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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Details) $ / policy in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				19 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016 $ / policy	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) line_of_credit legal_action	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 fund	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases - 2018		$ 214.0
Future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases - 2019		207.0
Future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases - 2020		177.0
Future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases - 2021		169.0
Future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases - 2022		156.0
Future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases - thereafter		334.0
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Minimum future sublease rental income under non-cancelable operating leases - 2018		56.0
Minimum future sublease rental income under non-cancelable operating leases - 2019		58.0
Minimum future sublease rental income under non-cancelable operating leases - 2020		41.0
Minimum future sublease rental income under non-cancelable operating leases - 2021		40.0
Minimum future sublease rental income under non-cancelable operating leases - 2022		37.0
Minimum future sublease rental income under non-cancelable operating leases - thereafter		60.0
Rent expense		142.9	$ 140.2	$ 137.7
Sublease income		16.4	15.8	5.2
Federal home loan bank stock		144.0
Carrying value of collateral pledged for federal home loan bank		4,510.0
Outstanding balance at end of year		3,000.0	2,238.0
Issued during the Year		6,762.0	7,738.0
Repaid during the year		6,000.0	6,000.0
Advances from Federal Home Loan Banks, difference between carrying value and fair value		14.0
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unaccrued amounts of reasonably possible range of losses		$ 90.0
Number of individual actions challenging cost of insurance rate increases \| legal_action		7
Number of individual actions challenging cost of insurance rate increases transferred to federal court \| legal_action		3
Line of Credit \| Financial Institutions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of guarantees maintained \| line_of_credit		4
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Short-Term Funding Agreements Maturing in Less than One Month
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Outstanding balance at end of year		$ 500.0	500.0
Issued during the Year		6,000.0	6,000.0
Repaid during the year		6,000.0	6,000.0
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Long-Term Funding Agreements Maturing in Less than Four Years
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Outstanding balance at end of year		1,244.0	58.0
Issued during the Year		324.0	58.0
Repaid during the year			0.0
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Long-Term Funding Agreements Maturing in Less than Five Years
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Outstanding balance at end of year		377.0	862.0
Issued during the Year		303.0	862.0
Repaid during the year			0.0
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Long-Term Funding Agreements Maturing in Greater than Five Years
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Outstanding balance at end of year		879.0	818.0
Issued during the Year		135.0	818.0
Repaid during the year			0.0
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Long-Term Funding Agreements
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Outstanding balance at end of year		2,500.0	1,738.0
Issued during the Year		762.0	1,738.0
Repaid during the year		0.0	0.0
Sivolella Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of funds involved in lawsuit \| fund						12
Brach Family Foundation Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Current face amount per policy \| $ / policy	1
Issue age	70 years
SCB LLC \| Line of Credit \| Financial Institutions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total amount of guarantees maintained		$ 375.0
Number of guarantees maintained \| line_of_credit		3
AXA
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Severance costs		$ 29.0	21.0	3.0
Pre tax real estate charge				25.0
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitments by the Company to provide equity financing		715.0
Letters of credit		18.0
Commitments under existing mortgage loan agreements		636.0
AXA \| Affiliated Entity
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitments by the Company to provide equity financing		193.0
AXA \| Assets of Consolidated VIEs/VOEs
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitments by the Company to provide equity financing		22.0
AXA \| Severance
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year		22.0	11.0
Additions		17.0	20.0
Cash payments		(14.0)	(9.0)
Other reductions		(2.0)	0.0
Balance, end of Year		23.0	22.0	11.0
AXA \| Leases
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of year		170.0	190.0
Additions		29.0	12.0
Deferred rent		10.0	5.0
Cash payments		(48.0)	(42.0)
Interest accretion		4.0	5.0
Balance, end of Year		165.0	$ 170.0	$ 190.0
Alliance Bernstein \| Private real estate investment funds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitment to invest							$ 25.0
Commitment to invest, funded		22.0
Alliance Bernstein \| Real Estate Funds II
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitment to invest							$ 28.0
Commitment to invest, funded		10.0
Alliance Bernstein \| Oil And Gas Fund
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitment to invest					$ 8.0
Commitment to invest, funded		6.0
Commitment to invest, period					3 years
Alliance Bernstein \| Commercial Banks \| Limited Partner
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Liability for commitments		$ 0.0
Alliance Bernstein \| Line of Credit \| Financial Institutions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of guarantees maintained \| line_of_credit		3
SCBL \| Line of Credit \| Financial Institutions
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of guarantees maintained \| line_of_credit		3
SCBL \| Line of Credit \| Commercial Banks
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total amount of guarantees maintained		$ 410.0