INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Effective tax rates on income from continuing operations (as a percent)	20.10%	22.80%	13.60%	22.30%
U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate (as a percent)	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
U.S. taxable income from life companies offset by those net operating loss carryforwards			35.00%
Unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties	$ 4,800,000,000		$ 4,800,000,000		$ 4,800,000,000
Unrecognized tax positions that if recognized would not affect the effective tax rate	45,000,000		45,000,000		43,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties accrued	2,600,000,000		2,600,000,000		2,400,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest net of the federal (benefit) expense and penalties			126,000,000	$ 181,000,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance allocated to income from continuing operations			286,000,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance recognized related to certain state, local and foreign jurisdictions	(8,000,000)		12,000,000
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible in the next twelve months	3,600,000,000		3,600,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized would favorably affect the effective tax rate	4,700,000,000		4,700,000,000		$ 4,700,000,000
Change in valuation allowance	0		$ (206,000,000)
Impact of tax examination settlement	$ 0