfers from (to) General Account	2,409	(144)
Other charges	0	25
Balance, end of the period	29,225	25,460
Cash surrender value	28,935	25,210
Group Retirement \| Momentum
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period	4,421	3,885
Premiums and deposits	379	332
Policy charges	(11)	(10)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(476)	(364)
Benefit payments	(7)	(5)
Investment performance	6	452
Net transfers from (to) General Account	390	11
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of the period	4,702	4,301
Cash surrender value	$ 4,694	$ 4,295

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