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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024
AB Retirement Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Settlements | $ 35 |  |  | $ 59 |
Additional fund to cover obligations |  | $ 2 |  | 2 |
General and administration expense |  |  |  | 21 |
Net Periodic Pension Expense |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | 9 | $ 2 | 24 | $ 6
Interest cost |  | 28 | 30 | 84 | 89
Expected return on assets |  | (33) | (36) | (100) | (110)
Prior period service cost amortization |  | (1) | (1) | (2) | (2)
Net amortization |  | 20 | 15 | 43 | 44
Impact of settlement |  | (3) | 0 | 18 | 0
Net periodic pension expense |  | 20 | $ 10 | 67 | $ 27
Net Periodic Pension Expense | AB Retirement Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impact of settlement |  | $ 3 |  | $ 18 |

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