VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets:
Bonds available for sale	$ 265,965	$ 251,086
Other bond securities, at fair value	5,415	6,682
Mortgage and other loans receivable	45,590	46,984
Other invested assets	17,915	18,792
Total assets	577,230	525,064
Liabilities:
Long-term debt	28,731	25,479
Total liabilities	512,623	457,637
Real Estate and Investment Entities
Liabilities:
Off-balance sheet exposure	2,300	2,600
Consolidated VIE
Assets:
Bonds available for sale	6,075	7,416
Other bond securities, at fair value		3,325
Other bond and equity securities	2,703
Mortgage and other loans receivable	3,247	3,860
Other invested assets	9,542	8,737
Other assets	2,639	3,122
Total assets	24,206	26,460
Liabilities:
Long-term debt	8,880	9,244
Other liabilities	530	814
Total liabilities	9,410	10,058
Consolidated VIE | Real Estate and Investment Entities
Assets:
Bonds available for sale	0	177
Other bond securities, at fair value		0
Other bond and equity securities	281
Mortgage and other loans receivable	0	0
Other invested assets	5,975	5,231
Other assets	461	615
Total assets	6,717	6,023
Liabilities:
Long-term debt	2,509	2,810
Other liabilities	165	236
Total liabilities	2,674	3,046
Consolidated VIE | Securitization Vehicles
Assets:
Bonds available for sale	6,075	7,239
Other bond securities, at fair value		3,324
Other bond and equity securities	2,416
Mortgage and other loans receivable	3,247	3,860
Other invested assets	0	0
Other assets	1,635	1,996
Total assets	13,373	16,419
Liabilities:
Long-term debt	4,054	4,356
Other liabilities	159	359
Total liabilities	4,213	4,715
Total assets of unconsolidated VIEs as well as maximum exposure to loss
Total assets contributed into consolidated securitization vehicles	12,600	15,600
Consolidated VIE | Affordable Housing Partnerships
Assets:
Bonds available for sale	0	0
Other bond securities, at fair value		0
Other bond and equity securities	0
Mortgage and other loans receivable	0	0
Other invested assets	3,549	3,464
Other assets	520	469
Total assets	4,069	3,933
Liabilities:
Long-term debt	2,317	2,074
Other liabilities	197	195
Total liabilities	2,514	2,269
Consolidated VIE | Other
Assets:
Bonds available for sale	0	0
Other bond securities, at fair value		1
Other bond and equity securities	6
Mortgage and other loans receivable	0	0
Other invested assets	18	42
Other assets	23	42
Total assets	47	85
Liabilities:
Long-term debt	0	4
Other liabilities	9	24
Total liabilities	9	28
Unconsolidated VIE
Assets:
Other invested assets	5,700	7,000
Total assets of unconsolidated VIEs as well as maximum exposure to loss
Total VIE Assets	301,506	292,020
Maximum Exposure to Loss, On-Balance Sheet	6,105	7,282
Maximum Exposure to Loss, Off-Balance Sheet	3,800	3,847
Total maximum exposure to loss	9,905	11,129
Unconsolidated VIE | Real Estate and Investment Entities
Total assets of unconsolidated VIEs as well as maximum exposure to loss
Total VIE Assets	293,428	283,349
Maximum Exposure to Loss, On-Balance Sheet	5,260	6,519
Maximum Exposure to Loss, Off-Balance Sheet	3,238	3,286
Total maximum exposure to loss	8,498	9,805
Unconsolidated VIE | Affordable Housing Partnerships
Total assets of unconsolidated VIEs as well as maximum exposure to loss
Total VIE Assets	3,045	3,351
Maximum Exposure to Loss, On-Balance Sheet	384	453
Maximum Exposure to Loss, Off-Balance Sheet	0	0
Total maximum exposure to loss	384	453
Unconsolidated VIE | Other
Total assets of unconsolidated VIEs as well as maximum exposure to loss
Total VIE Assets	5,033	5,320
Maximum Exposure to Loss, On-Balance Sheet	461	310
Maximum Exposure to Loss, Off-Balance Sheet	562	561
Total maximum exposure to loss	$ 1,023	$ 871