SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - DAC (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Mean (RTM) assumption		7.00%	9.00%
Average annual rate of return, gross	7.00%
Average annual rate of return, net	4.67%
Future annual rate of return, gross, maximum	15.00%
Future annual rate of return, net, maximum	12.67%
Future annual rate of return, gross, minimum	0.00%
Future annual rate of return, net, minimum	(2.33%)
Future annual rate of return assumption duration maximum	5 years
Assumed average investment yield excluding policy loans, high end	5.10%
Assumed average investment yield excluding policy loans, low end	4.50%
Period used In assumed average investment yield excluding policy loans	10 years

- Definition

Estimated rate of return on investments at the high end of a range of reasonable estimates as of the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

Estimated rate of return on investments at the low end of a range of reasonable estimates as of the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

Estimated average gross short-term and long-term rate of return on variable and interest-sensitive life insurance and variable annuities, including product weighted average Separate Account fees.

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- Definition

Estimated average short-term and long-term rate of return on variable and interest-sensitive life insurance and variable annuities, net of product weighted average Separate Account fees.

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- Definition

Maximum duration within which future rates of return on variable and interest-sensitive life insurance and variable annuities are calculated.

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- Definition

Management limitation on future gross maximum rate of return on variable and interest-sensitive life insurance and variable annuities, including product weighted average Separate Account fees.

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- Definition

Management limitation on future gross minimum rate of return on variable and interest-sensitive life insurance and variable annuities, including product weighted average Separate Account fees.

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- Definition

Management limitation on future maximum rate of return on variable and interest-sensitive life insurance and variable annuities, after deducting product weighted average Separate Account fees.

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- Definition

Management limitation on future minimum rate of return on variable and interest-sensitive life insurance and variable annuities, after deducting product weighted average Separate Account fees.

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- Definition

Future gross mean rate of return on variable and interest-sensitive life insurance and variable annuities, including product weighted average Separate Account fees.

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- Definition

The period used to calculate estimated rate of return of investments.

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