LITIGATION AND OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (DETAILS) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 Minimum [Member] Multistate Examination, Senior Health and Bankers Life [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 AE Ventures for Archie Murakami and Clifford S. Arakaki, et al [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Multistate Examination, Senior Health and Bankers Life [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Regulatory Settlement For Certain Lifetrend Life Insurance Products [Member]	Oct. 31, 2008 Regulatory Settlement For Certain Lifetrend Life Insurance Products [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 CIUL Universal Life Member [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation, Number of Plaintiffs			700
Number of States Involved In Multistate Examination		40
Loss Contingency, Maximum Senior Health				$ 2.3
Potential Additional Amount Payable If Improvement Benchmarks Are Not Met				10
Lifetrend Policy Holders That Were Mailed a Notice						12,000
CIUL Universal Life Policy Holders Which Were Mailed a Notice							16,000
Fund Established For Certain Lifetrend Life Insurance Product Owners					10
Assesment To Be Paid To Participating Lifetrend Jurisdictions					$ 1
Percentage of Lifetrend Policy Holders Represented by Jurisdictions That Have Signed Agreement	98.00%				98.00%
Number of States Participating in Examination of Compliance with Unclaimed Property Laws	23