SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Common Stock Outstanding Roll Forward

The following table is a reconciliation of the number of shares of the Company's common stock for the three-month periods ended March 31.

(In thousands of shares)	2021	2020
Common stock - issued:
Balance, beginning of period	1,351,018	1,349,309
Exercise of stock options and issuance of restricted shares	1,261	1,341
Balance, end of period	1,352,279	1,350,650
Treasury stock:
Balance, beginning of period	658,564	622,516
Purchases of treasury stock:
Share repurchase program	13,440	9,984
Other	378	508
Dispositions of treasury stock:
Shares issued to AFL Stock Plan	(387)	(468)
Exercise of stock options	(211)	(45)
Other	(212)	(227)
Balance, end of period	671,572	632,268
Shares outstanding, end of period	680,707	718,382

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

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 March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Anti-dilutive share-based awards		1		744

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

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 March 31, 2021
(In millions)	Unrealized Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses)			Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Fixed Maturity Securities			Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Pension Liability Adjustment			Total
Balance at December 31, 2020		$	(1,109)		$	10,361		$	(34)		$	(284)		$	8,934
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification		(565)			(1,583)			1			(4)			(2,151)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		0			16			0			8			24
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		(565)			(1,567)			1			4			(2,127)
Balance at March 31, 2021		$	(1,674)		$	8,794		$	(33)		$	(280)		$	6,807

All amounts in the table above are net of tax.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
(In millions)	Unrealized Foreign Currency Translation Gains (Losses)			Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Fixed Maturity Securities			Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives			Pension Liability Adjustment			Total
Balance at December 31, 2019		$	(1,623)		$	8,548		$	(33)		$	(277)		$	6,615
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - ASU 2019-04		0			848			0			0			848
Balance at January 1, 2020		$	(1,623)		$	9,396		$	(33)		$	(277)		$	7,463
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification		80			(3,359)			(2)			(6)			(3,287)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		0			6			0			6			12
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		80			(3,353)			(2)			0			(3,275)
Balance at March 31, 2020		$	(1,543)		$	6,043		$	(35)		$	(277)		$	4,188

All amounts in the table above are net of tax.

Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The tables below summarize the amounts reclassified from each component of accumulated other comprehensive income into net earnings for the following periods.

Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

(In millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Affected Line Item in the Statements of Earnings
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		$	(20)	Net investment gains (losses)
		4		Tax (expense) or benefit(1)
		$	(16)	Net of tax
Amortization of defined benefit pension items:
Actuarial gains (losses)		$	(10)	Acquisition and operating expenses(2)
Prior service (cost) credit		0		Acquisition and operating expenses(2)
		2		Tax (expense) or benefit(1)
		$	(8)	Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the period		$	(24)	Net of tax

(1) Based on 21% tax rate

(2) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 11 for additional details).

(In millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Affected Line Item in the Statements of Earnings
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		$	(7)	Net investment gains (losses)
		1		Tax (expense) or benefit(1)
		$	(6)	Net of tax
Amortization of defined benefit pension items:
Actuarial gains (losses)		$	(8)	Acquisition and operating expenses(2)
Prior service (cost) credit		0		Acquisition and operating expenses(2)
		2		Tax (expense) or benefit(1)
		$	(6)	Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the period		$	(12)	Net of tax

(1) Based on 21% blended tax rate

(2) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 11 for additional details).