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POLICYHOLDER ACCOUNT BALANCES - Reconciliation of Policyholders Account Balances to Policyholders' Account Balance Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Balance (exclusive of Funding Agreements) | $ 111,674 | $ 97,916 |  |
Funding Agreements | 17,887 | 13,013 |  |
Balance, end of period | 129,561 | 110,929 |  |
Retirement | SCS |  |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balance reconciliation | 77,232 | 65,267 | $ 61,743 | $ 49,002
Retirement | EQUI-VEST Individual |  |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balance reconciliation | 1,887 | 2,037 | 2,117 | 2,322
Retirement | EQUI-VEST Group |  |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balance reconciliation | 11,076 | 11,158 | 11,266 | 11,563
Retirement | Momentum |  |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balance reconciliation | 504 | 527 | 553 | 608
Retirement | GMxB Core |  |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balance reconciliation | (37) | (4) | 12 | 36
Corporate & Other | UL |  |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balance reconciliation | 4,950 | 5,065 | 5,095 | 5,202
Corporate & Other | VUL |  |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balance reconciliation | 5,115 | 4,982 | 4,937 | 4,850
Corporate & Other | GMxB Legacy |  |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balance reconciliation | 232 | 226 | $ 564 | $ 618
Other |  |  |  |
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Policyholders’ account balance reconciliation | $ 10,715 | $ 8,658 |  |

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