| Component: (Network and Table) | |
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| Network | 2309301 - Disclosure - AGENT DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (Tables) (http://www.cnoinc.com/role/AgentDeferredCompensationPlanTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001224608 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule of assumptions used | We used the following assumptions for the deferred compensation plan to calculate:
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Schedule of expected benefit payments | The benefits expected to be paid pursuant to our agent deferred compensation plan as of December 31, 2016 were as follows (dollars in millions):
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