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forwards [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Credit default swaps [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member] Credit default swaps - buying protection [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member] Credit default swaps - buying protection [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member] Credit default swaps - buying protection [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member] Credit default swaps - buying protection [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member] Credit default swaps - selling 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Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Currency futures [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Currency futures [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Consumer price index swaps [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Consumer price index swaps [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Consumer price index swaps [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Consumer price index swaps [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Consumer price index swaps [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Interest rate cap corridors [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Interest rate cap corridors [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Interest rate cap corridors [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Interest rate cap corridors [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Interest rate cap corridors [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Deferred Compensation Plans [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Deferred Compensation Plans [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Deferred Compensation Plans [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Deferred Compensation Plans [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Deferred Compensation Plans [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Indexed Annuity Contracts Embedded Derivatives [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Indexed Annuity Contracts Embedded Derivatives [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Indexed Annuity Contracts Embedded Derivatives [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Indexed Annuity Contracts Embedded Derivatives [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Indexed Annuity Contracts Embedded Derivatives [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 GLB Reserves [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 GLB Reserves [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 GLB Reserves [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 GLB Reserves [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 GLB Reserves [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Reinsurance Related [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Reinsurance Related [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Reinsurance Related [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Reinsurance Related [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Reinsurance Related [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 AFS Securities [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 AFS Securities [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 AFS Securities [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 AFS Securities [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 AFS Securities [Member] Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Designated [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Designated [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Designated [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Designated [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Designated [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash flow hedges [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Cash flow hedges [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Cash flow hedges [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Cash flow hedges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Cash flow hedges [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Fair value hedges [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Fair value hedges [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Fair value hedges [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Fair value hedges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Fair value hedges [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Derivative Instruments Not Designated and Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Unrealized Gain (Loss) on AFS Securities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Unrealized Gain (Loss) on AFS Securities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Unrealized Other Than Temporary Impairment on Available For Sale Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Unrealized Other Than Temporary Impairment on Available For Sale Securities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Unrealized Other Than Temporary Impairment on Available For