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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Schedule of Common Stock Outstanding Roll Forward | The following table is a reconciliation of the number of shares of the Company's common stock for the nine-month periods ended September 30.
(In thousands of shares) | 2016 |  | 2015
Common stock - issued: |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 669,723 |  |  | 668,132 |
Exercise of stock options and issuance of restricted shares | 1,261 |  |  | 1,377 |
Balance, end of period | 670,984 |  |  | 669,509 |
Treasury stock: |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 245,343 |  |  | 225,687 |
Purchases of treasury stock: |  |  |
Open market | 18,774 |  |  | 17,421 |
Other | 329 |  |  | 241 |
Dispositions of treasury stock: |  |  |
Shares issued to AFL Stock Plan | (822 | ) |  | (919 | )
Exercise of stock options | (554 | ) |  | (375 | )
Other | (107 | ) |  | (113 | )
Balance, end of period | 262,963 |  |  | 241,942 |
Shares outstanding, end of period | 408,021 |  |  | 427,567 |
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share | The following table presents the approximate number of share-based awards to purchase shares, on a weighted-average basis, that were considered to be anti-dilutive and were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the following periods.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(In thousands) | 2016 |  | 2015 | 2016 |  | 2015
Anti-dilutive share-based awards |  | 109 |  |  |  |  | 2,126 |  |  |  | 1,162 |  |  |  |  | 1,798 |  |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Reclassifications from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income The tables below are reconciliations of accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the following periods. Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(In millions) | Unrealized Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses) |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment Securities |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives |  | Pension Liability Adjustment |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | (847 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 6,441 |  |  |  |  | $ | (19 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (143 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 5,432 |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification |  | 253 |  |  |  |  | (342 | ) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | (90 | ) |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 22 |  |
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 253 |  |  |  |  | (321 | ) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | (68 | ) |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | (594 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 6,120 |  |  |  |  | $ | (19 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (143 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 5,364 |  |
All amounts in the table above are net of tax.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
(In millions) | Unrealized Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses) |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment Securities |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives |  | Pension Liability Adjustment |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | (2,725 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 3,384 |  |  |  |  | $ | (27 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (125 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 507 |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification |  | 192 |  |  |  |  | (260 | ) |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | (69 | ) |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 90 |  |
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 192 |  |  |  |  | (170 | ) |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 21 |  |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | (2,533 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 3,214 |  |  |  |  | $ | (28 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (125 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 528 |  |
All amounts in the table above are net of tax.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
(In millions) | Unrealized Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses) |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment Securities |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives |  | Pension Liability Adjustment |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | (2,196 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 2,986 |  |  |  |  | $ | (26 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (139 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 625 |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification |  | 1,602 |  |  |  |  | 3,155 |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  |  | 4,757 |  |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | (18 | ) |
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 1,602 |  |  |  |  | 3,134 |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  |  | 4,739 |  |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | (594 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 6,120 |  |  |  |  | $ | (19 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (143 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 5,364 |  |
All amounts in the table above are net of tax.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
(In millions) | Unrealized Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses) |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment Securities |  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives |  | Pension Liability Adjustment |  | Total
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | (2,541 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 4,672 |  |  |  |  | $ | (26 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (126 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 1,979 |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | (1,471 | ) |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | (1,465 | ) |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | (1,458 | ) |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | (1,451 | ) |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | (2,533 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 3,214 |  |  |  |  | $ | (28 | ) |  |  |  | $ | (125 | ) |  |  |  | $ | 528 |  |
All amounts in the table above are net of tax.
Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The tables below summarize the amounts reclassified from each component of accumulated other comprehensive income based on source for the following periods. Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
(In millions) | Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 |
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Affected Line Item in the Statements of Earnings
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |  | $ | (11 | ) |  | Sales and redemptions
|  | (22 | ) |  | Other-than-temporary impairment losses realized
|  | (33 | ) |  | Total before tax
|  | 12 |  |  | Tax (expense) or benefit(1)
|  | $ | (21 | ) |  | Net of tax
Amortization of defined benefit pension items: |  |  |  |
Actuarial gains (losses) |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | Acquisition and operating expenses(2)
Prior service (cost) credit |  | 2 |  |  | Acquisition and operating expenses(2)
|  | 1 |  |  | Tax (expense) or benefit(1)
|  | $ | (1 | ) |  | Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the period |  | $ | (22 | ) |  | Net of tax
(1) Based on 35% tax rate (2) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 10 for additional details).
(In millions) | Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 |
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Affected Line Item in the Statements of Earnings
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | Sales and redemptions
|  | (137 | ) |  | Other-than-temporary impairment losses realized
|  | (138 | ) |  | Total before tax
|  | 48 |  |  | Tax (expense) or benefit(1)
|  | $ | (90 | ) |  | Net of tax
Amortization of defined benefit pension items: |  |  |  |
Actuarial gains (losses) |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | Acquisition and operating expenses(2)
Prior service (cost) credit |  | 4 |  |  | Acquisition and operating expenses(2)
|  | 0 |  |  | Tax (expense) or benefit(1)
|  | $ | 0 |  |  | Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the period |  | $ | (90 | ) |  | Net of tax
(1) Based on 35% tax rate (2) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 10 for additional details).
(In millions) | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 |
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Affected Line Item in the Statements of Earnings
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |  | $ | 102 |  |  | Sales and redemptions
|  | (69 | ) |  | Other-than-temporary impairment losses realized
|  | 33 |  |  | Total before tax
|  | (12 | ) |  | Tax (expense) or benefit(1)
|  | $ | 21 |  |  | Net of tax
Amortization of defined benefit pension items: |  |  |  |
Actuarial gains (losses) |  | $ | (12 | ) |  | Acquisition and operating expenses(2)
Prior service (cost) credit |  | 8 |  |  | Acquisition and operating expenses(2)
|  | 1 |  |  | Tax (expense) or benefit(1)
|  | $ | (3 | ) |  | Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the period |  | $ | 18 |  |  | Net of tax
(1) Based on 35% tax rate (2) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 10 for additional details).
(In millions) | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 |
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Affected Line Item in the Statements of Earnings
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities |  | $ | 123 |  |  | Sales and redemptions
|  | (143 | ) |  | Other-than-temporary impairment losses realized
|  | (20 | ) |  | Total before tax
|  | 7 |  |  | Tax (expense) or benefit(1)
|  | $ | (13 | ) |  | Net of tax
Amortization of defined benefit pension items: |  |  |  |
Actuarial gains (losses) |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | Acquisition and operating expenses(2)
Prior service (cost) credit |  | 12 |  |  | Acquisition and operating expenses(2)
|  | 0 |  |  | Tax (expense) or benefit(1)
|  | $ | (1 | ) |  | Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the period |  | $ | (14 | ) |  | Net of tax
(1) Based on 35% tax rate (2) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 10 for additional details).

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