Realized Gain (Loss)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Realized Gain (Loss)

12. Realized Gain (Loss)

Details underlying realized gain (loss) (in millions) reported on our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) were as follows:

			For the Three				For the Nine
			Months Ended				Months Ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			2011		2010		2011		2010
Total realized gain (loss) related to certain investments (1)			$	(44)	$	(26)	$	(95)	$	(86)
Realized gain (loss) related to certain derivative instruments,
	including those associated with our consolidated VIEs, and
	trading securities (2)			(105)		105		(96)		72
Indexed annuity net derivative results: (3)
	Gross gain (loss)			(5)		1		3		8
	Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL			1		-		(2)		(3)
Guaranteed living benefits: (4)
	Gross gain (loss)			(34)		36		26		117
	Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL			4		(27)		(20)		(53)
Guaranteed death benefits: (5)
	Gross gain (loss)			22		(52)		8		(38)
	Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL			(2)		6		(1)		5
		Total realized gain (loss)	$	(163)	$	43	$	(177)	$	22

• See “Realized Gain (Loss) Related to Certain Investments” section in Note 5.
• Represents changes in the fair values of certain derivative investments (including the credit default swaps, contingent forwards and excess mortality swap associated with our consolidatedVIEs), total return swaps (embedded derivatives that are theoretically included in our various modified coinsurance and coinsurance with funds withheld reinsurance arrangements that have contractual returns related to various assets and liabilities associated with these arrangements) and trading securities.
• Represents the net difference between the change in the fair value of the S&P 500 call options that we hold and the change in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities of our indexed annuity products along with changes in the fair value of embedded derivative liabilities related to index call options we may purchase in the future to hedge contract holder index allocations applicable to future reset periods for our indexed annuity products.
• Represents the net difference in the change in embedded derivative reserves of our GLB products and the change in the fair value of the derivative instruments we own to hedge, including the cost of purchasing the hedging instruments.
• Represents the change in the fair value of the derivatives used to hedge our GDB riders.