VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2022		Dec. 31, 2021		Mar. 31, 2021
Assets:
Bonds available for sale	[1]	$ 257,219		$ 277,202
Other bond securities	[1]	6,582		6,278
Equity securities	[1]	695		739
Mortgage and other loans receivable	[1]	47,470		46,048
Other invested assets	[1]	16,186		15,668
Short-term investments	[1]	9,718		13,357
Accrued investment income	[1]	2,272		2,239
Cash		2,537	[1]	2,198	[1]	$ 2,796
Other	[1]	13,205		14,351
Total assets		573,513		596,112
Liabilities:
Total liabilities		515,410		527,200
Debt of consolidated investments
Liabilities:
Long-term debt	[1]	6,366		6,422
Alternative investments
Assets:
Other invested assets		11,583		10,951
Investment real estate
Assets:
Other invested assets		2,627		2,727
Real Estate and Investment Entities
Liabilities:
Off-balance sheet exposure		2,000		2,200
Real Estate and Investment Entities | External
Liabilities:
Off-balance sheet exposure		500		600
Consolidated VIE
Assets:
Bonds available for sale		5,581		5,543
Other bond securities		1,648		1,852
Equity securities		69		223
Mortgage and other loans receivable		2,352		2,523
Short-term investments		373		638
Accrued investment income		17		17
Cash		82		96
Other assets		232		748
Total assets		15,792		16,914
Liabilities:
Long-term debt		6,192		6,247
Other liabilities		229		844
Total liabilities		6,421		7,091
Consolidated VIE | Alternative investments
Assets:
Other invested assets		3,247		3,017
Consolidated VIE | Investment real estate
Assets:
Other invested assets		2,191		2,257
Consolidated VIE | Real Estate and Investment Entities
Assets:
Bonds available for sale		0		0
Other bond securities		0		0
Equity securities		69		223
Mortgage and other loans receivable		0		0
Short-term investments		243		487
Accrued investment income		0		0
Cash		82		96
Other assets		173		190
Total assets		6,005		6,270
Liabilities:
Long-term debt		1,694		1,743
Other liabilities		112		122
Total liabilities		1,806		1,865
Consolidated VIE | Real Estate and Investment Entities | Alternative investments
Assets:
Other invested assets		3,247		3,017
Consolidated VIE | Real Estate and Investment Entities | Investment real estate
Assets:
Other invested assets		2,191		2,257
Consolidated VIE | Securitization Vehicles
Assets:
Bonds available for sale		5,581		5,543
Other bond securities		1,648		1,852
Equity securities		0		0
Mortgage and other loans receivable		2,352		2,523
Short-term investments		130		151
Accrued investment income		17		17
Cash		0		0
Other assets		59		558
Total assets		9,787		10,644
Liabilities:
Long-term debt		4,498		4,504
Other liabilities		117		722
Total liabilities		4,615		5,226
Consolidated VIE | Securitization Vehicles | Alternative investments
Assets:
Other invested assets		0		0
Consolidated VIE | Securitization Vehicles | Investment real estate
Assets:
Other invested assets		0		0
Unconsolidated VIE
Assets:
Other invested assets		8,200		7,800
Total assets of unconsolidated VIEs as well as maximum exposure to loss
Total VIE Assets		463,572		459,073
Maximum Exposure to Loss, On-Balance Sheet		8,269		7,887
Maximum Exposure to Loss, Off-Balance Sheet		4,366		3,976
Total maximum exposure to loss		12,635		11,863
Unconsolidated VIE | Real Estate and Investment Entities
Total assets of unconsolidated VIEs as well as maximum exposure to loss
Total VIE Assets		461,827		457,335
Maximum Exposure to Loss, On-Balance Sheet		8,021		7,650
Maximum Exposure to Loss, Off-Balance Sheet		3,617		3,448
Total maximum exposure to loss		11,638		11,098
Unconsolidated VIE | Other
Total assets of unconsolidated VIEs as well as maximum exposure to loss
Total VIE Assets		1,745		1,738
Maximum Exposure to Loss, On-Balance Sheet		248		237
Maximum Exposure to Loss, Off-Balance Sheet		749		528
Total maximum exposure to loss		$ 997		$ 765

[1] See Note 8 for details of balances associated with variable interest entities.