$EQH
Equitable Holdings, Inc. Stock $eqh

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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000133398621000011 Filed on February 24, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019	2018
Revenue	$1.689B	$9.619B	$12.07B
YoY Change	-67.24%	-20.3%	-2.9%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.490B	$4.385B	$2.856B
YoY Change	15.15%	53.54%	-34.79%
Gross Profit	$1.875B	$5.234B	$9.213B
YoY Change	1.24%	-43.19%	14.45%
Gross Profit Margin	111.01%	54.41%	76.34%
Selling, General & Admin	$558.0M	$2.081B	$2.079B
YoY Change	58.07%	0.1%	5.0%
% of Gross Profit	29.76%	39.76%	22.57%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$93.00M	$675.0M	$296.0M
YoY Change	-10.58%	128.04%	-23.32%
% of Gross Profit	4.96%	12.9%	3.21%
Operating Expenses	$1.241B	$4.568B	$4.260B
YoY Change	-13.46%	7.23%	-5.81%
Operating Profit	$634.0M	$666.0M	$4.953B
YoY Change	51.67%	-86.55%	40.43%
Interest Expense	-$1.743B	$221.0M	$231.0M
YoY Change	-188.12%	-4.33%	44.38%
% of Operating Profit	-274.92%	33.18%	4.66%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$1.112B	-$2.060B	$2.300B
YoY Change	-147.75%	-189.57%	91.67%
Income Tax	-$271.0M	-$593.0M	$301.0M
% Of Pretax Income			13.09%
Net Earnings	-$937.0M	-$1.764B	$1.855B
YoY Change	-148.35%	-195.09%	138.43%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-55.48%	-18.34%	15.37%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$1.97	-$3.57	$3.33
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$1.97	-$3.57	$3.33
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	489.3M shares	493.6M shares	556.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		493.6M shares	556.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019	2018
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$4.405B	$4.405B	$4.469B
YoY Change	-1.43%	-1.43%	-7.17%
Cash & Equivalents	$4.405B	$4.405B	$4.469B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.095B	$1.095B	$1.170B
YoY Change	-6.41%	-6.41%	41.82%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$12.08B	$12.08B	$12.74B
YoY Change	-5.21%	-5.21%	-0.6%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment
YoY Change
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$89.61B	$89.61B	$77.50B
YoY Change	15.62%	15.62%	-0.09%
Other Assets	$6.799B	$6.799B	$6.762B
YoY Change	0.8%	0.55%	13.67%
Total Long-Term Assets	$237.7B	$237.7B	$208.1B
YoY Change	14.28%	14.27%	-6.62%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$12.08B	$12.08B	$12.74B
Total Long-Term Assets	$237.7B	$237.7B	$208.1B
Total Assets	$249.8B	$249.8B	$220.8B
YoY Change	13.15%	13.14%	-6.29%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$1.119B
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.0%	-70.11%
Long-Term Debt Due	$4.608B	$4.608B	$1.490B
YoY Change	209.26%	209.26%	198.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$9.785B	$9.785B	$7.641B
YoY Change	37.91%	28.06%	-12.09%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.403B	$6.403B	$6.909B
YoY Change	-14.11%	-7.32%	-28.57%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$218.2B	$218.2B	$190.6B
YoY Change	14.47%	14.47%	-4.74%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$224.6B	$224.6B	$197.5B
YoY Change	13.4%	13.71%	-5.84%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$9.785B	$9.785B	$7.641B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$224.6B	$224.6B	$197.5B
Total Liabilities	$234.4B	$236.4B	$206.9B
YoY Change	14.22%	14.22%	-6.87%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$11.74B
YoY Change	-15.74%
Common Stock	$5.000M
YoY Change	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.832B
YoY Change	186.25%
Treasury Stock Shares	89.18M shares
Shareholders Equity	$13.46B	$13.46B	$13.87B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$249.8B	$249.8B	$220.8B
YoY Change	13.15%	13.14%	-6.29%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019	2018
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$937.0M	-$1.764B	$1.855B
YoY Change	-148.35%	-195.09%	138.43%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$93.00M	$675.0M	$296.0M
YoY Change	-10.58%	128.04%	-23.32%
Cash From Operating Activities	$76.00M	-$216.0M	$61.00M
YoY Change	-61.22%	-454.1%	-125.1%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$21.00M	-$93.00M	-$123.0M
YoY Change	-46.15%	-24.39%	20.59%
Acquisitions		$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change			-100.0%
Other Investing Activities	-$1.064B	$220.0M	$86.00M
YoY Change	278.65%	155.81%	-142.79%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.085B	-$8.496B	-$2.049B
YoY Change	239.06%	314.64%	-78.85%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$285.0M	$157.0M
YoY Change		81.53%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$1.350B	$648.0M
YoY Change		108.33%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$300.0M	$0.00
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	992.0M	$8.705B	$1.655B
YoY Change	-648.07%	425.98%	-81.75%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	76.00M	-$216.0M	$61.00M
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.085B	-$8.496B	-$2.049B
Cash From Financing Activities	992.0M	$8.705B	$1.655B
Net Change In Cash	-17.00M	$1.000M	-$345.0M
YoY Change	-94.43%	-100.29%	-58.93%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$76.00M	-$216.0M	$61.00M
Capital Expenditures	-$21.00M	-$93.00M	-$123.0M
Free Cash Flow	$97.00M	-$123.0M	$184.0M
YoY Change	-58.72%	-166.85%	-230.5%

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CY2018	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Business GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness	0	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Future Policy Benefit Reserves IncreaseDecreaseInFuturePolicyBenefitReserves	1953000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Trading Securities Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfTradingSecuritiesHeldforinvestment	10717000000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Short Term Investments ProceedsFromSaleOfShortTermInvestments	1497000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Short Term Investments ProceedsFromSaleOfShortTermInvestments	2643000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Other Investments ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfOtherInvestments	306000000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	28197000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	29610000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	12794000000	USD
