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SHAREOWNER'S EQUITY	12 Months Ended
SHAREOWNER'S EQUITY	Dec. 31, 2018
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
SHAREOWNER'S EQUITY	SHAREOWNER’S EQUITY PLC owns all of the 2,000 shares of non-voting preferred stock issued by the Company’s subsidiary, Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company (“PL&A”). The stock pays, when and if declared, noncumulative participating dividends to the extent PL&A’s statutory earnings for the immediately preceding fiscal year exceeded $1.0 million. In 2018, 2017, and 2016, PL&A paid no dividends to PLC on its preferred stock.