DAC AND OTHER DEFERRED ASSETS/LIABILITIES - DAC Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 7,523
Balance, end of period	7,584
Retirement \| GMxB Core
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	1,587	$ 1,605
Capitalization	38	37
Amortization	(41)	(38)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	1,584	1,604
Retirement \| EI
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	153	154
Capitalization	3	3
Amortization	(3)	(3)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	153	154
Retirement \| IE
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	273	225
Capitalization	18	16
Amortization	(6)	(5)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	285	236
Retirement \| SCS
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	2,274	1,938
Capitalization	183	157
Amortization	(95)	(77)
Recovery of acquisition costs	(19)
Balance, end of period	2,343	2,018
Retirement \| EG
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	789	768
Capitalization	15	15
Amortization	(12)	(12)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	792	771
Retirement \| Momentum
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	79	83
Capitalization	3	3
Amortization	(4)	(4)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	78	82
Corporate & Other \| Term
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	288	314
Capitalization	2	2
Amortization	(8)	(9)
Recovery of acquisition costs	(9)
Balance, end of period	273	307
Corporate & Other \| UL
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	167	170
Capitalization	2	5
Amortization	(3)	(3)
Recovery of acquisition costs	(1)
Balance, end of period	165	172
Corporate & Other \| VUL
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	1,143	1,083
Capitalization	30	35
Amortization	(17)	(16)
Recovery of acquisition costs	(3)
Balance, end of period	1,153	1,102
Corporate & Other \| IUL
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	181	186
Capitalization	1	3
Amortization	(3)	(3)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	179	186
Corporate & Other \| GMxB Legacy
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	472	517
Capitalization	5	5
Amortization	(15)	(18)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	462	504
Corporate & Other \| CB
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	98	107
Capitalization	0	0
Amortization	(2)	(2)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	96	105
Corporate Segment
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	7,504	7,150
Capitalization	300	281
Amortization	(209)	(190)
Recovery of acquisition costs	(32)
Balance, end of period	$ 7,563	$ 7,241