INVESTMENTS - Investments in Variable Interest Entities Not Consolidated (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, amortized cost		$ 89,938	$ 79,371
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities		103,128	91,262
Securities held to maturity, fixed maturities, amortized cost		23,946	30,085
Held to maturity, fixed maturity securities, fair value		29,807	37,594
Other investments		1,904	1,477
Assets, fair value		110,728	98,070
Variable Interest Entity, Not Consolidated
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities, amortized cost		5,800	4,129
Available for sale, fixed maturity securities		6,985	4,884
Securities held to maturity, fixed maturities, amortized cost		0	1,848
Held to maturity, fixed maturity securities, fair value		0	2,236
Other investments	[1]	137	75
Other investments, fair value	[1]	137	74
Assets, amortized cost		5,937	6,052
Assets, fair value		$ 7,122	$ 7,194

[1] Consists entirely of alternative investments in limited partnerships