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BENEFITS PAYABLE (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]  
Activity in Benefits Payable
Activity in benefits payable, excluding military services, was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(in millions)
Balances at January 1
 
$
3,893

 
$
3,775

 
$
3,415

Acquisitions
 
—

 
5

 
66

Incurred related to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current year
 
38,641

 
32,711

 
30,198

Prior years
 
(518
)
 
(474
)
 
(257
)
Total incurred
 
38,123

 
32,237

 
29,941

Paid related to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current year
 
(34,357
)
 
(29,103
)
 
(26,738
)
Prior years
 
(3,262
)
 
(3,021
)
 
(2,909
)
Total paid
 
(37,619
)
 
(32,124
)
 
(29,647
)
Reinsurance recoverable
 
78

 
—

 
—

Balances at December 31
 
$
4,475

 
$
3,893

 
$
3,775
Benefit Expenses Excluded From Activity in Benefits Payable
Benefits expense associated with military services and provisions associated with future policy benefits excluded from the previous table was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(in millions)
Military services
 
$
11

 
$
(27
)
 
$
908

Future policy benefits
 
32

 
354

 
136

Total
 
$
43

 
$
327

 
$
1,044