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REINSURANCE (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
Effects of Reinsurance | The following table reconciles direct premium income and direct benefits and claims to net amounts after the effect of reinsurance.
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Direct premium income |  | $ | 4,734 |  |  |  |  | $ | 5,119 |  |  |  |  | $ | 14,210 |  |  |  |  | $ | 14,724 |  |
Ceded to other companies: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ceded Aflac Japan closed blocks |  | (130 | ) |  |  |  | (148 | ) |  |  |  | (390 | ) |  |  |  | (423 | ) |
Other |  | (12 | ) |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  |  | (37 | ) |  |  |  | (37 | ) |
Assumed from other companies: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retrocession activities |  | 54 |  |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  |  | 163 |  |  |  |  | 177 |  |
Other |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |
Net premium income |  | $ | 4,648 |  |  |  |  | $ | 5,022 |  |  |  |  | $ | 13,951 |  |  |  |  | $ | 14,447 |  |
Direct benefits and claims |  | $ | 3,157 |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,463 |  |  |  |  | $ | 9,403 |  |  |  |  | $ | 9,898 |  |
Ceded benefits and change in reserves for future benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ceded Aflac Japan closed blocks |  | (118 | ) |  |  |  | (135 | ) |  |  |  | (359 | ) |  |  |  | (385 | ) |
Eliminations |  | 13 |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  | 39 |  |  |  |  | 44 |  |
Other |  | (9 | ) |  |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  |  | (26 | ) |
Assumed from other companies: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retrocession activities |  | 53 |  |  |  |  | 59 |  |  |  |  | 159 |  |  |  |  | 168 |  |
Eliminations |  | (13 | ) |  |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  |  | (44 | ) |
Other |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Benefits and claims, net |  | $ | 3,083 |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,378 |  |  |  |  | $ | 9,174 |  |  |  |  | $ | 9,657 |  |

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