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Defined Benefit Plan, Mortality Projection Rate

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Increase (decrease) in projected benefit obligation as a result of changes to the plan

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Contribution Plan Net of Tax

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Amount of gain (loss) related to change in benefit obligation resulting from changes in actuarial assumptions, for example, but not limited to, interest, mortality, employee turnover, salary, and temporary deviation from the substantive plan.

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The interest rate used to adjust for the time value of money for the plan.

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An assumption as to the rate of return on plan assets reflecting the average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation.

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1) For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value as of a date of all benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to that date. 2) For other postretirement defined benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered to a particular date.

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Amount of contributions made by the employer to defined benefit plans.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair value of assets that have been segregated and restricted to provide pension or postretirement benefits. Assets include, but are not limited to, stocks, bonds, other investments, earnings from investments, and contributions by the employer and employees.

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Amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) related to gain (loss) expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for the fiscal year that follows the most recent annual statement of financial position.

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Amount included in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) related to prior service cost (credit) expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost for the fiscal year that follows the most recent annual statement of financial position.

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If aggregate disclosures are presented, the aggregate fair value of plan assets for plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of the measurement date of each statement of financial position presented.

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Target allocation of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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Target allocation maximum percentage of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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Amount of employer's best estimate of contributions expected to be paid to the plan during the next fiscal year beginning after the date of the latest statement of financial position.

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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Market value of plan	$ 101,000,000	$ 87,000,000	$ 86,000,000
Liability of plan	146,000,000	132,000,000	129,000,000
Capital contribution			211,000,000
Capital contribution, net of tax			$ 137,000,000
Actuarial gains (losses)	(14,000,000)	(2,000,000)
Employer contributions made to pension plan	4,000,000	0
Excess of PBO Over Pension Plan Assets, end of year	(45,000,000)	$ (45,000,000)
Estimated net actuarial gain (loss)	1,600,000
Estimated prior service cost (credit)	$ 23,959
Discount rate (as a percent)			4.00%
Projected benefit obligation increase (decrease)			$ 4,000,000
Defined benefit plan, mortality projection rate (as a percent)			125.00%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	6.00%	6.50%	7.00%
Alliance Bernstein
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Market value of plan	$ 101,000,000	$ 87,000,000
AXA Equitable QP, immediately preceding Transfer to AXA Financial
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Market value of plan			$ 2,236,000,000
Liability of plan			2,447,000,000
Actuarial gains (losses)			(1,193,000,000)
Actuarial gain (loss), net of tax			$ (772,000,000)
Discount rate (as a percent)			3.98%
AB Qualified Retirement Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Market value of plan	$ 101,000,000	$ 87,000,000
Discount rate (as a percent)	4.55%	4.75%
AB Qualified Retirement Plan \| Return Seeking Investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target asset allocation (as a percent)	40.00%
Target asset allocation range, minimum (as a percent)	30.00%
Target asset allocation range, maximum (as a percent)	60.00%
AB Qualified Retirement Plan \| Risk Mitigating Investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target asset allocation (as a percent)	15.00%
Target asset allocation range, minimum (as a percent)	10.00%
Target asset allocation range, maximum (as a percent)	30.00%
AB Qualified Retirement Plan \| Diversifying Investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target asset allocation (as a percent)	17.00%
Target asset allocation range, minimum (as a percent)	0.00%
Target asset allocation range, maximum (as a percent)	25.00%
AB Qualified Retirement Plan \| Dynamic Asset Allocation Investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target asset allocation (as a percent)	28.00%
Target asset allocation range, minimum (as a percent)	18.00%
Target asset allocation range, maximum (as a percent)	38.00%
AB Qualified Retirement Plan \| Alliance Bernstein
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contributions made to pension plan	$ 4,000,000
Estimated future employer contributions in next fiscal year	5,000,000
AXA Equitable 401(k) Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Cost recognized associated with 401(k) Plan	$ 15,000,000	$ 16,000,000	$ 18,000,000