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REINSURANCE (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]  
Effects of Reinsurance The following table reconciles direct premium income and direct benefits and claims to net amounts after the effect of reinsurance.
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(In millions)
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Direct premium income
 
$
4,720

 
 
 
$
4,734

 
 
 
$
14,346

 
 
 
$
14,210

 
Ceded to other companies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Ceded Aflac Japan closed blocks
 
(122
)
 
 
 
(130
)
 
 
 
(378
)
 
 
 
(390
)
 
    Other
 
(15
)
 
 
 
(12
)
 
 
 
(45
)
 
 
 
(37
)
 
Assumed from other companies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Retrocession activities
 
51

 
 
 
54

 
 
 
158

 
 
 
163

 
    Other
 
2

 
 
 
2

 
 
 
5

 
 
 
5

 
Net premium income
 
$
4,636

 
 
 
$
4,648

 
 
 
$
14,086

 
 
 
$
13,951

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct benefits and claims
 
$
3,076

 
 
 
$
3,157

 
 
 
$
9,301

 
 
 
$
9,403

 
Ceded benefits and change in reserves for future benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Ceded Aflac Japan closed blocks
 
(111
)
 
 
 
(118
)
 
 
 
(343
)
 
 
 
(359
)
 
    Eliminations
 
10

 
 
 
13

 
 
 
33

 
 
 
39

 
    Other
 
(11
)
 
 
 
(9
)
 
 
 
(34
)
 
 
 
(31
)
 
Assumed from other companies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Retrocession activities
 
48

 
 
 
53

 
 
 
149

 
 
 
159

 
    Eliminations
 
(10
)
 
 
 
(13
)
 
 
 
(33
)
 
 
 
(39
)
 
    Other
 
0

 
 
 
0

 
 
 
2

 
 
 
2

 
Benefits and claims, net
 
$
3,002

 
 
 
$
3,083

 
 
 
$
9,075

 
 
 
$
9,174