DAC AND OTHER DEFERRED ASSETS/LIABILITIES - DAC Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 7,523
Balance, end of period	7,638
Retirement \| GMxB Core
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	1,587	$ 1,605
Capitalization	63	70
Amortization	(81)	(76)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	1,569	1,599
Retirement \| EI
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	153	154
Capitalization	5	5
Amortization	(6)	(5)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	152	154
Retirement \| IE
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	273	225
Capitalization	41	36
Amortization	(13)	(11)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	301	250
Retirement \| SCS
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	2,274	1,938
Capitalization	373	326
Amortization	(192)	(157)
Recovery of acquisition costs	(42)
Balance, end of period	2,413	2,107
Retirement \| EG
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	789	768
Capitalization	30	31
Amortization	(24)	(23)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	795	776
Retirement \| Momentum
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	79	83
Capitalization	5	5
Amortization	(8)	(8)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	76	80
Corporate & Other \| Term
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	288	314
Capitalization	2	5
Amortization	(17)	(18)
Recovery of acquisition costs	(8)
Balance, end of period	265	301
Corporate & Other \| UL
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	167	170
Capitalization	6	7
Amortization	(6)	(6)
Recovery of acquisition costs	(3)
Balance, end of period	164	171
Corporate & Other \| VUL
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	1,143	1,083
Capitalization	57	72
Amortization	(35)	(33)
Recovery of acquisition costs	(4)
Balance, end of period	1,161	1,122
Corporate & Other \| IUL
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	181	186
Capitalization	3	6
Amortization	(6)	(6)
Recovery of acquisition costs	(1)
Balance, end of period	177	186
Corporate & Other \| GMxB Legacy
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	472	517
Capitalization	9	9
Amortization	(29)	(32)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	452	494
Corporate & Other \| CB
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	98	107
Capitalization	0	0
Amortization	(4)	(4)
Recovery of acquisition costs	0
Balance, end of period	94	103
Corporate Segment
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	7,504	7,150
Capitalization	594	572
Amortization	(421)	(379)
Recovery of acquisition costs	(58)
Balance, end of period	7,619	7,343
Other
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]
Amortization	$ 2	$ 2