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CY2018	eqh	Payments To Acquire Fixed Maturities At Fair Value Using The Fair Value Option PaymentsToAcquireFixedMaturitiesAtFairValueUsingTheFairValueOption	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Mortgage Notes Receivable PaymentsToAcquireMortgageNotesReceivable	1747000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Mortgage Notes Receivable PaymentsToAcquireMortgageNotesReceivable	1240000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Mortgage Notes Receivable PaymentsToAcquireMortgageNotesReceivable	1642000000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Trading Securities Heldforinvestment PaymentsToAcquireTradingSecuritiesHeldforinvestment	11401000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	1098000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	2776000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Short Term Investments PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments	5058000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	1167000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Other Investments PaymentsToAcquireOtherInvestments	430000000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss	65000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLonger	445000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss	40000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPosition	5335000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss	105000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12Months	7553000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than12 Months Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss	351000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss Trading Securities Changein Unrealized Holding Gain Loss NetInvestmentIncomeLossTradingSecuritiesChangeinUnrealizedHoldingGainLoss	128000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLonger	672000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss	32000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPosition	8225000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Unrealized Loss Position Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss	383000000	USD
CY2020Q4	eqh	Debt Securities Exposure In Single Issuer Greater Than Stated Percentage Of Total Investments DebtSecuritiesExposureInSingleIssuerGreaterThanStatedPercentageOfTotalInvestments	0.007
CY2020Q4	eqh	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Available For Sale Securities AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnAvailableForSaleSecurities	49000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss	40000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Accumulated Loss DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss	32000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Allowance For Credit Losses FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	81000000	USD
CY2020Q4	eqh	Separate Account Equity Investment Carrying Value SeparateAccountEquityInvestmentCarryingValue	44000000	USD
CY2019Q4	eqh	Separate Account Equity Investment Carrying Value SeparateAccountEquityInvestmentCarryingValue	58000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss Trading Securities Changein Unrealized Holding Gain Loss NetInvestmentIncomeLossTradingSecuritiesChangeinUnrealizedHoldingGainLoss	487000000	USD
CY2018	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss Trading Securities Changein Unrealized Holding Gain Loss NetInvestmentIncomeLossTradingSecuritiesChangeinUnrealizedHoldingGainLoss	-223000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss Trading Securities Realized Gain Loss NetInvestmentIncomeLossTradingSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss	42000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss Trading Securities Realized Gain Loss NetInvestmentIncomeLossTradingSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss	15000000	USD
CY2018	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss Trading Securities Realized Gain Loss NetInvestmentIncomeLossTradingSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss	-14000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss Net Realizedand Unrealized Gain Losson Trading Securities Net NetInvestmentIncomeLossNetRealizedandUnrealizedGainLossonTradingSecuritiesNet	170000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss Net Realizedand Unrealized Gain Losson Trading Securities Net NetInvestmentIncomeLossNetRealizedandUnrealizedGainLossonTradingSecuritiesNet	502000000	USD
CY2018	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss Net Realizedand Unrealized Gain Losson Trading Securities Net NetInvestmentIncomeLossNetRealizedandUnrealizedGainLossonTradingSecuritiesNet	-237000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss Interestand Dividend Income From Trading Securities NetInvestmentIncomeLossInterestandDividendIncomeFromTradingSecurities	217000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss Interestand Dividend Income From Trading Securities NetInvestmentIncomeLossInterestandDividendIncomeFromTradingSecurities	294000000	USD
CY2018	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss Interestand Dividend Income From Trading Securities NetInvestmentIncomeLossInterestandDividendIncomeFromTradingSecurities	342000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss From Trading Securities NetInvestmentIncomeLossFromTradingSecurities	387000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss From Trading Securities NetInvestmentIncomeLossFromTradingSecurities	796000000	USD
CY2018	eqh	Net Investment Income Loss From Trading Securities NetInvestmentIncomeLossFromTradingSecurities	105000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest And Dividend Income Operating InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating	3549000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest And Dividend Income Operating InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating	3772000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest And Dividend Income Operating InterestAndDividendIncomeOperating	2765000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Investment Income Investment Expense InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense	72000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Investment Income Investment Expense InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense	73000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Investment Income Investment Expense InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense	72000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Investment Income NetInvestmentIncome	3477000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Investment Income NetInvestmentIncome	3699000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Investment Income NetInvestmentIncome	2693000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Gains Losson Investmentsand Dispositionof Business GainsLossonInvestmentsandDispositionofBusiness	744000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Gains Losson Investmentsand Dispositionof Business GainsLossonInvestmentsandDispositionofBusiness	73000000	USD
