Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Operating Activities:
Net earnings, including noncontrolling interests	$ 406	$ 453	$ 402
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization	144	142	257
Annuity benefits	648	531	541
Realized gains on investing activities	(58)	(230)	(367)
Net (purchases) sales of trading securities	(109)	2	17
Deferred annuity and life policy acquisition costs	(198)	(222)	(212)
Change in:
Reinsurance and other receivables	(199)	176	(495)
Other assets	(87)	(149)	(51)
Insurance claims and reserves	587	(200)	918
Payable to reinsurers	134	51	0
Other liabilities	(63)	280	(180)
Managed investment entities’ assets/liabilities	2	(98)	(21)
Other operating activities, net	15	24	8
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,222	760	817
Investing Activities:
Purchases of fixed maturities	(6,846)	(6,690)	(4,458)
Purchases of equity securities	(471)	(461)	(281)
Purchases of mortgage loans	(450)	(274)	(269)
Purchases of real estate, property and equipment	(47)	(52)	(71)
Purchases of businesses	(267)	0	0
Proceeds from maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities	2,988	3,236	2,262
Proceeds from repayments of mortgage loans	116	102	46
Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities	287	275	632
Proceeds from sales of equity securities	155	434	437
Proceeds from sales of real estate, property and equipment	14	34	4
Proceeds from sales of businesses	0	0	322
Cash and cash equivalents of businesses acquired (sold)	1,078	(5)	(34)
Managed investment entities:
Purchases of investments	(1,692)	(1,426)	(1,849)
Proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments	1,417	1,904	1,857
Other investing activities, net	99	8	(23)
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,619)	(2,915)	(1,425)
Financing Activities:
Annuity receipts	3,696	4,233	2,993
Annuity surrenders, benefits and withdrawals	(1,773)	(1,588)	(1,504)
Net transfers from variable annuity assets	43	32	36
Additional long-term borrowings	145	0	372
Reductions of long-term debt	(2)	(40)	(365)
Issuances of managed investment entities’ liabilities	1,400	1,192	781
Retirement of managed investment entities’ liabilities	(1,094)	(1,560)	(830)
Issuances of Common Stock	47	54	46
Repurchases of Common Stock	(191)	(70)	(415)
Cash dividends paid on Common Stock	(167)	(160)	(90)
Other financing activities, net	(3)	(4)	(35)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	2,101	2,089	989
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(296)	(66)	381
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	1,639	1,705	1,324
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 1,343	$ 1,639	$ 1,705