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Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs  
Schedule of balances of and changes in DAC [Table Text Block]
The balances of and changes in DAC were as follows:
 
2014
 
2013
 
(in millions)
Balance at January 1
$
2,663

 
$
2,399

Capitalization of acquisition costs
253

 
252

Amortization, excluding the impact of valuation assumptions review
(274
)
 
(231
)
Amortization impact of valuation assumptions review
(7
)
 
78

Impact of change in net unrealized securities losses (gains)
(30
)
 
112

Balance at September 30
$
2,605

 
$
2,610
Schedule of balances of and changes in DSIC [Table Text Block]
The balances of and changes in DSIC, which is included in other assets, were as follows:
 
2014
 
2013
 
(in millions)
Balance at January 1
$
409

 
$
404

Capitalization of sales inducement costs
4

 
4

Amortization, excluding the impact of valuation assumptions review
(39
)
 
(39
)
Amortization impact of valuation assumptions review
(2
)
 
25

Impact of change in net unrealized securities losses (gains)
(3
)
 
18

Balance at September 30
$
369

 
$
412