$AFL
AFLAC INC Stock $afl

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2021 Q1 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000000497721000063 Filed on April 29, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q1	2020 Q1
Revenue	$5.869B	$5.162B
YoY Change	13.7%	-8.75%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.735B	$2.939B
YoY Change	-6.94%	-0.94%
Gross Profit	$3.134B	$2.223B
YoY Change	40.98%	-17.36%
Gross Profit Margin	53.4%	43.06%
Selling, General & Admin	$832.0M	$779.0M
YoY Change	6.8%	8.34%
% of Gross Profit	26.55%	35.04%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$311.0M	$333.0M
YoY Change	-6.61%	-2.06%
% of Gross Profit	9.92%	14.98%
Operating Expenses	$1.531B	$779.0M
YoY Change	96.53%	8.34%
Operating Profit	$1.306B	$1.183B
YoY Change	10.4%	3.86%
Interest Expense	$62.00M	$55.00M
YoY Change	12.73%	-5.17%
% of Operating Profit	4.75%	4.65%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$7.000M	-$15.00M
YoY Change	-53.33%
Pretax Income	$1.603B	$720.0M
YoY Change	122.64%	-42.03%
Income Tax	$310.0M	$154.0M
% Of Pretax Income	19.34%	21.39%
Net Earnings	$1.293B	$566.0M
YoY Change	128.45%	-39.01%
Net Earnings / Revenue	22.03%	10.96%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.88	$0.78
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.87	$0.78
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	688.9M shares	724.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	691.9M shares	727.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q1	2020 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$4.990B	$4.148B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$578.0M	$586.0M
YoY Change	-1.37%	4.83%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$138.3B	$132.8B
YoY Change	4.13%	4.13%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$158.2B	$151.6B
YoY Change	4.31%	4.08%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$137.0M	$149.0M
YoY Change	-8.05%	22.13%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.383B	$7.728B
YoY Change	-17.4%	6.26%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$7.951B	$6.609B
YoY Change	20.31%	14.38%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$3.815B	$3.325B
YoY Change	14.74%	14.69%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.77B	$9.934B
YoY Change	18.44%	14.49%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$6.383B	$7.728B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$11.77B	$9.934B
Total Liabilities	$126.1B	$125.2B
YoY Change	0.67%	4.67%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$39.28B	$34.60B
YoY Change	13.52%	6.42%
Common Stock	$2.573B	$2.469B
YoY Change	4.21%	5.38%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$16.55B	$14.85B
YoY Change	11.44%	11.79%
Treasury Stock Shares	671.6M shares	632.3M shares
Shareholders Equity	$32.10B	$26.40B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$158.2B	$151.6B
YoY Change	4.31%	4.08%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q1	2020 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.293B	$566.0M
YoY Change	128.45%	-39.01%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$311.0M	$333.0M
YoY Change	-6.61%	-2.06%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.366B	$1.414B
YoY Change	-3.39%	-8.42%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$32.00M	$55.00M
YoY Change	-41.82%	266.67%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$969.0M	-$1.716B
YoY Change	-43.53%	32.92%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$219.0M	$195.0M
YoY Change	12.31%	0.0%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$650.0M	$449.0M
YoY Change	44.77%	-8.37%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$470.0M	-$446.0M
YoY Change	5.38%	-34.99%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.366B	$1.414B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$969.0M	-$1.716B
Cash From Financing Activities	-$470.0M	-$446.0M
Net Change In Cash	-$151.0M	-$748.0M
YoY Change	-79.81%	68.09%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.366B	$1.414B
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

Facts In Submission

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CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<span style="color:#0094ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Reclassifications</span><span style="color:#0094ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">: </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Certain reclassifications have been made to prior-year amounts to conform to current-year reporting classifications. These reclassifications had no impact on net earnings or total shareholders' equity.</span>
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:99.583%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:19.681%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:51.480%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:25.539%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:2pt solid #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Standard</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:2pt solid #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Description</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:2pt solid #000000;border-right:2pt solid #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Effect on Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">ASU 2018-12</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Financial Services - Insurance, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">as clarified and amended by:</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">ASU 2019-09</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Financial Services - Insurance (Topic 944): Effective Date </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:87%">ASU 2020-11</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:87%">Financial Services - Insurance (Topic 944):</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:87%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:87%">Effective Date and Early Application</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:87%"> </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">In August 2018, the FASB issued amendments that will significantly change how insurers account for long-duration contracts. The amendments will change existing recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure requirements. Issues addressed in the new guidance include: 1) a requirement to review and, if there is a change, update assumptions for the liability for future policy benefits at least annually, and to update the discount rate assumption quarterly, 2) accounting for market risk benefits at fair value, 3) simplified amortization for deferred acquisition costs, and 4) enhanced financial statement presentation and disclosures. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">In November 2019, the FASB issued an amendment extending the effective date for public business entities that meet the definition of an SEC filer, excluding entities eligible to be small reporting companies as defined by the SEC, by one year. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">In November 2020, the FASB issued an amendment providing an additional year deferral for all insurance entities due to the impact of COVID-19. The amendments are now effective for the Company for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022. Early application of the amendments is permitted.</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company is thoroughly evaluating the impact of adoption and expects that the adoption will have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and disclosures. The Company anticipates that the requirement to update assumptions for liability for future policy benefits will have a significant impact on its results of operations, systems, processes and controls while the requirement to update the discount rate will have a significant impact on its equity. The Company has no products with market risk benefits. The Company does not expect to early adopt the updated standard and has selected a modified retrospective transition method.</span></td></tr></table>
