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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION PROGRAMS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Compensation Costs
Compensation costs for share-based payment arrangements as further described herein are as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
(in millions)
Performance Shares
$22 $15 $31 
Stock Options
 — 
Restricted Stock Units
288 278 296 
Other compensation plans
3 — 
Total compensation expenses
$313 $294 $328 
Income Tax Benefit$68 $58 $68 
Schedule of Weighted-Average Valuation Assumptions
The grant-date fair value of the TSR Performance Shares granted in 2024, 2023, and 2022 were measured using a Monte Carlo approach with the following weighted-average assumptions:
Year Ended December 31,
202420232022
Weighted-average assumptions used:
Risk-free interest rate4.40 %4.31 %1.73 %
Annualized volatility32.72 %49.10 %47.10 %
Schedule of Stock Option Activity
A summary of activity in the Holdings and AXA option plans during 2024 as follows:
 
Options Outstanding
 
EQH Shares
AXA Ordinary Shares
 
Number
Outstanding
(in 000’s)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Number
Outstanding
(in 000’s)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Options outstanding as of beginning of period
1,755 $21.94 380 22.56 
Options granted    
Options exercised(622)21.24 (247)23.10 
Options forfeited, net    
Options expired    
Options outstanding as of end of period
1,133 $22.33 133 21.56 
Aggregate intrinsic value (1)$28,143 1,699 
Weighted average remaining contractual term (in years)4.802.55
Options exercisable at December 31, 20241,133 $22.33 133 21.56 
Aggregate intrinsic value (1)$28,143 1,699 
Weighted average remaining contractual term (in years)4.802.55
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(1)    Aggregate intrinsic value, presented in thousands, is calculated as the excess of the closing market price on December 31, 2024 of the respective underlying shares over the strike prices of the option awards. For awards with strike prices higher than market prices, intrinsic value is shown as zero.
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity
The following table summarizes Holdings restricted share units activity for 2024.
Shares of Holdings Restricted Stock Units (in 000’s)
Weighted-Average Grant Date
 Fair Value
Unvested, beginning of period
2,731 $32.18 
Granted1,444 34.08 
Forfeited(109)32.40 
Vested(1,371)31.49 
Unvested as of December 31, 2024
2,695 $33.54 
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Performance Stock Units Award Activity
The following table summarizes Holdings performance awards activity for 2024.
Shares of Holdings Performance Awards (in 000’s)
Weighted-Average Grant Date
 Fair Value
Unvested, beginning of period
1,313 $32.98 
Granted503 33.79 
Forfeited(20)37.17 
Vested(198)33.13 
Performance Adjustment (1)
(262)$33.11 
Unvested as of December 31, 2024
1,336 $36.46 
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(1)Represents the difference between the target shares granted and the actual shares vested based upon the achievement level of performance measures.
Schedule of Assumptions Used
The following table discloses assumptions used to measure the Company’s pension benefit obligations and net periodic pension cost:
December 31,
20242023
Discount rates:
Equitable Financial QP5.47%4.92%
Equitable Excess Retirement Plan5.40%4.88%
MONY Life Retirement Income Security Plan for Employees5.57%5.00%
AB Qualified Retirement Plan5.15%5.40%
Other defined benefit plans
5.12% - 5.46%
4.74% - 5.00%
Periodic cost
4.74% - 5.50%
4.70% - 5.71%
Cash balance interest crediting rate for pre-April 1, 2012 accruals4.00%4.00%
Cash balance interest crediting rate for post-April 1, 2012 accruals5.30%2.50%
Rates of compensation increase:
Benefit obligation5.94%5.91%
Periodic cost6.36%6.36%
Expected long-term rates of return on pension plan assets (periodic cost)7.00%7.00%
The following table discloses the range of discrete single equivalent discount rates and related net periodic cost at and for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
December 31,
20242023
Discount rates:
Benefit obligation
5.35% - 5.54%
4.87% - 4.98%
Periodic cost
4.85% - 4.98%
5.07% - 5.20%