CY2018	eqh	Gains Losson Investmentsand Dispositionof Business GainsLossonInvestmentsandDispositionofBusiness	-86000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Interest Credited To Policyholders Account Balances Participating Group Annuity Contracts InterestCreditedToPolicyholdersAccountBalancesParticipatingGroupAnnuityContracts	2000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Interest Credited To Policyholders Account Balances Participating Group Annuity Contracts InterestCreditedToPolicyholdersAccountBalancesParticipatingGroupAnnuityContracts	2000000	USD
CY2018	eqh	Interest Credited To Policyholders Account Balances Participating Group Annuity Contracts InterestCreditedToPolicyholdersAccountBalancesParticipatingGroupAnnuityContracts	3000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Notional Amount DerivativeNotionalAmount	107088000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Amount Not Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral	11732000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Not Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral	23954000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Income Net1 DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeNet1	-1722000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Notional Amount DerivativeNotionalAmount	119128000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Amount Not Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral	7993000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Not Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral	17361000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Income Net1 DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeNet1	-4012000000	USD
CY2020Q4	eqh	Cash And Securities Collateral For Derivative Contract CashAndSecuritiesCollateralForDerivativeContract	3800000000	USD
CY2019Q4	eqh	Cash And Securities Collateral For Derivative Contract CashAndSecuritiesCollateralForDerivativeContract	3000000000.0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Fixed Maturity Available For Sale At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockFixedMaturityAvailableForSaleAtFairValue	3754000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Collateral Already Posted Aggregate Fair Value CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue	212000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Collateral Already Posted Aggregate Fair Value CollateralAlreadyPostedAggregateFairValue	74000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Schedule Of Closed Block Assets And Liabilities ScheduleOfClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilities	<div style="margin-bottom:9pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Summarized financial information for the Company’s Closed Block is as follows:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:68.929%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:13.519%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.530%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:13.522%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">December 31,</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2020</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2019</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="9" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(in millions)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Closed Block Liabilities:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Future policy benefits, policyholders’ account balances and other</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6,201</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,478 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Policyholder dividend obligation</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">160</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Other liabilities</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">39</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">38 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total Closed Block liabilities</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6,400</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,518 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Assets Designated to the Closed Block:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Fixed maturities AFS, at fair value (amortized cost of $3,359 and $3,558) (allowance for credit losses of $0 at December 31, 2020)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">3,718</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,754 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Mortgage loans on real estate (net of allowance for credit losses of $6 at December 31, 2020)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1,773</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,759 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Policy loans</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">648</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">706 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cash and other invested assets</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">28</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">82 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Other assets</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">169</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">145 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total assets designated to the Closed Block</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6,336</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,446 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Excess of Closed Block liabilities over assets designated to the Closed Block</span></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">64</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">72 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Amounts included in AOCI:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:11.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of policyholders’ dividend obligation: $160 and $2; and net of income tax: $(42) and $(41)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">167</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">164 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Maximum future earnings to be recognized from Closed Block assets and liabilities</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">231</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">236 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr></table></div>
