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INVESTMENTS - Narrative (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) loan issue note | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) loan issue | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) issue loan extension
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of positions in unrealized loss position | issue | 3,635 |  | 3,635 |  | 4,402
Debt securities exposure in single issuer greater than stated percentage of total investments | 0.80% |  | 0.80% |  |
Amortized cost of fixed maturities available-for-sale | $ 81,681,000,000 |  | $ 81,681,000,000 |  | $ 74,033,000,000
12 months or longer, gross unrealized losses | 6,275,000,000 |  | 6,275,000,000 |  | 7,261,000,000
Loaned securities | 124,000,000 |  | $ 124,000,000 |  | 113,000,000
Minimum requirement percentage of the fair value of the loaned securities to be held as cash collateral |  |  | 102.00% |  |
Cash collateral | 127,000,000 |  | $ 127,000,000 |  | 116,000,000
Allowance for credit losses | 261,000,000 | $ 209,000,000 | 261,000,000 | $ 209,000,000 | 279,000,000
Non-accruing Loans | $ 69,000,000 |  | $ 69,000,000 |  | $ 253,000,000
Number of loans | loan | 0 |  | 1 |  | 4
Number of loans split into notes | note | 2 |  |  |  |
Number of notes with original loan terms | note | 1 |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | $ 65,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 236,000,000
Percentage of total commercial mortgage loans representing amortized cost |  |  |  |  | 1.50%
Number of troubled debt restructuring extensions | extension |  |  |  |  | 2
Separate account equity investment carrying value | 60,000,000 |  | $ 60,000,000 |  | $ 49,000,000
Interest credited to policyholders account balances participating group annuity contracts | 0 | 0 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Recurring |  |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Trading securities, at fair value | 2,215,000,000 |  | 2,215,000,000 |  | $ 1,057,000,000
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  |  | 17 months
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  |  | 4 years
Commercial, Agricultural And Residential Mortgage Loan |  |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Accrued investment income receivable | $ 93,000,000 |  | 93,000,000 |  | $ 82,000,000
Accrued interest written off |  |  | $ 0 | 0 |
Individually Assessed Mortgage Loans |  |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of foreclosed mortgage loans | loan | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Amortized cost of foreclosed mortgage loans | $ 108,000,000 |  | $ 108,000,000 |  |
Allowance for credit losses | 54,000,000 |  | 54,000,000 |  |
Cost of wholly owned real estate re-acquired as a result of mortgage loan foreclosure | $ 56,000,000 |  | $ 56,000,000 |  |
Number of mortgage loans, foreclosure probable | loan | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Mortgage Loans |  |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Non-accruing Loans | $ 36,000,000 |  | $ 36,000,000 |  | $ 127,000,000
Fixed maturities |  |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Accrued investment income receivable | 684,000,000 |  | 684,000,000 |  | 626,000,000
Accrued interest written off | 0 | $ 0 | 0 | $ 0 |
Amortized cost of fixed maturities available-for-sale | 81,700,000,000 |  | 81,700,000,000 |  | 74,000,000,000.0
Fixed maturities | Non-Investment Grade |  |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost basis other than investment grade | $ 2,000,000,000.0 |  | $ 2,000,000,000.0 |  | $ 2,600,000,000
Percentage of available for sale securities | 2.40% |  | 2.40% |  | 3.50%
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities | $ 58,000,000 |  | $ 58,000,000 |  | $ 101,000,000
Public Corporate |  |  |  |  |
Net Investment Income [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Exposure in single issuer of total investments | $ 400,000,000 |  | $ 400,000,000 |  | $ 360,000,000
Debt securities exposure in single issuer of total investments, percentage | 8.00% |  | 8.00% |  | 8.20%
Amortized cost of fixed maturities available-for-sale | $ 53,453,000,000 |  | $ 53,453,000,000 |  | $ 49,786,000,000
12 months or longer, gross unrealized losses | $ 4,555,000,000 |  | $ 4,555,000,000 |  | $ 5,231,000,000

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