POLICYHOLDER ACCOUNT BALANCES - Balances and Changes in Separate Accounts Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 121,497
Balance, end of period	125,406
VUL \| Protection Solutions
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	13,694	$ 11,535
Premiums and deposits	406	382
Policy charges	(215)	(213)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(306)	(259)
Benefit payments	(25)	(45)
Investment performance	1,331	1,495
Net transfers from (to) general account	(59)	89
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of period	14,826	12,984
Cash surrender value	14,791	12,971
GMxB Legacy \| Legacy Segment
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	33,793	32,616
Premiums and deposits	112	110
Policy charges	(324)	(340)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(1,629)	(1,324)
Benefit payments	(385)	(382)
Investment performance	2,401	3,392
Net transfers from (to) general account	(3)	(2)
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of period	33,965	34,070
Cash surrender value	33,702	33,792
GMxB Core \| Legacy Segment
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	27,664
Balance, end of period	27,336
GMxB Core \| Individual Retirement
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	27,664	27,017
Premiums and deposits	233	259
Policy charges	(238)	(241)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(1,685)	(1,216)
Benefit payments	(131)	(117)
Investment performance	1,476	2,065
Net transfers from (to) general account	17	38
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of period	27,336	27,805
Cash surrender value	26,722	27,055
EQUI-VEST Individual \| Individual Retirement
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	4,584	4,162
Premiums and deposits	40	49
Policy charges	(1)	(1)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(248)	(198)
Benefit payments	(26)	(27)
Investment performance	445	538
Net transfers from (to) general account	(7)	(3)
Other charges	0	4
Balance, end of period	4,787	4,524
Cash surrender value	4,752	4,491
Investment Edge
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	4,048
Balance, end of period	4,188
Investment Edge \| Individual Retirement
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	4,048	3,772
Premiums and deposits	152	200
Policy charges	0	0
Surrenders and withdrawals	(247)	(195)
Benefit payments	(15)	(24)
Investment performance	290	321
Net transfers from (to) general account	(40)	(94)
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of period	4,188	3,980
Cash surrender value	4,120	3,894
EQUI-VEST Group \| Group Retirement
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	26,960	22,393
Premiums and deposits	1,180	1,116
Policy charges	(8)	(8)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(1,113)	(744)
Benefit payments	(32)	(28)
Investment performance	2,409	2,849
Net transfers from (to) general account	(170)	(144)
Other charges	0	25
Balance, end of period	29,226	25,459
Cash surrender value	28,935	25,210
Momentum \| Group Retirement
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	4,421	3,884
Premiums and deposits	379	332
Policy charges	(11)	(10)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(477)	(364)
Benefit payments	(8)	(5)
Investment performance	390	452
Net transfers from (to) general account	7	12
Other charges	0	0
Balance, end of period	4,701	4,301
Cash surrender value	$ 4,694	$ 4,295

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