EQUITY - Changes in AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax [Abstract]
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period		$ (3,010)	$ (285)	$ (12,224)	$ (2,409)
(Gains) losses reclassified into net income (loss) during the period		258	(130)	696	(608)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments		(2,752)	(415)	(11,528)	(3,017)
Adjustments for policyholders’ liabilities, DAC, insurance liability loss recognition and other		491	61	2,076	708
Change in unrealized gains (losses), net of adjustments (net of deferred income tax expense (benefit) of $(602), $(94), $(2,513) and $(614))	[1]	(2,261)	(354)	(9,452)	(2,309)
Other comprehensive income (loss), attributable to Equitable Financial		(2,261)	(354)	(9,452)	(2,309)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax, Parenthetical Disclosures [Abstract]
Deferred income taxes		(602)	(94)	(2,513)	(614)
Unrealized Gains (losses) on Investments
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax [Abstract]
Reclassification from AOCI, current period, tax		$ (69)	$ 35	$ (185)	$ 162

[1] See Note 10 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements for details of change in unrealized gains (losses), net of adjustments.