Sale Securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Unrealized Other Than Temporary Impairment on Available For Sale Securities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Funded Status of Employee Benefit Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Funded Status of Employee Benefit Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Funded Status of Employee Benefit Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Funded Status of Employee Benefit Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 AAA	Dec. 31, 2010 AAA	Sep. 30, 2011 AA	Dec. 31, 2010 AA	Sep. 30, 2011 AA-	Dec. 31, 2010 AA-	Sep. 30, 2011 A plus	Dec. 31, 2010 A plus	Sep. 30, 2011 A	Dec. 31, 2010 A	Sep. 30, 2011 Maturity 12 20 2012 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Maturity 12 20 2012 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Maturity 12 20 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Maturity 12 20 2016 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Maturity 3 20 2017 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Maturity 3 20 2017 [Member]
Outstanding derivative instruments with off-balance-sheet risks
Number of Instruments	511,086		511,086		470,270	148		148		151			11		11		11			106		106		81					13		13			12	5			3	2									3	5,241		5,241		15,881	28,409		28,409		13,375					9	3		3		9		9						24		24		9	172		172		145	545		545		544	74		74		50	18		18		1,589	98		98		100	88		88		73	6		6		6	145,862		145,862		132,260	330,244		330,244		305,962	0		0		0					1	187		187		182	176		176		171	11		11		11	510,899		510,899		470,088
Notional Amounts	$ 48,041,000,000		$ 48,041,000,000		$ 34,438,000,000	$ 877,000,000		$ 877,000,000		$ 926,000,000			$ 1,675,000,000		$ 1,675,000,000		$ 1,675,000,000			$ 10,076,000,000		$ 10,076,000,000		$ 7,955,000,000					$ 340,000,000		$ 340,000,000			$ 1,600,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000			$ 60,000,000	$ 150,000,000									$ 150,000,000	$ 935,000,000		$ 935,000,000		$ 2,251,000,000	$ 1,724,000,000		$ 1,724,000,000		$ 907,000,000					$ 145,000,000	$ 35,000,000		$ 35,000,000		$ 148,000,000		$ 148,000,000						$ 2,597,000,000		$ 2,597,000,000		$ 900,000,000	$ 6,477,000,000		$ 6,477,000,000		$ 5,602,000,000	$ 4,778,000,000		$ 4,778,000,000		$ 4,083,000,000	$ 40,000,000		$ 40,000,000		$ 30,000,000	$ 3,000,000		$ 3,000,000		$ 219,000,000	$ 51,000,000		$ 51,000,000		$ 55,000,000	$ 16,625,000,000		$ 16,625,000,000		$ 8,050,000,000	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0					$ 0	$ 4,552,000,000		$ 4,552,000,000		$ 4,091,000,000	$ 2,877,000,000		$ 2,877,000,000		$ 2,416,000,000	$ 1,675,000,000		$ 1,675,000,000		$ 1,675,000,000	$ 43,489,000,000		$ 43,489,000,000		$ 30,347,000,000
Asset Carrying or Fair Value Gain	3,827,000,000		3,827,000,000		1,784,000,000	34,000,000		34,000,000		24,000,000			277,000,000		277,000,000		106,000,000			887,000,000		887,000,000		34,000,000					47,000,000		43,000,000			320,000,000	11,000,000			0	1,000,000									0	0		0		0	0		0		0					0	6,000,000		6,000,000		0		0						101,000,000		101,000,000		0	1,878,000,000		1,878,000,000		1,151,000,000	118,000,000		118,000,000		301,000,000	125,000,000		125,000,000		46,000,000	0		0		0	0		0		0	34,000,000		34,000,000		52,000,000	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0					15,000,000	678,000,000		678,000,000		185,000,000	401,000,000		401,000,000		79,000,000	277,000,000		277,000,000		106,000,000	3,149,000,000		3,149,000,000		1,599,000,000
Asset Carrying or Fair Value Loss	(798,000,000)		(798,000,000)		(708,000,000)	(222,000,000)		(222,000,000)		(71,000,000)			0		0		(51,000,000)			(505,000,000)		(505,000,000)		(511,000,000)					(14,000,000)		(13,000,000)			(10,000,000)	(5,000,000)			0	0									0	0		0		0	0		0		0					0	0		0		0		0						(12,000,000)		(12,000,000)		(21,000,000)	(18,000,000)		(18,000,000)		0	0		0		0	(14,000,000)		(14,000,000)		(34,000,000)	0		0		0	(3,000,000)		(3,000,000)		(2,000,000)	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0					0	(246,000,000)		(246,000,000)		(140,000,000)	(246,000,000)		(246,000,000)		(89,000,000)	0		0		(51,000,000)	(552,000,000)		(552,000,000)		(568,000,000)
Liability Carrying or Fair Value Gain	503,000,000		503,000,000		518,000,000	0		0		0			0		0		0			0		0		0					0		0			0	0			0	0									0	0		0		0	0		0		0					0	0		0		0		0						0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	503,000,000		503,000,000		518,000,000	0		0		0					0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	503,000,000		503,000,000		518,000,000
Liability Carrying or Fair Value Loss	(3,982,000,000)		(3,982,000,000)		(1,959,000,000)	0		0		0			(277,000,000)		(277,000,000)		(55,000,000)			0		0		0					0		0			0	0			0	0									0	0		0		0	0		0		0					(16,000,000)	0		0		(15,000,000)		(15,000,000)						0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	0		0		0	(325,000,000)		(325,000,000)		(363,000,000)	(342,000,000)		(342,000,000)		(497,000,000)	(2,846,000,000)		(2,846,000,000)		(926,000,000)	(177,000,000)		(177,000,000)		(102,000,000)					0	(277,000,000)		(277,000,000)		(55,000,000)	0		0		0	(277,000,000)		(277,000,000)		(55,000,000)	(3,705,000,000)		(3,705,000,000)		(1,904,000,000)
Maturity of the notional amounts of derivative financial instruments
