BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Revenues:
Aflac Japan:
Earned premiums	$	3,717		$	4,216		$	7,622		$	8,364
Net investment income	653			691			1,327			1,421
Other income	12			0			38			16
Total Aflac Japan	4,382			4,907			8,987			9,801
Aflac U.S.:
Earned premiums	1,295			1,251			2,575			2,482
Net investment income	158			153			314			304
Other income	1			2			4			5
Total Aflac U.S.	1,454			1,406			2,893			2,791
Other business segments	14			10			26			24
Total business segment revenues	5,850			6,323			11,906			12,616
Realized investment gains (losses)	201			(418		)	357			(463		)
Corporate	66			64			159			128
Intercompany eliminations	(73		)	(67		)	(170		)	(139		)
Total revenues	$	6,044		$	5,902		$	12,252		$	12,142

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Pretax earnings:
Aflac Japan	$	940		$	964		$	1,929		$	2,004
Aflac U.S.	283			258			564			529
Total business segment pretax operating earnings	1,223			1,222			2,493			2,533
Interest expense, noninsurance operations	(48		)	(45		)	(97		)	(89		)
Corporate and eliminations	(18		)	(18		)	(34		)	(38		)
Pretax operating earnings	1,157			1,159			2,362			2,406
Realized investment gains (losses)	201			(418		)	357			(463		)
Total earnings before income taxes	$	1,358		$	741		$	2,719		$	1,943
Income taxes applicable to pretax operating earnings	$	398		$	404		$	813		$	837
Effect of foreign currency translation on operating earnings	(103		)	6			(174		)	26

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

Assets were as follows:

(In millions)	June 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
Assets:
Aflac Japan		$	98,710			$	113,678
Aflac U.S.		15,681				16,122
Other business segments		150				154
Total business segment assets		114,541				129,954
Corporate		19,872				20,318
Intercompany eliminations		(18,100		)		(19,178		)
Total assets		$	116,313			$	131,094