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- Definition

Restructuring And Related Cost, Number Of Positions Relocated

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
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- Definition

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- Definition

Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details)	May 02, 2018 job	Apr. 20, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
GMIB reinsurance contract asset, at fair value			$ 9,673,000,000	$ 10,488,000,000	$ 9,798,000,000
Note
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount			700,000,000
Term loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount			500,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Employee Relocation
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of jobs relocated \| job	1,050
Subsequent Event \| Note
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Pre-paid debt		$ 650,000,000
Principal amount		800,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Term loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Pre-paid debt		$ 50,000,000
AXA RE Arizona
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
GMIB reinsurance contract asset, at fair value			$ 7,939,000,000	$ 8,594,000,000