Policyholders' Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Liability For Policy And Contract Claims [Abstract]

Schedule Of Policyholders Account Balances [Text Block]

Policyholders' Account Balances
		Policyholders' account balances at December 31, are as follows:
			2011		2010
			(in millions)
Individual annuities			$	41,717	$	24,387
Group annuities				27,408		23,808
Guaranteed investment contracts and guaranteed interest accounts				17,441		17,454
Funding agreements				4,795		5,162
Interest-sensitive life contracts				23,336		18,065
Dividend accumulation and other				19,855		17,565
	Total policyholders' account balances		$	134,552	$	106,441

Schedule of Liability for Future Policy Benefits, by Product Segment [Table Text Block]

Future Policy Benefits
		Future policy benefits at December 31, are as follows:
			2011		2010
				(in millions)
Life insurance			$	131,178	$	107,320
Individual and group annuities and supplementary contracts				24,840		19,046
Other contract liabilities				11,697		5,031
	Subtotal future policy benefits excluding unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses			167,715		131,397
Unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses				2,744		2,477
	Total future policy benefits		$	170,459	$	133,874