STATUTORY ACCOUNTING AND DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Insurance [Abstract]

Profit Remittances Disclosure

Profits remitted by Aflac Japan to the Parent Company, after April 1, 2018, and to Aflac U.S., prior to April 1, 2018, were as follows for the years ended December 31:

	In Dollars									In Yen
(In millions of dollars and billions of yen)	2019			2018			2017			2019			2018			2017
Profit remittances		$	2,070		$	808		$	1,150		¥	225.2		¥	89.7		¥	129.3