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BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
| Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions) | 2013 |  | 2012
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aflac Japan: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned premiums |  | $ | 3,905 |  |  |  |  | $ | 4,148 |  |
Net investment income |  | 674 |  |  |  |  | 730 |  |
Other income |  | 26 |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |
Total Aflac Japan |  | 4,605 |  |  |  |  | 4,894 |  |
Aflac U.S.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned premiums |  | 1,280 |  |  |  |  | 1,231 |  |
Net investment income |  | 157 |  |  |  |  | 152 |  |
Other income |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Total Aflac U.S. |  | 1,438 |  |  |  |  | 1,385 |  |
Other business segments |  | 12 |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |
Total business segment revenues |  | 6,055 |  |  |  |  | 6,293 |  |
Realized investment gains (losses) |  | 156 |  |  |  |  | (45 | ) |
Corporate |  | 92 |  |  |  |  | 68 |  |
Intercompany eliminations |  | (95 | ) |  |  |  | (76 | ) |
Total revenues |  | $ | 6,208 |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,240 |  |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
| Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions) | 2013 |  | 2012
Pretax earnings: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aflac Japan |  | $ | 989 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,040 |  |
Aflac U.S. |  | 281 |  |  |  |  | 271 |  |
Total business segment pretax operating earnings |  | 1,270 |  |  |  |  | 1,311 |  |
Interest expense, noninsurance operations |  | (48 | ) |  |  |  | (44 | ) |
Corporate and eliminations |  | (17 | ) |  |  |  | (20 | ) |
Pretax operating earnings |  | 1,205 |  |  |  |  | 1,247 |  |
Realized investment gains (losses) |  | 156 |  |  |  |  | (45 | ) |
Total earnings before income taxes |  | $ | 1,361 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,202 |  |
Income taxes applicable to pretax operating earnings |  | $ | 415 |  |  |  |  | $ | 433 |  |
Effect of foreign currency translation on operating earnings |  | (71 | ) |  |  |  | 20 |  |
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated | Assets were as follows:
(In millions) | March 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aflac Japan |  | $ | 103,098 |  |  |  |  | $ | 113,678 |  |
Aflac U.S. |  | 16,130 |  |  |  |  | 16,122 |  |
Other business segments |  | 152 |  |  |  |  | 154 |  |
Total business segment assets |  | 119,380 |  |  |  |  | 129,954 |  |
Corporate |  | 19,861 |  |  |  |  | 20,318 |  |
Intercompany eliminations |  | (18,703 | ) |  |  |  | (19,178 | ) |
Total assets |  | $ | 120,538 |  |  |  |  | $ | 131,094 |  |

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