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GOODWILL (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	11 Months Ended
GOODWILL (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 01, 2016	Feb. 01, 2015
Successor
GOODWILL
Goodwill		$ 793,470	$ 732,443		$ 735,700
Acquisitions \| Predecessor
GOODWILL
Decrease in goodwill	$ 300
Life Marketing \| Successor
GOODWILL
Decrease in goodwill			3,300
USWC
GOODWILL
Goodwill				$ 61,027
USWC \| Asset Protection \| Successor
GOODWILL
Increase in goodwill		61,000
Dai-ichi Life \| Protective Life Corporation
GOODWILL
Decrease in goodwill			3,300
Goodwill					$ 735,712
Dai-ichi Life \| Protective Life Corporation \| Successor
GOODWILL
Goodwill		$ 732,400	$ 732,400