SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Short-term and Long-term Debt

Short-term and long-term debt consists of the following:

	December 31,
	2017		2016
	(in millions)
Short-term debt:
AB revolving credit facility (with interest rate of 2.4%)	$	75	$	—
AB commercial paper (with interest rates of 1.6% and 0.9%)	491		513
Total short-term debt	$	566	$	513
Long-term debt:
AXA Equitable non-recourse mortgage debt (with interest rate of 4.1%)	82		—
AXA Equitable non-recourse mortgage debt (with interest rate of 3.9%)	121		—
Total Short-term and Long-term debt	$	769	$	513

Schedule of Credit Facilities Available

Credit facilities available to the Company consist of following:

	Date				Available to Company
Facilities	Start	Maturity	Total Facility		Revolver		Swingline
			(in millions)
Syndicated Facilities:
AB Revolver	11/29/2017	11/28/2018	$	200	$	200	$	—
AB Credit Facility	10/22/2014	10/22/2019	$	1,000	$	1,000	$	240