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BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Operating Earning (Loss) By Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment revenues | $ 14,990 | $ 13,621 | $ 12,826
Benefits and other deductions |  |  |
Policyholders’ benefits | 2,696 | 2,760 | 2,628
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 2,511 | 2,083 | 1,410
Commissions and distribution-related payments | 1,896 | 1,590 | 1,567
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 711 | 641 | 586
Compensation and benefits | 2,367 | 2,269 | 2,109
Interest expense and financing fees | 241 | 252 | 226
Total benefits and other deductions | 10,422 | 9,595 | 8,526
Other segment items | 1,638 | 1,561 | 1,778
Income taxes | (455) | (401) | (449)
Less: Operating (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 468 | 370 | 347
Operating earnings (loss) | 2,007 | 1,694 | 1,726
Operating Segments | Individual Retirement |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment revenues | 3,656 | 2,913 | 2,279
Benefits and other deductions |  |  |
Policyholders’ benefits | 324 | 299 | 222
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 1,208 | 708 | 327
Commissions and distribution-related payments | 356 | 262 | 236
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 460 | 388 | 334
Compensation and benefits | 48 | 57 | 21
Interest expense and financing fees | 0 | 1 | 1
Total benefits and other deductions | 2,396 | 1,715 | 1,141
Other segment items | 154 | 138 | 145
Income taxes | (153) | (176) | (173)
Less: Operating (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating earnings (loss) | 953 | 884 | 820
Operating Segments | Group Retirement |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment revenues | 1,194 | 1,021 | 1,158
Benefits and other deductions |  |  |
Policyholders’ benefits | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 227 | 215 | 281
Commissions and distribution-related payments | 170 | 155 | 154
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 54 | 59 | 59
Compensation and benefits | 37 | 27 | 18
Interest expense and financing fees | 0 | 0 | 1
Total benefits and other deductions | 488 | 456 | 513
Other segment items | 100 | 86 | 105
Income taxes | (84) | (80) | (94)
Less: Operating (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating earnings (loss) | 522 | 399 | 446
Operating Segments | Asset Management |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment revenues | 4,479 | 4,117 | 4,105
Benefits and other deductions |  |  |
Policyholders’ benefits | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 0 | 0 | 0
Commissions and distribution-related payments | 742 | 610 | 630
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 0 | 0 | 0
Compensation and benefits | 1,788 | 1,736 | 1,647
Interest expense and financing fees | 44 | 54 | 18
Total benefits and other deductions | 2,574 | 2,400 | 2,295
Other segment items | 821 | 831 | 872
Income taxes | (178) | (126) | (162)
Less: Operating (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 427 | 349 | 352
Operating earnings (loss) | 479 | 411 | 424
Operating Segments | Protection Solutions |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment revenues | 3,329 | 3,180 | 3,120
Benefits and other deductions |  |  |
Policyholders’ benefits | 1,901 | 1,975 | 1,896
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 534 | 520 | 511
Commissions and distribution-related payments | 172 | 158 | 142
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 125 | 120 | 117
Compensation and benefits | 137 | 116 | 76
Interest expense and financing fees | 1 | 5 | 1
Total benefits and other deductions | 2,870 | 2,894 | 2,743
Other segment items | 243 | 225 | 260
Income taxes | (30) | (10) | (20)
Less: Operating (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating earnings (loss) | 186 | 51 | 97
Operating Segments | Wealth Management |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment revenues | 1,796 | 1,551 | 1,446
Benefits and other deductions |  |  |
Policyholders’ benefits | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 0 | 0 | 0
Commissions and distribution-related payments | 1,133 | 968 | 940
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 0 | 0 | 0
Compensation and benefits | 314 | 285 | 313
Interest expense and financing fees | 0 | 0 | 0
Total benefits and other deductions | 1,447 | 1,253 | 1,253
Other segment items | 105 | 88 | 57
Income taxes | (60) | (51) | (35)
Less: Operating (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating earnings (loss) | 184 | 159 | 101
Operating Segments | Legacy |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment revenues | 498 | 531 | 568
Benefits and other deductions |  |  |
Policyholders’ benefits | 1 | 0 | 1
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 33 | 36 | 40
Commissions and distribution-related payments | 160 | 171 | 186
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 62 | 63 | 65
Compensation and benefits | 30 | 28 | 11
Interest expense and financing fees | 0 | 0 | 0
Total benefits and other deductions | 286 | 298 | 303
Other segment items | 60 | 52 | 50
Income taxes | (21) | (30) | (38)
Less: Operating (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating earnings (loss) | 131 | 151 | 177
Corporate and Other |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment revenues | 944 | 1,118 | 910
Benefits and other deductions |  |  |
Policyholders’ benefits | 470 | 486 | 509
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 509 | 604 | 251
Commissions and distribution-related payments | 20 | 18 | 15
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 10 | 11 | 11
Compensation and benefits | 13 | 20 | 23
Interest expense and financing fees | 222 | 229 | 205
Total benefits and other deductions | 1,244 | 1,368 | 1,014
Other segment items | 178 | 162 | 313
Income taxes | 71 | 72 | 73
Less: Operating (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 41 | 21 | (5)
Operating earnings (loss) | (448) | (361) | (339)
Eliminations |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Segment revenues | (906) | (810) | (760)
Benefits and other deductions |  |  |
Policyholders’ benefits | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 0 | 0 | 0
Commissions and distribution-related payments | (857) | (752) | (736)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 0 | 0 | 0
Compensation and benefits | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest expense and financing fees | (26) | (37) | 0
Total benefits and other deductions | (883) | (789) | (736)
Other segment items | (23) | (21) | (24)
Income taxes | 0 | 0 | 0
Less: Operating (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating earnings (loss) | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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