INVESTMENTS (Details - Components of Net realized capital gains (losses)) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Sales of securities	$ 928.0	$ 1,000.0	$ 320.0
Other-than-temporary impairments	0.0	0.0	(174.0)
Intent to sell	0.0	(3.0)	0.0
Change in allowance for credit losses on fixed maturity securities	26.0	(280.0)	0.0
Change in allowance for credit losses on loans	172.0	(103.0)	(46.0)
Foreign exchange transactions	11.0	378.0	227.0
Variable annuity embedded derivatives, net of related hedges	(39.0)	166.0	(294.0)
All other derivatives and hedge accounting	207.0	(921.0)	(22.0)
Other	1,449.0	156.0	621.0
Total net realized gains (losses)	2,151.0	(2,238.0)	632.0
Excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Other-than-temporary impairments	0.0	0.0
Intent to sell	0.0	(3.0)
Change in allowance for credit losses on fixed maturity securities	19.0	(270.0)
Change in allowance for credit losses on loans	163.0	(105.0)
Foreign exchange transactions	16.0	365.0
Variable annuity embedded derivatives, net of related hedges	(39.0)	166.0
All other derivatives and hedge accounting	179.0	(672.0)
Other	1,202.0	156.0
Total net realized gains (losses)	1,751.0	(56.0)
Fortitude
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Sales of securities	717.0	707.0
Other-than-temporary impairments	0.0	0.0
Intent to sell	0.0	0.0
Change in allowance for credit losses on fixed maturity securities	7.0	(10.0)
Change in allowance for credit losses on loans	9.0	2.0
Foreign exchange transactions	(5.0)	13.0
Variable annuity embedded derivatives, net of related hedges	0.0	0.0
All other derivatives and hedge accounting	28.0	(249.0)
Other	247.0	0.0
Total net realized gains (losses)	400.0	(2,182.0)
Corporate Headquarters
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized gains (losses)			200.0
Real Estate Properties
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized gains (losses)			300.0
Fixed maturity securities
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Sales of securities	928.0	1,014.0	320.0
Fixed maturity securities \| Excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Sales of securities	211.0	307.0
Fixed maturity securities \| Fortitude
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Sales of securities	717.0	707.0
Excluding modified coinsurance and funds withheld embedded derivative
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized gains (losses)	2,754.0	407.0	632.0
Excluding modified coinsurance and funds withheld embedded derivative \| Excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized gains (losses)	1,751.0	(56.0)
Excluding modified coinsurance and funds withheld embedded derivative \| Fortitude
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized gains (losses)	1,003.0	463.0
Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized gains (losses)	(603.0)	(2,645.0)	$ 0.0
Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative \| Excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized gains (losses)	0.0	0.0
Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative \| Fortitude
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized gains (losses)	(603.0)	$ (2,645.0)
Real Estate Funds
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized gains (losses)	1,100.0
Affordable Housing Partnerships
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Total net realized gains (losses)	$ 208.0

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