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INVESTMENTS - Securities Lending Transactions Accounted for as Secured Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred |  | $ 522 | $ 526
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending |  | 522 | 526
Amounts related to agreements not included in offsetting disclosure in Note 4 |  | 0 | 0
Public utilities |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred |  | 37 | 62
Banks/financial institutions |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred |  | 37 | 34
Other corporate |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred |  | 434 | 430
Equity securities |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred |  | 14 |
Maturity Overnight and Continuous |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred | [1] | 522 | 526
Maturity Overnight and Continuous | Public utilities |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred | [1] | 37 | 62
Maturity Overnight and Continuous | Banks/financial institutions |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred | [1] | 37 | 34
Maturity Overnight and Continuous | Other corporate |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred | [1] | 434 | 430
Maturity Overnight and Continuous | Equity securities |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred | [1] | 14 |
Maturity up to 30 Days |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred |  | 0 | 0
Maturity up to 30 Days | Public utilities |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred |  | 0 | 0
Maturity up to 30 Days | Banks/financial institutions |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred |  | 0 | 0
Maturity up to 30 Days | Other corporate |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred |  | 0 | $ 0
Maturity up to 30 Days | Equity securities |  |  |
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities Loaned, Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement and Assets other than Securities Transferred |  | $ 0 |
[1] | These securities are pledged as collateral under the Company's U.S. securities lending program and can be called at its discretion; therefore, they are classified as Overnight and Continuous.

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