BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions |
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Sep. 30, 2026
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Sep. 30, 2025
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Sep. 30, 2026
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Sep. 30, 2025
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
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| Number of reportable insurance business segments | segment | 2 | ||||||
| Net earned premiums | [1] | $ 3,304 | $ 3,372 | $ 9,866 | $ 10,223 | ||
| Aflac Re Bermuda Ltd. (Aflac Re) | |||||||
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| Net earned premiums | $ 230 | $ 173 | $ 540 | $ 529 | |||
| Aflac Japan | |||||||
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| Percentage of the Company's total revenues | 50.00% | 53.00% | 51.00% | 53.00% | |||
| Percentage of the Company's total assets | 77.00% | 77.00% | 76.00% | ||||
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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount, after premiums ceded to other entities and premiums assumed by the entity, of premiums earned. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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