SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The following table is a reconciliation of the number of shares of the Company's common stock for the nine-month periods ended September 30.

(In thousands of shares)	2013		2012
Common stock - issued:
Balance, beginning of period	665,239		663,639
Exercise of stock options and issuance of restricted shares	1,254		1,157
Balance, end of period	666,493		664,796
Treasury stock:
Balance, beginning of period	197,453		197,329
Purchases of treasury stock:
Open market	5,571		0
Other	163		270
Dispositions of treasury stock:
Shares issued to AFL Stock Plan	(1,080	)	(1,306	)
Exercise of stock options	(1,161	)	(94	)
Other	(163	)	(127	)
Balance, end of period	200,783		196,072
Shares outstanding, end of period	465,710		468,724

Outstanding share-based awards are excluded from the calculation of weighted-average shares used in the computation of basic earnings per share (EPS). The following table presents the approximate number of share-based awards to purchase shares, on a weighted-average basis, that were considered to be anti-dilutive and were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the following periods.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2013		2012		2013		2012
Anti-dilutive share-based awards		1,716		6,289		2,858		6,710

Share Repurchase Program

During the first nine months of 2013, we repurchased 5.6 million shares of our common stock in the open market for $298 million as part of our share repurchase program. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock in the open market in the first nine months of 2012. As of September 30, 2013, a remaining balance of 16.9 million shares of our common stock was available for purchase under a share repurchase authorization by our board of directors in 2008.

Reclassifications from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The tables below are reconciliations of accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the following periods.

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In millions)	Unrealized Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses)				Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment Securities				Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives				Pension Liability Adjustment				Total
Balance, beginning of period		$	(453	)		$	(198	)		$	(11	)		$	(178	)		$	(840	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification		14				402				3				(2		)		417
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		21				(61		)		0				2				(38		)
Net current-period other comprehensive income		35				341				3				0				379
Balance, end of period		$	(418	)		$	143			$	(8	)		$	(178	)		$	(461	)

All amounts in the table above are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(In millions)	Unrealized Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses)				Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment Securities				Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives				Pension Liability Adjustment				Total
Balance, beginning of period		$	333			$	2,570			$	(5	)		$	(183	)		$	2,715
Other comprehensive income before reclassification		(756		)		(2,284		)		(3		)		(3		)		(3,046		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		5				(143		)		0				8				(130		)
Net current-period other comprehensive income		(751		)		(2,427		)		(3		)		5				(3,176		)
Balance, end of period		$	(418	)		$	143			$	(8	)		$	(178	)		$	(461	)

All amounts in the table above are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.

The tables below summarize the amounts reclassified from each component of accumulated other comprehensive income based on source for the following periods.

Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

(In millions)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(1)				Affected Line Item in the Statements of Earnings
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)		$	(32	)	Sales and redemptions
		11			Tax (expense) or benefit(2)
		$	(21	)	Net of tax
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		$	104		Sales and redemptions
		(10		)	Other-than-temporary impairment losses realized
		94			Total before tax
		(33		)	Tax (expense) or benefit(2)
		$	61		Net of tax
Amortization of defined benefit pension items:
Actuarial gains (losses)		$	(4	)	Acquisition and operating expenses(3)
		2			Tax (expense) or benefit(2)
		$	(2	)	Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the period		$	38		Net of tax

⁽¹⁾Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.

⁽²⁾ Based on 35% tax rate

⁽³⁾ These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see

Note 10 for additional details).

(In millions)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(1)				Affected Line Item in the Statements of Earnings
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)		$	(8	)	Sales and redemptions
		3			Tax (expense) or benefit(2)
		$	(5	)	Net of tax
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		$	285		Sales and redemptions
		(65		)	Other-than-temporary impairment losses realized
		220			Total before tax
		(77		)	Tax (expense) or benefit(2)
		$	143		Net of tax
Amortization of defined benefit pension items:
Actuarial gains (losses)		$	(13	)	Acquisition and operating expenses(3)
		5			Tax (expense) or benefit(2)
		$	(8	)	Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the period		$	130		Net of tax

⁽¹⁾Amounts in parentheses indicate debits.

⁽²⁾ Based on 35% tax rate

⁽³⁾ These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see

Note 10 for additional details).