INCOME TAXES (Details - Assessment of Deferred Tax Asset (liabilities) Valuation Allowance) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Life Insurance Companies [Member]
Deferred Tax Assets, Liabilities [Line Items]
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance allocated to other comprehensive income	$ 149	$ 149

Represents the portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from other comprehensive income attributable to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets in the period.

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