BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Revenues:
Aflac Japan:
Earned premiums	$	3,735		$	4,405		$	11,357		$	12,769
Net investment income	659			713			1,986			2,134
Other income	8			22			46			38
Total Aflac Japan	4,402			5,140			13,389			14,941
Aflac U.S.:
Earned premiums	1,293			1,254			3,868			3,736
Net investment income	159			153			473			457
Other income	1			5			4			10
Total Aflac U.S.	1,453			1,412			4,345			4,203
Other business segments	11			10			38			40
Total business segment revenues	5,866			6,562			17,772			19,184
Realized investment gains (losses)	22			286			379			(177		)
Corporate	71			65			229			197
Intercompany eliminations	(73		)	(66		)	(242		)	(215		)
Total revenues	$	5,886		$	6,847		$	18,138		$	18,989

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

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Pretax earnings:
Aflac Japan	$	846		$	994		$	2,775		$	2,998
Aflac U.S.	269			260			833			789
Total business segment pretax operating earnings	1,115			1,254			3,608			3,787
Interest expense, noninsurance operations	(50		)	(45		)	(147		)	(134		)
Corporate and eliminations	(18		)	(15		)	(52		)	(53		)
Pretax operating earnings	1,047			1,194			3,409			3,600
Realized investment gains (losses)	22			286			379			(177		)
Total earnings before income taxes	$	1,069		$	1,480		$	3,788		$	3,423
Income taxes applicable to pretax operating earnings	$	360		$	363		$	1,173		$	1,200
Effect of foreign currency translation on operating earnings	(97		)	2			(271		)	28

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

Assets were as follows:

(In millions)	September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
Assets:
Aflac Japan		$	101,471			$	113,678
Aflac U.S.		16,135				16,122
Other business segments		153				154
Total business segment assets		117,759				129,954
Corporate		19,821				20,318
Intercompany eliminations		(17,662		)		(19,178		)
Total assets		$	119,918			$	131,094