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CY2020Q4	afl	Gross Amounts Offsetin Statementof Financial Position Offsetting Liabilities GrossAmountsOffsetinStatementofFinancialPositionOffsettingLiabilities	0	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Net Amountsof Financial Instruments Presentedin Balance Sheet Offsetting Liabilities NetAmountsofFinancialInstrumentsPresentedinBalanceSheetOffsettingLiabilities	1661000000	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Carryingvalueoffinancialinstrumentsliabilitiesnotoffsetinbalancesheet Carryingvalueoffinancialinstrumentsliabilitiesnotoffsetinbalancesheet	1235000000	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Securities Collateral Liabilities Not Offsetin Balance Sheet SecuritiesCollateralLiabilitiesNotOffsetinBalanceSheet	43000000	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Cash Collateral Liabilities Not Offsetin Balance Sheet CashCollateralLiabilitiesNotOffsetinBalanceSheet	69000000	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Financialinstrumentsamountofliabilitiesoffsetagainstcollateral Financialinstrumentsamountofliabilitiesoffsetagainstcollateral	314000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	100744000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni EquitySecuritiesFvNi	1174000000	USD
CY2021Q1	afl	Other Investments Carriedat Fair Value Fair Value Disclosure OtherInvestmentsCarriedatFairValueFairValueDisclosure	1295000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Fair Value Disclosure CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure	4990000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	841000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure AssetsFairValueDisclosure	109044000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	1094000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	105882000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni EquitySecuritiesFvNi	1283000000	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Other Investments Carriedat Fair Value Fair Value Disclosure OtherInvestmentsCarriedatFairValueFairValueDisclosure	1139000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Fair Value Disclosure CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure	5141000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	583000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure AssetsFairValueDisclosure	114028000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	697000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Net Reported Amount LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount	10847000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Loans Receivable Fair Value Disclosure LoansReceivableFairValueDisclosure	10898000000	USD
CY2021Q1	afl	Other Investments Carriedat Amortized Cost OtherInvestmentsCarriedatAmortizedCost	18000000	USD
CY2021Q1	afl	Other Investments Carriedat Amortized Cost Fair Value Disclosure OtherInvestmentsCarriedatAmortizedCostFairValueDisclosure	18000000	USD
CY2021Q1	afl	Total Financial Instrument Assets Not Carriedat Fair Value TotalFinancialInstrumentAssetsNotCarriedatFairValue	33733000000	USD
CY2021Q1	afl	Assets Fair Value Disclosure Financial Instruments Carriedat Cost AssetsFairValueDisclosureFinancialInstrumentsCarriedatCost	38972000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Other Policyholder Funds OtherPolicyholderFunds	7367000000	USD
CY2021Q1	afl	Other Policyholders Funds Fair Value Disclosure OtherPolicyholdersFundsFairValueDisclosure	7258000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Notes Payable NotesPayable	7937000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Notes Payable Fair Value Disclosure NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure	8572000000	USD
CY2021Q1	afl	Total Financial Instrument Liabilities Not Carried At Fair Value TotalFinancialInstrumentLiabilitiesNotCarriedAtFairValue	15304000000	USD
CY2021Q1	afl	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure Financial Instruments Carried At Cost LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureFinancialInstrumentsCarriedAtCost	15830000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Net Reported Amount LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount	10554000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Loans Receivable Fair Value Disclosure LoansReceivableFairValueDisclosure	10655000000	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Other Investments Carriedat Amortized Cost OtherInvestmentsCarriedatAmortizedCost	26000000	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Other Investments Carriedat Amortized Cost Fair Value Disclosure OtherInvestmentsCarriedatAmortizedCostFairValueDisclosure	26000000	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Total Financial Instrument Assets Not Carriedat Fair Value TotalFinancialInstrumentAssetsNotCarriedatFairValue	35044000000	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Assets Fair Value Disclosure Financial Instruments Carriedat Cost AssetsFairValueDisclosureFinancialInstrumentsCarriedatCost	41080000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Policyholder Funds OtherPolicyholderFunds	7824000000	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Other Policyholders Funds Fair Value Disclosure OtherPolicyholdersFundsFairValueDisclosure	7709000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable NotesPayable	7745000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Notes Payable Fair Value Disclosure NotesPayableFairValueDisclosure	8684000000	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Total Financial Instrument Liabilities Not Carried At Fair Value TotalFinancialInstrumentLiabilitiesNotCarriedAtFairValue	15569000000	USD
CY2020Q4	afl	Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure Financial Instruments Carried At Cost LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureFinancialInstrumentsCarriedAtCost	16393000000	USD
CY2017Q1	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Undiscounted Amount Of Insurance Related Assessment Liability LossContingencyUndiscountedAmountOfInsuranceRelatedAssessmentLiability	94000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	100744000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni EquitySecuritiesFvNi	1174000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue	28056000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Securities AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities	105882000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Equity Securities Fv Ni EquitySecuritiesFvNi	1283000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Held To Maturity Securities Fair Value HeldToMaturitySecuritiesFairValue	30399000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	1021000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	28000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-50000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	104000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Issues FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssues	0	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales	0	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements	3000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3	55000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3	15000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	1140000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gain Loss FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisChangeInUnrealizedGainLoss	19000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	810000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	-185000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-28000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	85000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Issues FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssues	0	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Sales FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSales	0	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements	1000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Into Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3	9000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Out Of Level3 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersOutOfLevel3	0	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	690000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gain Loss FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisChangeInUnrealizedGainLoss	-185000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Changes in the liability for unpaid policy claims were as follows:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:76.955%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.911%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:6.677%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:2.022%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:6.816%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:2.022%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.497%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="15" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Three Months Ended <br/>March 31,</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(In millions)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2021</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2020</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Unpaid supplemental health claims, beginning of period</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">4,389</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,968 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Less reinsurance recoverables</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">39</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">31 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net balance, beginning of period</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">4,350</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,937 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Add claims incurred during the period related to:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Current year</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">1,859</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,837 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Prior years</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(320)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(136)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total incurred</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">1,539</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,701 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Less claims paid during the period on claims incurred during:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Current year</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">511</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">556 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Prior years</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">1,061</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,144 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total paid</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">1,572</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,700 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on unpaid claims</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(162)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">12 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net balance, end of period</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">4,155</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,950 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Add reinsurance recoverables </span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">37</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">33 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Unpaid supplemental health claims, end of period</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">4,192</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,983 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Unpaid life claims, end of period</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">756</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">710 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total liability for unpaid policy claims</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">4,948</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,693 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr></table></div>
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CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	4948000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	4693000000	USD
CY2021Q1	afl	Percentchangeinspotyendollarexchangerate Percentchangeinspotyendollarexchangerate	-0.065
CY2021Q1	afl	Percentchangeincededreserves Percentchangeincededreserves	-0.064
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Direct Premiums Earned DirectPremiumsEarned	4652000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Direct Premiums Earned DirectPremiumsEarned	4772000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Premiums Earned Net PremiumsEarnedNet	4593000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Premiums Earned Net PremiumsEarnedNet	4681000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Gross PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredGross	2776000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Gross PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredGross	3028000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Net PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet	2735000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Policyholder Benefits And Claims Incurred Net PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet	2939000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	14000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	11000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	137000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	143000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Debt And Capital Lease Obligations DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	8088000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt And Capital Lease Obligations DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	7899000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	1351018000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	1349309000	shares
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation	1261000	shares
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation	1341000	shares
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	1352279000	shares
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-2127000000	USD
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	1350650000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	658564000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	622516000	shares
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	671572000	shares
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	632268000	shares
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Outstanding CommonStockSharesOutstanding	680707000	shares
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Outstanding CommonStockSharesOutstanding	718382000	shares
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	1000	shares
CY2020Q1	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	744000	shares
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Number Of Shares Authorized To Be Repurchased StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased	85700000	shares
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	8934000000	USD
CY2021Q1	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Before Reclassifications Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax	-2151000000	USD
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