Remaining Life Less Than 1 Year	9,757,000,000		9,757,000,000			0		0					300,000,000		300,000,000					258,000,000		258,000,000							0					300,000,000				0											935,000,000		935,000,000			1,724,000,000		1,724,000,000								0		0		0		0						2,447,000,000		2,447,000,000			0		0			3,786,000,000		3,786,000,000			0		0			3,000,000		3,000,000			4,000,000		4,000,000			0		0																												600,000,000		600,000,000			300,000,000		300,000,000			300,000,000		300,000,000			9,157,000,000		9,157,000,000
Remaining Life - 1 - 5 Years	14,196,000,000		14,196,000,000			59,000,000		59,000,000					500,000,000		500,000,000					1,594,000,000		1,594,000,000							154,000,000					1,090,000,000				0											0		0			0		0								35,000,000		35,000,000		40,000,000		40,000,000						150,000,000		150,000,000			1,814,000,000		1,814,000,000			992,000,000		992,000,000			3,000,000		3,000,000			0		0			15,000,000		15,000,000			7,750,000,000		7,750,000,000																												1,803,000,000		1,803,000,000			1,303,000,000		1,303,000,000			500,000,000		500,000,000			12,393,000,000		12,393,000,000
Remaining Life - 6 - 10 Years	16,305,000,000		16,305,000,000			264,000,000		264,000,000					0		0					1,970,000,000		1,970,000,000							105,000,000					210,000,000				60,000,000											0		0			0		0								0		0		108,000,000		108,000,000						0		0			4,663,000,000		4,663,000,000			0		0			37,000,000		37,000,000			0		0			13,000,000		13,000,000			8,875,000,000		8,875,000,000																												639,000,000		639,000,000			639,000,000		639,000,000			0		0			15,666,000,000		15,666,000,000
Remaining Life - 11 - 30 Years	7,774,000,000		7,774,000,000			547,000,000		547,000,000					875,000,000		875,000,000					6,254,000,000		6,254,000,000							81,000,000					0				0											0		0			0		0								0		0		0		0						0		0			0		0			0		0			0		0			0		0			17,000,000		17,000,000			0		0																												1,503,000,000		1,503,000,000			628,000,000		628,000,000			875,000,000		875,000,000			6,271,000,000		6,271,000,000
Remaining Life Over - 30 Years	9,000,000		9,000,000			7,000,000		7,000,000					0		0					0		0							0					0				0											0		0			0		0								0		0		0		0						0		0			0		0			0		0			0		0			0		0			2,000,000		2,000,000			0		0																												7,000,000		7,000,000			7,000,000		7,000,000			0		0			2,000,000		2,000,000
Remaining Life - Total Years	48,041,000,000		48,041,000,000			877,000,000		877,000,000					1,675,000,000		1,675,000,000					10,076,000,000		10,076,000,000							340,000,000					1,600,000,000				60,000,000											935,000,000		935,000,000			1,724,000,000		1,724,000,000								35,000,000		35,000,000		148,000,000		148,000,000						2,597,000,000		2,597,000,000			6,477,000,000		6,477,000,000			4,778,000,000		4,778,000,000			40,000,000		40,000,000			3,000,000		3,000,000			51,000,000		51,000,000			16,625,000,000		16,625,000,000																												4,552,000,000		4,552,000,000			2,877,000,000		2,877,000,000			1,675,000,000		1,675,000,000			43,489,000,000		43,489,000,000
Change in our unrealized gain on derivative instruments in accumulated OCI
Balance as of beginning-of-year																																																																																																																																																												1,072,000,000	49,000,000	(107,000,000)	(129,000,000)	(131,000,000)	(115,000,000)	(15,000,000)	11,000,000	3,000,000	1,000,000	2,000,000	3,000,000	(183,000,000)	(181,000,000)	(209,000,000)	(210,000,000)
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period											(147,000,000)	(91,000,000)						3,000,000	3,000,000													7,000,000	20,000,000			327,000,000	(29,000,000)			(2,000,000)	0																																																																																																																									188,000,000	(97,000,000)
Change in foreign currency exchange rate adjustment																																																																																																																																																												2,000,000	(5,000,000)					(1,000,000)	8,000,000
Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL																																																																																																																																																																		(1,000,000)	(10,000,000)
Income tax benefit (expense)																																																																																																																																																																		(65,000,000)	35,000,000
Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income (loss)								(6,000,000)	5,000,000						3,000,000	3,000,000													3,000,000	2,000,000												(3,000,000)	3,000,000																																																																																																																							(3,000,000)	13,000,000
Less: Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL																																																																																																																																																																		0	(1,000,000)
Less: Income tax benefit (expense)																																																																																																																																																																		1,000,000	(4,000,000)
