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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES - Fair Value Measurement Reconciliation for All Levels (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Other | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
Transfers into level 3 |  |  | $ 63 | $ 128
Transfers out of level 3 |  |  | (614) | (168)
Level 3 | Corporate |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 2,009 | 2,395 | 2,419 | 2,089
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6
Investment gains (losses), net | 2 | (1) | (1) | (3)
Subtotal | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 3 | 35 | 30 | 46
Purchases | 514 | 309 | 938 | 1,040
Debt issuances |  |  | 0 |
Sales | (336) | (365) | (726) | (786)
Settlements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other |  |  | 0 | 0
Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers into level 3 | 11 | (30) | 13 | 0
Transfers out of level 3 | 87 | (27) | (386) | (74)
Balance, end of period | 2,291 | 2,318 | 2,291 | 2,318
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | (1) | 34 | 21 | 44
Level 3 | States and political subdivisions |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Investment gains (losses), net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Purchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Debt issuances |  |  | 0 |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Settlements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other |  |  | 0 | 0
Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers into level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers out of level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Balance, end of period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Asset-backed |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 936 | 179 | 285 | 143
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) | (1) | 0 | (1) | 0
Investment gains (losses), net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | (1) | 0 | (1) | 0
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 6 | 1 | 12 | 2
Purchases | 400 | 22 | 1,184 | 94
Debt issuances |  |  | 0 |
Sales | (35) | (8) | (168) | (31)
Settlements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other |  |  | 0 | 0
Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers into level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers out of level 3 | (55) | 0 | (61) | (14)
Balance, end of period | 1,251 | 194 | 1,251 | 194
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2
Level 3 | RMBS |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investment gains (losses), net | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (1) | 0 | 0 |
Purchases | 41 | 0 | 55 |
Debt issuances |  |  |  |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Settlements | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Other |  |  | 0 |
Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers into level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers out of level 3 | (19) | 0 | 0 |
Balance, end of period | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | (1) | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | CMBS |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 19 | 7 | 8 | 7
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Investment gains (losses), net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1
Purchases | 17 | 0 | 28 | 0
Debt issuances |  |  | 0 |
Sales | 0 | 0 | (5) | 0
Settlements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other |  |  | 0 | 0
Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers into level 3 | (4) | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers out of level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Balance, end of period | 32 | 8 | 32 | 8
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Fixed maturities, at FVO |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 410 | 224 | 275 | 181
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6
Investment gains (losses), net | 0 | 1 | (4) | 1
Subtotal | 2 | 3 | (1) | 7
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Purchases | 52 | 114 | 251 | 161
Debt issuances | 0 |  | 0 |
Sales | (27) | (53) | (68) | (86)
Settlements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Change in fair value of Modco payable | 0 |  | 0 | 0
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers into level 3 | (49) | 22 | 46 | 101
Transfers out of level 3 | (10) | 2 | (125) | (52)
Balance, end of period | 378 | 312 | 378 | 312
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 3 | 20 | 2 | 20
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31
Level 3 | Other equity investments |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 13 | 59 | 55 | 57
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
Investment gains (losses), net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Purchases | 3 | (4) | 17 | 0
Debt issuances | 0 |  | 0 |
Sales | (3) | 1 | (19) | (2)
Settlements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Change in fair value of Modco payable | 0 |  | 0 | 0
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | 32 | (1) | 31 | (1)
Transfers into level 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0
Transfers out of level 3 | 0 | 0 | (42) | 0
Balance, end of period | 48 | 56 | 48 | 56
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Trading Securities, at Fair Value |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 127 | 57 | 80 | 61
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Investment gains (losses), net | 0 | 1 | 0 | (3)
Subtotal | 0 | 1 | 0 | (3)
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Purchases | 72 | 0 | 119 | 0
Debt issuances | 0 |  | 0 |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Settlements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Change in fair value of Modco payable | 0 |  | 0 | 0
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers into level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers out of level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Balance, end of period | 199 | 58 | 199 | 58
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4)
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Modco Payable |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Investment gains (losses), net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 0 | 0 |  | 0
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Purchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Debt issuances | 0 |  | 0 |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Settlements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Change in fair value of Modco payable | (2) |  | (2) | 0
Other | 0 |  | 0 | 0
Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers into level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers out of level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Balance, end of period | (2) | 0 | (2) | 0
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Notes issued by consolidated VIE’s |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | (158) |  | (172) |
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) | 0 |  | 0 |
Investment gains (losses), net | 0 |  | 0 |
Subtotal | 0 |  | 0 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Purchases | 0 |  | 0 |
Debt issuances | (57) |  | (60) |
Sales | 0 |  | 0 |
Settlements | 3 |  | (20) |
Change in fair value of Modco payable | 0 |  | 0 |
Other | 0 |  | 0 |
Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | 0 |  | 0 |
Transfers into level 3 | 0 |  | 0 |
Transfers out of level 3 | 0 |  | 0 |
Balance, end of period | (212) |  | (212) |
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 |  | 0 |
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 |  | 0 |
Level 3 | Separate Accounts Assets |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 0 |  |
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) |  | 0 |  |
Investment gains (losses), net |  | 0 |  |
Subtotal |  | 0 |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 0 |  |
Purchases |  | 0 |  |
Sales |  | 0 |  |
Settlements |  | 0 |  |
Other |  | 0 |  |
Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs |  | 0 |  |
Transfers into level 3 |  | 0 |  |
Transfers out of level 3 |  | 0 |  |
Balance, end of period |  | 0 |  | 0
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period |  | 0 |  |
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period |  | 0 |  |
Level 3 | Contingent Payment Arrangement |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | (8) | (255) | (9) | (253)
Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: |  |  |  |
Net investment income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Investment gains (losses), net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Purchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Debt issuances | 0 |  | 0 |
Sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Settlements | (1) | 0 | 0 | (3)
Change in fair value of Modco payable | 0 |  | 0 | 0
Other | 0 | 126 | 0 | 121
Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers into level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Transfers out of level 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Balance, end of period | (9) | (129) | (9) | (129)
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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