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BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Revenue and Pretax Earnings from Segments to Consolidated | We then exclude income taxes related to operations to arrive at pretax operating earnings. Information regarding operations by segment follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions) | 2012 |  | 2011
Revenues: |  |  |
Aflac Japan: |  |  |
Earned premiums | $ | 4,148 |  |  | $ | 3,702 |
Net investment income | 730 |  |  | 649 |
Other income | 16 |  |  | 20 |
Total Aflac Japan | 4,894 |  |  | 4,371 |
Aflac U.S.: |  |  |
Earned premiums | 1,231 |  |  | 1,169 |
Net investment income | 152 |  |  | 144 |
Other income | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Total Aflac U.S. | 1,385 |  |  | 1,316 |
Other business segments | 14 |  |  | 15 |
Total business segment revenues | 6,293 |  |  | 5,702 |
Realized investment gains (losses) | (45 | ) |  | (579 | )
Corporate | 68 |  |  | 61 |
Intercompany eliminations | (76 | ) |  | (67 | )
Total revenues | $ | 6,240 |  |  | $ | 5,117 |
| Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions) | 2012 |  | 2011
Pretax earnings: |  |  |
Aflac Japan | $ | 1,040 |  |  | $ | 974 |
Aflac U.S. | 271 |  |  | 251 |
Other business segments | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Total business segment pretax operating earnings | 1,311 |  |  | 1,225 |
Interest expense, noninsurance operations | (44 | ) |  | (41 | )
Corporate and eliminations | (20 | ) |  | (14 | )
Pretax operating earnings | 1,247 |  |  | 1,170 |
Realized investment gains (losses) | (45 | ) |  | (579 | )
Total earnings before income taxes | $ | 1,202 |  |  | $ | 591 |
Income taxes applicable to pretax operating earnings | $ | 433 |  |  | $ | 405 |
Effect of foreign currency translation on operating earnings | 20 |  |  | 49 |
Prior-year amounts have been adjusted for the adoption of accounting guidance on January 1, 2012 related to deferred policy acquisition costs.
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated | Assets were as follows:
| March 31, |  | December 31,
(In millions) | 2012 |  | 2011
Assets: |  |  |
Aflac Japan | $ | 100,133 |  |  | $ | 101,692 |
Aflac U.S. | 14,207 |  |  | 13,942 |
Other business segments | 159 |  |  | 160 |
Total business segment assets | 114,499 |  |  | 115,794 |
Corporate | 18,322 |  |  | 16,182 |
Intercompany eliminations | (17,269 | ) |  | (15,739 | )
Total assets | $ | 115,552 |  |  | $ | 116,237 |
Prior-year amounts have been adjusted for the adoption of accounting guidance on January 1, 2012 related to deferred policy acquisition costs.

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