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Future Policy Benefits And Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockLiabilitiesFuturePolicyBenefitsAndPolicyholderAccountBalances	6478000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	160000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	2000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherClosedBlockLiabilities	39000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherClosedBlockLiabilities	38000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilities	6400000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilities	6518000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Investments Fixed Maturity Available For Sale Amortized Cost ClosedBlockInvestmentsFixedMaturityAvailableForSaleAmortizedCost	3359000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Investments Fixed Maturity Available For Sale Amortized Cost ClosedBlockInvestmentsFixedMaturityAvailableForSaleAmortizedCost	3558000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Fixed Maturity Available For Sale At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockFixedMaturityAvailableForSaleAtFairValue	3718000000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Mortgage Loans On Real Estate AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockMortgageLoansOnRealEstate	1773000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Mortgage Loans On Real Estate AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockMortgageLoansOnRealEstate	1759000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Policy Loans AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockPolicyLoans	648000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Policy Loans AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockPolicyLoans	706000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Closed Block Assets1 AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherClosedBlockAssets1	145000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	6336000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	6446000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Excess Of Reported Closed Block Liabilities Over Assets Designated To Closed Block ExcessOfReportedClosedBlockLiabilitiesOverAssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	72000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	160000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	2000000	USD
CY2020Q4	eqh	Closed Block Operations Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit ClosedBlockOperationsDeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	42000000	USD
CY2020Q4	eqh	Net Unrealized Investment Gains Losses Net Of Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit And Policyholder Dividend Obligation NetUnrealizedInvestmentGainsLossesNetOfDeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAndPolicyholderDividendObligation	167000000	USD
CY2019Q4	eqh	Net Unrealized Investment Gains Losses Net Of Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit And Policyholder Dividend Obligation NetUnrealizedInvestmentGainsLossesNetOfDeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAndPolicyholderDividendObligation	164000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Maximum Future Earnings To Be Recognized ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesMaximumFutureEarningsToBeRecognized	231000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Maximum Future Earnings To Be Recognized ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesMaximumFutureEarningsToBeRecognized	236000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	182000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	194000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	278000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	291000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	-1000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	-3000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	408000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	459000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	482000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefit And Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefitAndDividends	399000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefit And Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefitAndDividends	439000000	USD
CY2018	eqh	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefit And Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefitAndDividends	471000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Expense ClosedBlockOperationsOtherExpense	1000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Expense ClosedBlockOperationsOtherExpense	2000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Expense ClosedBlockOperationsOtherExpense	3000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	400000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	441000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	474000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	8000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	18000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	8000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	2000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	2000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	3000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Results ClosedBlockOperationsNetResults	6000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Results ClosedBlockOperationsNetResults	16000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Results ClosedBlockOperationsNetResults	5000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	2000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	0	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	19000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Closed Block Dividend Obligation Change In Unrealized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockDividendObligationChangeInUnrealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	158000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Closed Block Dividend Obligation Change In Unrealized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockDividendObligationChangeInUnrealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	2000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Closed Block Dividend Obligation Change In Unrealized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockDividendObligationChangeInUnrealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	-19000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	160000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	2000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	0	USD
