Fair Value, Option, Fair Value Carrying Amount, Assets

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Fair Value, Option, Unpaid Principal Balance, Assets

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This item represents the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans and long-term receivables (other than securities categorized as trading, available-for-sale or held-to-maturity) that have contractual principal amounts and for which the fair value option has been elected.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (d)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75031198&loc=d3e14064-108612

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For each line item in the statement of financial position, the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 30
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75031198&loc=d3e14172-108612

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair Value - Fair Value Option (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Total gains (losses)	$ 32	$ 2	$ 45	$ (36)
Mortgage loans
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance	41		41		$ 42
Mark to fair value	2		2		2
Fair value	43		43		$ 44
Trading securities
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Total gains (losses)	44	53	46	65
Investment funds
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Total gains (losses)	7	(3)	14	0
Future policy benefits
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Total gains (losses)	$ (19)	$ (48)	$ (15)	$ (101)