Income Taxes - Deferred Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Deferred tax assets [Abstract] | ||
Employee and retiree benefit plans | $ 411 | $ 279 |
Other insurance and contractholder liabilities | 402 | 358 |
Loss carryforwards | 255 | 105 |
Other accrued liabilities | 340 | 101 |
Other | 205 | 91 |
Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 1,613 | 934 |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets | (199) | (72) |
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 1,414 | 862 |
Deferred tax liabilities [Abstract] | ||
Depreciation and amortization | 838 | 176 |
Acquisition-related basis differences | 9,792 | 320 |
Policy acquisition expenses | 211 | 190 |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation | (29) | 102 |
Other | 55 | 35 |
Total deferred tax liabilities | 10,867 | 823 |
Net deferred income tax assets | $ (9,453) | $ 39 |
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from unrealized gains on investments and unrealized gains on foreign currency transactions that were recognized as income in the period. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from compensation and benefits costs. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from reserves and accruals, classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the amount of the estimated future tax deductions arising from estimated policyholder reserves, which will be deductible from future taxable income when actual costs are incurred, and which can only be realized if sufficient tax-basis income is generated in future periods to enable the tax deduction to be taken. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount as of the balance sheet date of the estimated future tax effects attributable to policy acquisition costs being expensed for tax purposes but capitalized in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, which will reverse in future periods when amortization of such capitalized costs cannot be deducted for tax purposes. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets including goodwill. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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