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Financing Receivable, Modifications Other Than Troubled Debt Restructuring, Number Of Contracts

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Financing Receivable, Modifications Other Than Troubled Debt Restructuring, Number Of Contracts In Modification

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Represents the amount of financing receivables not subject to a pooling and servicing agreement that are nonperforming or have been restructured under the terms and conditions of the pooling and service agreement.

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Represents the number of financing receivables that are past due at the balance sheet date.

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Represents the amount of mortgage loans on real estate due to the entity in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year ended, if the loans are called at their next call dates.

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Represents the amount of mortgage loans on real estate due to the entity in the seventh fiscal year through the nineth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year, if the loans are called at their next call dates.

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Represents the amount of mortgage loans on real estate due to the entity in the second fiscal year through the sixth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year, if the loans are called at their next call dates.

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Represents the loan-to-value ratio permitted on commercial mortgage loans in exchange for a participating interest in the cash flows from the underlying property.

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Represents the amount of mortgage loans as of the balance sheet date which has a feature providing the entity a participating interest in the cash flows from the underlying real estate.

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Represents the amount of income earned during the period on mortgage loans, which have a feature providing the entity a participating interest in the cash flows from the underlying real estate.

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Represents the period within which the call option or interest rate reset option on the mortgage loan on real estate can be exercised.

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The balance represents the amount of loans that are secured by real estate mortgages, offset by the reserve to cover probable credit losses on the loan portfolio.

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Amount, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable.

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COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LOANS - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans on real estate, net	$ 10,288		$ 10,288		$ 10,006
Amount that would become due in remainder of current fiscal year, if loans are called at their next call dates	102		102
Amount that would become due in 2022 through 2026, if loans are called at their next call dates	450		450
Amount that would become due in 2027 through 2029, if loans are called at their next call dates	13		13
Commercial Mortgage Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, before allowance for credit losses	10,424		10,424		10,228
Commercial mortgage loans on real estate, net	10,288		10,288		10,006
Mortgage loans having participation feature	682		682		806
Income recognized on participating mortgage loans	7	$ 1	14	$ 17
Loans not subject to pooling and servicing agreement, non performing or restructured amount	1		$ 1		$ 3
Commercial Mortgage Loans \| 90 Days and Greater Delinquent
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Number of delinquent loans \| loan			1
Value of loans in delinquency	1		$ 1
Commercial Mortgage Loans \| 60-89 Days Delinquent
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Number of delinquent loans \| loan					1
Value of loans in delinquency					$ 1
Commercial Mortgage Loans \| CARES Act, Loan Modification Program
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, before allowance for credit losses	$ 2,200		$ 2,200
Number of loans modified and not considered troubled debt restructuring \| loan	16		16
Loans modified during period and not considered troubled debt restructuring	$ 311		$ 311
Number of loans in modification and not considered troubled debt restructuring \| loan	286		286
Commercial Mortgage Loans \| CARES Act, Not In Payment Deferral, Loan Modification Program
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loans, before allowance for credit losses	$ 1,700		$ 1,700
Maximum \| Commercial Mortgage Loans
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Mortgage call option period			9 years
Loan-to-value ratio with participating interest (as a percent)	85.00%		85.00%