INVESTMENTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investments
Fair value of investment with greater than 5% of total investments	$ 29,785,312	$ 65,305,931
Investment Concentration Risk \| Investments
Investments
Minimum percentage of total investments	5.00%	5.00%
Alliance Boots \| Investment Concentration Risk \| Investments
Investments
Fair value of investment with greater than 5% of total investments		$ 5,100,000
First Data \| Investment Concentration Risk \| Investments
Investments
Fair value of investment with greater than 5% of total investments		4,300,000
Investment Type
Investments
Pledged assets	$ 14,600,000	$ 14,200,000

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