DEBT AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS - Amount of Collateral Pledged for Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending Transactions, Grouped by Asset Class (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial collateral (as a percent)	102.00%
Fair value of collateral	$ 105,800
Obligation to return securities	105,800
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	549,788	$ 861,732
Securities lending transactions	100,180
Total securities	649,968
Overnight and Continuous
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	529,782	837,974
Securities lending transactions	100,180
Total securities	629,962
Up to 30 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	20,006	23,758
Securities lending transactions	0
Total securities	20,006
30-90 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	0	0
Securities lending transactions	0
Total securities	0
Greater Than 90 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	0	0
Securities lending transactions	0
Total securities	0
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	342,992	381,463
U.S. Treasury and agency securities \| Overnight and Continuous
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	322,986	357,705
U.S. Treasury and agency securities \| Up to 30 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	20,006	23,758
U.S. Treasury and agency securities \| 30-90 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	0	0
U.S. Treasury and agency securities \| Greater Than 90 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	0	0
Mortgage loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	206,796	480,269
Mortgage loans \| Overnight and Continuous
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	206,796	480,269
Mortgage loans \| Up to 30 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	0	0
Mortgage loans \| 30-90 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	0	0
Mortgage loans \| Greater Than 90 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions	0	0
Corporate securities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions		0
Securities lending transactions	97,385
Corporate securities \| Overnight and Continuous
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions		0
Securities lending transactions	97,385
Corporate securities \| Up to 30 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions		0
Securities lending transactions	0
Corporate securities \| 30-90 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions		0
Securities lending transactions	0
Corporate securities \| Greater Than 90 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions		$ 0
Securities lending transactions	0
Equity securities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities lending transactions	2,621
Equity securities \| Overnight and Continuous
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities lending transactions	2,621
Equity securities \| Up to 30 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities lending transactions	0
Equity securities \| 30-90 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities lending transactions	0
Equity securities \| Greater Than 90 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities lending transactions	0
Preferred stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities lending transactions	174
Preferred stock \| Overnight and Continuous
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities lending transactions	174
Preferred stock \| Up to 30 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities lending transactions	0
Preferred stock \| 30-90 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities lending transactions	0
Preferred stock \| Greater Than 90 days
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities lending transactions	$ 0

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