Reinsurance (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]

GMDB reserve activity table

(In millions)	2013		2012		2011
Balance at January 1,	$	1,090	$	1,170	$	1,138
Add: Unpaid claims		24		40		37
Less: Reinsurance and other amounts recoverable		42		53		51
Balance at January 1, net		1,072		1,157		1,124
Add: Incurred benefits		699		17		138
Less: Paid benefits (including the $1,647 payment for Berkshire reinsurance transaction)		1,674		102		105
Ending balance, net		97		1,072		1,157
Less: Unpaid claims		18		24		40
Add: Reinsurance and other amounts recoverable		1,317		42		53
Balance at December 31,	$	1,396	$	1,090	$	1,170

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefits Account Value Risk And Average Age Table [Text Block]

(Dollars in millions, excludes impact of reinsurance ceded)	2013		2012
Account value	$	14,062	$	13,303
Net amount at risk	$	3,023	$	4,018
Average attained age of contractholders (weighted by exposure)		73		72
Number of contractholders		390,000		435,000

Effects of Reinsurance

(In millions)	2013		2012		2011
Premiums and Fees
Short-duration contracts:
Direct	$	26,445	$	23,954	$	17,300
Assumed		393		382		158
Ceded		(253)		(217)		(185)
		26,585		24,119		17,273
Long-duration contracts:
Direct		2,499		2,234		1,919
Assumed		183		86		36
Ceded:
Individual life insurance and annuity business sold		(176)		(186)		(203)
Other		(115)		(66)		(59)
		2,391		2,068		1,693
Total	$	28,976	$	26,187	$	18,966
Reinsurance recoveries
Individual life insurance and annuity business sold	$	335	$	316	$	310
Other		(18)		201		213
Total	$	317	$	517	$	523