LITIGATION AND OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (DETAILS) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012 Conseco Life Insurance Company Litigation [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Multistate Examination, Senior Health and Bankers Life [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Regulatory Settlement For Certain Lifetrend Life Insurance Products [Member]	Oct. 31, 2008 Regulatory Settlement For Certain Lifetrend Life Insurance Products [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 CIUL Universal Life Member [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Settlement with State Securities Regulators [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Multistate Examination, Senior Health and Bankers Life [Member]	Apr. 05, 2012 Pending Litigation [Member] Settlement with State Securities Regulators [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Pre-tax charge related to recorded loss contingency		$ 20					$ 10
Number of States Involved In Multistate Examination								40
Loss Contingency, Maximum Senior Health			2.3
Potential Additional Amount Payable If Improvement Benchmarks Are Not Met			10
Lifetrend Policy Holders That Were Mailed a Notice					12,000
CIUL Universal Life Policy Holders Which Were Mailed a Notice						16,000
Fund Established For Certain Lifetrend Life Insurance Product Owners				10
Assesment To Be Paid To Participating Lifetrend Jurisdictions				1
Percentage of Lifetrend Policy Holders Represented by Jurisdictions That Have Signed Agreement				98.00%
Number of States Participating in Examination of Compliance with Unclaimed Property Laws	32
Settlement payment by Bankers to state securities regulators									$ 9.9