SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - Subsequent event $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) joint_venture	Feb. 01, 2018 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of single premium deferred annuities ceded		90.00%
Coinsurance agreement, transferred assets		$ 635
Number of joint ventures sold \| joint_venture	2
Proceeds from sale of joint ventures	$ 143
Reduction in long term debt	$ 203

Aggregate cash proceeds received from a combination of transactions in which noncurrent assets are sold, which may include the sale of a business, an investment in an affiliate (including an equity method investee), property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. Excludes sales of trading, available-for-sale, and held-to-maturity securities.

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