INVESTMENTS (Details - Components of Net realized capital gains (losses)) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Other-than-temporary impairments		$ 0	$ (24,000,000)	$ 0	$ (137,000,000)
Change in intent		0	0	(3,000,000)	0
Change in allowance for credit losses on fixed maturity securities		(81,000,000)	0	(310,000,000)	0
Change in allowance for credit losses on loans		(11,000,000)	(25,000,000)	(67,000,000)	(35,000,000)
Foreign exchange transactions		257,000,000	(203,000,000)	50,000,000	(242,000,000)
Variable annuity embedded derivatives, net of related hedges		(148,000,000)	311,000,000	1,034,000,000	10,000,000
All other derivatives and hedge accounting		(746,000,000)	466,000,000	219,000,000	601,000,000
Other		88,000,000	276,000,000	97,000,000	506,000,000
Total net realized capital gains (losses)		(1,122,000,000)	929,000,000	65,000,000	887,000,000
Excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Other-than-temporary impairments		0		0
Change in intent		0		(3,000,000)
Change in allowance for credit losses on fixed maturity securities		(77,000,000)		(299,000,000)
Change in allowance for credit losses on loans		(13,000,000)		(73,000,000)
Foreign exchange transactions		250,000,000		40,000,000
Variable annuity embedded derivatives, net of related hedges		(148,000,000)		1,034,000,000
All other derivatives and hedge accounting		(626,000,000)		365,000,000
Other		88,000,000		97,000,000
Total net realized capital gains (losses)		(498,000,000)		1,430,000,000
Fortitude
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Other-than-temporary impairments		0		0
Change in intent		0		0
Change in allowance for credit losses on fixed maturity securities		(4,000,000)		(11,000,000)
Change in allowance for credit losses on loans		2,000,000		6,000,000
Foreign exchange transactions		7,000,000		10,000,000
Variable annuity embedded derivatives, net of related hedges		0		0
All other derivatives and hedge accounting		(120,000,000)		(146,000,000)
Other		0		0
Total net realized capital gains (losses)		(624,000,000)		(1,365,000,000)
Fixed maturity securities
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Sales of fixed maturity securities		175,000,000	128,000,000	538,000,000	184,000,000
Fixed maturity securities | Excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Sales of fixed maturity securities		28,000,000		269,000,000
Fixed maturity securities | Fortitude
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Sales of fixed maturity securities		147,000,000		269,000,000
Excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized capital gains (losses)		(466,000,000)	929,000,000	1,558,000,000	887,000,000
Excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | Excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized capital gains (losses)		(498,000,000)		1,430,000,000
Excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | Fortitude
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized capital gains (losses)		32,000,000		128,000,000
Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized capital gains (losses)	[1]	(656,000,000)	$ 0	(1,493,000,000)	$ 0
Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | Excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized capital gains (losses)		0		0
Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | Fortitude
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized capital gains (losses)		$ (656,000,000)		$ (1,493,000,000)

[1] Represents activity subsequent to the deconsolidation of Fortitude Re on June 2, 2020.