REINSURANCE (Details - Narrative)	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Embedded derivative, appreciation - after-tax	$ (1,000,000)	$ 55,000,000
Reinsurance recoverables	77,500,000,000	$ 77,500,000,000	$ 77,500,000,000
Reinsurance assets, paid loss recoveries	$ 0		$ 0
Investment Grade
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables, percent	93.00%	93.00%	93.00%
Non-Investment Grade
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables, percent	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Non-Investment Grade \| Captive Insurers
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables, percent	75.00%	75.00%	75.00%
Not Rated
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables, percent	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
General Insurance \| Investment Grade
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables, percent	52.00%	52.00%	52.00%
Life and Retirement \| Investment Grade
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables, percent	41.00%	41.00%	41.00%
Life and Retirement \| Non-Investment Grade \| Maximum
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables, percent	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Fortitude Holdings \| Legacy life and retirement run-off lines
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reserves ceded	$ 30,600,000,000	$ 30,600,000,000	$ 30,600,000,000
Fortitude Holdings \| Legacy General Insurance Run Off Lines Segment
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Reserves ceded	$ 4,100,000,000	$ 4,100,000,000	$ 4,100,000,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (e)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121599337&loc=SL82919249-210447

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