CY2019Q4	eqh	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Including Accounting Standards Updates DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostIncludingAccountingStandardsUpdates	5840000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	6705000000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	5900000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAdditions	669000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAdditions	754000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Additions DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAdditions	697000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense Assumption Change DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpenseAssumptionChange	-1109000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense Assumption Change DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpenseAssumptionChange	46000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense Assumption Change DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpenseAssumptionChange	286000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense Other DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpenseOther	504000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense Other DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpenseOther	643000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense Other DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpenseOther	657000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	1613000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	597000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Amortization Expense DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpense	371000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Unrealized Investment Gain Loss DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostUnrealizedInvestmentGainLoss	-654000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Unrealized Investment Gain Loss DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostUnrealizedInvestmentGainLoss	-994000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Unrealized Investment Gain Loss DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostUnrealizedInvestmentGainLoss	479000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Reclassifiedto Assets Heldforsale DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostReclassifiedtoAssetsHeldforsale	-1000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Reclassifiedto Assets Heldforsale DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostReclassifiedtoAssetsHeldforsale	31000000	USD
CY2018	eqh	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Reclassifiedto Assets Heldforsale DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostReclassifiedtoAssetsHeldforsale	0	USD
CY2020Q4	eqh	Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost Including Accounting Standards Updates DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostIncludingAccountingStandardsUpdates	4243000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	5837000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	6705000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Sales Inducements Net DeferredSalesInducementsNet	430000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Sales Inducements Net DeferredSalesInducementsNet	448000000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Sales Inducements Net DeferredSalesInducementsNet	472000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Sales Inducements Amortization Expense DeferredSalesInducementsAmortizationExpense	26000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Sales Inducements Amortization Expense DeferredSalesInducementsAmortizationExpense	18000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Sales Inducements Amortization Expense DeferredSalesInducementsAmortizationExpense	24000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Sales Inducements Net DeferredSalesInducementsNet	404000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Fair Value Adjustments On Gmib Liability FairValueAdjustmentsOnGmibLiability	19000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Fair Value Adjustments On Gmib Liability FairValueAdjustmentsOnGmibLiability	25000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3	103000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Sales Inducements Net DeferredSalesInducementsNet	430000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Sales Inducements Net DeferredSalesInducementsNet	448000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3	189000000	USD
CY2020Q4	eqh	Notes Issued By Consolidated Variable Interest Entity Accrued Interest Payable NotesIssuedByConsolidatedVariableInterestEntityAccruedInterestPayable	1000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Fair Value Adjustments On Gmib Asset FairValueAdjustmentsOnGmibAsset	102000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Fair Value Adjustments On Gmib Asset FairValueAdjustmentsOnGmibAsset	110000000	USD
CY2020	eqh	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Percentage FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersPercentage	0.017
CY2019	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3	540000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3	14000000	USD
CY2019	eqh	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Percentage FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersPercentage	0.037
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	691000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	687000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	855000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	883000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	169000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	186000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	49000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	50000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Sublease Income SubleaseIncome	56000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Sublease Income SubleaseIncome	72000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	2000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	162000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	166000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	207000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	196000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	179000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	116000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	55000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	332000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	1085000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	230000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	855000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P6Y
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P6Y
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0307
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0332
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	210000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	222000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	156000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	50000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Direct Premiums Earned DirectPremiumsEarned	929000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Direct Premiums Earned DirectPremiumsEarned	1068000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Direct Premiums Earned DirectPremiumsEarned	1012000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Assumed Premiums Earned AssumedPremiumsEarned	222000000	USD
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