FAIR VALUE - Financial Assets Measured on Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	$ 12,103	$ 12,302
Measured On Recurring Basis
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	4,346	4,564
Debt securities	12,103	12,302
Total invested assets	16,449	16,866
Measured On Recurring Basis | Tax-exempt municipal securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	3,494	3,889
Measured On Recurring Basis | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	23	26
Measured On Recurring Basis | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	569	456
Measured On Recurring Basis | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	554	408
Measured On Recurring Basis | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	4,710	5,382
Measured On Recurring Basis | U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | U.S. Treasury and agency obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	501	531
Measured On Recurring Basis | U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | Mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	2,252	1,610
Measured On Recurring Basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	4,346	4,564
Debt securities	0	0
Total invested assets	4,346	4,564
Measured On Recurring Basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Tax-exempt municipal securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	0	0
Measured On Recurring Basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	0	0
Measured On Recurring Basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	0	0
Measured On Recurring Basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	0	0
Measured On Recurring Basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	0	0
Measured On Recurring Basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | U.S. Treasury and agency obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	0	0
Measured On Recurring Basis | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | Mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	0	0
Measured On Recurring Basis | Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0	0
Debt securities	12,102	12,301
Total invested assets	12,102	12,301
Measured On Recurring Basis | Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Tax-exempt municipal securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	3,494	3,889
Measured On Recurring Basis | Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	23	26
Measured On Recurring Basis | Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	569	456
Measured On Recurring Basis | Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	554	408
Measured On Recurring Basis | Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	4,709	5,381
Measured On Recurring Basis | Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | U.S. Treasury and agency obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	501	531
Measured On Recurring Basis | Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | Mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	2,252	1,610
Measured On Recurring Basis | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	0	0
Debt securities	1	1
Total invested assets	1	1
Measured On Recurring Basis | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Tax-exempt municipal securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	0	0
Measured On Recurring Basis | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	0	0
Measured On Recurring Basis | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	0	0
Measured On Recurring Basis | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	0	0
Measured On Recurring Basis | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	1	1
Measured On Recurring Basis | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | U.S. Treasury and agency obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	0	0
Measured On Recurring Basis | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government corporations and agencies | Mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt securities	$ 0	$ 0