Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Segment Information [Abstract]

Reconciliation Of Revenue From Segments To Consolidated

	For the Three						For the Nine
	Months Ended						Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Revenues
Operating revenues:
Annuities	$	1,118		$	1,073		$	3,297		$	3,211
Retirement Plan Services		294			291			878			863
Life Insurance		1,766			1,614			5,106			4,874
Group Protection		1,128			564			2,618			1,646
Other Operations		56			65			182			220
Excluded realized gain (loss), pre-tax		(98	)		(97	)		(188	)		(229	)
Amortization of deferred gain arising from reserve changes
on business sold through reinsurance, pre-tax		-			-			-			1
Amortization of DFEL associated with benefit ratio unlocking, pre-tax		-			1			-			2
Total revenues	$	4,264		$	3,511		$	11,893		$	10,588

Reconciliation Of Income (Loss) From Operations By Segment To Consolidated Net Income (Loss)

	For the Three						For the Nine
	Months Ended						Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Net Income (Loss)
Income (loss) from operations:
Annuities	$	302		$	277		$	844		$	809
Retirement Plan Services		40			35			125			109
Life Insurance		176			121			470			384
Group Protection		63			41			137			83
Other Operations		(71	)		(20	)		(171	)		(71	)
Excluded realized gain (loss), after-tax		(77	)		(63	)		(149	)		(149	)
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, after-tax		-			(3	)		(18	)		(3	)
Income (loss) from reserve changes (net of related amortization)
on business sold through reinsurance, after-tax		-			-			-			1
Benefit ratio unlocking, after-tax		33			30			32			101
Net impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act		32			-			19			-
Acquisition and integration costs related to mergers
and acquisitions, after-tax		(8	)		-			(47	)		-
Net income (loss)	$	490		$	418		$	1,242		$	1,264

Schedule Of Disaggregation of Revenue

	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
			Retirement
			Plan		Life		Group		Other
	Annuities		Services		Insurance		Protection		Operations		Total
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Fee income	$	137	$	42	$	6	$	-	$	-	$	185
Other revenues		120		5		2		41		-		168
Total revenue from contracts
with customers	$	257	$	47	$	8	$	41	$	-	$	353
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Satisfaction of performance obligation:
Transferred at a point in time	$	17	$	1	$	3	$	-	$	-	$	21
Transferred over time		240		46		5		41		-		332
Total revenue from contracts
with customers	$	257	$	47	$	8	$	41	$	-	$	353

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
			Retirement
			Plan		Life		Group		Other
	Annuities		Services		Insurance		Protection		Operations		Total
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Fee income	$	403	$	126	$	17	$	-	$	-	$	546
Other revenues		359		14		7		73		-		453
Total revenue from contracts
with customers	$	762	$	140	$	24	$	73	$	-	$	999
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Satisfaction of performance obligation:
Transferred at a point in time	$	53	$	3	$	6	$	-	$	-	$	62
Transferred over time		709		137		18		73		-		937
Total revenue from contracts
with customers	$	762	$	140	$	24	$	73	$	-	$	999