Balance as of end-of-period																																																																																																																																																												2,642,000,000	2,061,000,000	(107,000,000)	(129,000,000)	(131,000,000)	(115,000,000)	108,000,000	(61,000,000)	3,000,000	1,000,000	2,000,000	3,000,000	(183,000,000)	(181,000,000)	(209,000,000)	(210,000,000)
Gains (losses)
Gains (losses)	(162,000,000)	(198,000,000)	(255,000,000)	(145,000,000)		(2,000,000)	(3,000,000)	(7,000,000)	5,000,000				13,000,000	12,000,000	38,000,000	29,000,000				850,000,000	10,000,000	888,000,000	313,000,000		2,000,000	1,000,000	3,000,000	2,000,000																0	15,000,000	0	15,000,000		132,000,000	134,000,000	121,000,000	348,000,000		105,000,000	(184,000,000)	51,000,000	(172,000,000)		0	0	0	43,000,000		(1,000,000)	0	(1,000,000)	0	(8,000,000)	12,000,000	(6,000,000)	4,000,000	0	0	0	1,000,000	154,000,000	(110,000,000)	120,000,000	(59,000,000)		606,000,000	(148,000,000)	504,000,000	235,000,000		(140,000,000)	70,000,000	(78,000,000)	27,000,000		126,000,000	(56,000,000)	84,000,000	38,000,000		(5,000,000)	(8,000,000)	(11,000,000)	(15,000,000)		(3,000,000)	(4,000,000)	(1,000,000)	(4,000,000)		(25,000,000)	(4,000,000)	(41,000,000)	(15,000,000)		22,000,000	(14,000,000)	10,000,000	(14,000,000)		135,000,000	(70,000,000)	81,000,000	(19,000,000)		(2,065,000,000)	188,000,000	(1,935,000,000)	(805,000,000)		(58,000,000)	(40,000,000)	(76,000,000)	(102,000,000)		0	1,000,000	1,000,000	0		13,000,000	25,000,000	34,000,000	51,000,000		0	(2,000,000)	(4,000,000)	7,000,000		13,000,000	27,000,000	38,000,000	44,000,000		(175,000,000)	(223,000,000)	(289,000,000)	(196,000,000)
Gains (losses) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges
Gain (loss) recognized as a component of other comprehensive income with the offset to net investment income	0	(3,000,000)	(4,000,000)	7,000,000
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months			21,000,000
Information related to fair value hedges
Ineffective portion recognized in realized gain (loss)	0	0	0	1,000,000
Gain (loss) recognized as a component of OCI with the offset to interest expense	1,000,000	1,000,000	3,000,000	3,000,000
Open credit default swap liabilities
Credit rating of underlying obligation																																																																																																																																																																																						BBB+	BBB+	A-	BBB	BBB	BBB-
Maturity date of open credit default swap liabilities																																																																																																																																																																																						Dec. 20, 2012	Dec. 20, 2012	Dec. 20, 2016	Dec. 20, 2016	Mar. 20, 2017	Mar. 20, 2017
Credit default swaps, number of instruments	9		9		9																																																																																																																																																																																	4	4	3	3	2	2
Fair Value of open credit default swap liabilities	(15,000,000)		(15,000,000)		(16,000,000)																																																																																																																																																																																	0	0	(10,000,000)	(12,000,000)	(5,000,000)	(4,000,000)
Maximum potential payout of open credit default swap liabilities	148,000,000		148,000,000		145,000,000																																																																																																																																																																																	40,000,000	40,000,000	68,000,000	65,000,000	40,000,000	40,000,000
Credit risk related contingent features collateral
Maximum potential payout	148,000,000		148,000,000		145,000,000																																																																																																																																																																																	40,000,000	40,000,000	68,000,000	65,000,000	40,000,000	40,000,000
Less: Counterparty thresholds	0		0		10,000,000
Maximum collateral potentially required to post	148,000,000		148,000,000		135,000,000
Collateral requirement if netting agreements not in place	15,000,000		15,000,000
Account values with guaranteed withdrawal benefit feature	29,600,000,000		29,600,000,000
Account values with guaranteed income benefit feature	11,500,000,000		11,500,000,000
Nonperformance risk adjustment	19,000,000		19,000,000
Exposure associated with collateralization events	110,000,000		110,000,000
Collateral support agreements
Collateral Posted by Counterparty (Held by Entity)	3,031,000,000		3,031,000,000		1,149,000,000																																																																																																																																																																							37,000,000	1,000,000	249,000,000	99,000,000	224,000,000	65,000,000	1,067,000,000	548,000,000	1,454,000,000	436,000,000
Collateral Posted by LNC (Held by Counterparty)	$ (132,000,000)		$ (132,000,000)		$ (299,000,000)																																																																																																																																																																							$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (1,000,000)	$ 0	$ (88,000,000)	$ (76,000,000)	$ (43,000,000)	$ (223,000,000)