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| Network | 2315301 - Disclosure - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Tables) (http://www.aflac.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingentLiabilitiesTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000004977 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases | Future minimum lease payments due under non-cancelable operating leases at December 31, 2016, were as follows:
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