Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Operating Activities:
Net earnings, including noncontrolling interests	$ 517	$ 477	$ 668
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization	210	107	134
Annuity benefits	998	892	800
Realized (gains) losses on investing activities	265	(23)	(61)
Net sales of trading securities	111	17	79
Deferred annuity and life policy acquisition costs	(263)	(225)	(230)
Change in:
Reinsurance and other receivables	(211)	(963)	(315)
Other assets	96	13	(467)
Insurance claims and reserves	425	1,321	533
Payable to reinsurers	9	109	43
Other liabilities	(140)	(18)	265
Managed investment entities’ assets/liabilities	148	60	(279)
Other operating activities, net	(82)	37	(20)
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,083	1,804	1,150
Investing Activities:
Purchases of fixed maturities	(10,183)	(9,485)	(7,537)
Purchases of equity securities	(568)	(182)	(207)
Purchases of mortgage loans	(167)	(254)	(341)
Purchases of equity index call options and other investments	(973)	(831)	(738)
Purchases of real estate, property and equipment	(80)	(109)	(49)
Purchases of businesses	(36)	0	0
Proceeds from maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities	4,948	6,105	4,713
Proceeds from repayments of mortgage loans	201	215	262
Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities	501	392	641
Proceeds from sales of equity securities	247	216	348
Proceeds from sales and settlements of equity index call options and other investments	883	789	319
Proceeds from sales of real estate, property and equipment	3	55	55
Cash and cash equivalents of businesses acquired	13	0	0
Managed investment entities:
Purchases of investments	(2,117)	(2,979)	(2,254)
Proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments	1,948	2,774	1,890
Other investing activities, net	30	2	(83)
Net cash used in investing activities	(5,350)	(3,292)	(2,981)
Financing Activities:
Annuity receipts	5,632	4,341	4,585
Annuity surrenders, benefits and withdrawals	(2,916)	(2,405)	(2,275)
Net transfers from variable annuity assets	47	54	42
Additional long-term borrowings	0	712	302
Reductions of long-term debt	0	(745)	(18)
Issuances of managed investment entities’ liabilities	1,983	2,731	2,293
Retirements of managed investment entities’ liabilities	(1,935)	(2,585)	(1,600)
Issuances of Common Stock	33	37	35
Repurchases of Common Stock	(6)	0	(133)
Cash dividends paid on Common Stock	(394)	(417)	(185)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests in subsidiary	0	0	(315)
Other financing activities, net	0	(4)	(13)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	2,444	1,719	2,718
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(823)	231	887
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	2,338	2,107	1,220
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 1,515	$ 2,338	$ 2,107