Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize selected financial information by segment and reconcile segment totals to those reported on the consolidated financial statements:

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(in millions)
Assets:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	10,264	$	9,571
Asset Management	7,863		7,223
Annuities	97,723		98,354
Protection	20,409		19,605
Corporate & Other	10,934		9,823
Total assets	$	147,193	$	144,576

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(in millions)
Operating net revenues:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	1,210		$	1,074		$	3,557		$	3,168
Asset Management	839			777			2,490			2,345
Annuities	655			649			1,942			1,908
Protection	553			535			1,687			1,622
Corporate & Other	(1		)	1			3			8
Eliminations(1) (2)	(357		)	(341		)	(1,053		)	(1,010		)
Total segment operating revenues	2,899			2,695			8,626			8,041
Net realized gains	4			6			10			7
Revenues attributable to CIEs	206			114			543			208
Market impact on IUL benefits, net	2			(2		)	—			(3		)
Total net revenues per consolidated statements of operations	$	3,111		$	2,813		$	9,179		$	8,253

⁽¹⁾ Represents the elimination of intersegment revenues recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 in each segment as follows: Advice & Wealth Management ($250 and $243, respectively); Asset Management ($11 and $10, respectively); Annuities ($85 and $77, respectively); Protection ($11 and $10, respectively); and Corporate & Other (nil and $1, respectively).

⁽²⁾ Represents the elimination of intersegment revenues recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 in each segment as follows: Advice & Wealth Management ($740 and $723, respectively); Asset Management ($33 and $29, respectively); Annuities ($248 and $226, respectively); Protection ($31 and $30, respectively); and Corporate & Other ($1 and $2, respectively).

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(in millions)
Operating earnings:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	205		$	152		$	580		$	432
Asset Management	208			172			590			504
Annuities	128			205			474			457
Protection	66			68			216			262
Corporate & Other	(53		)	(45		)	(183		)	(155		)
Total segment operating earnings	554			552			1,677			1,500
Net realized gains	4			6			10			7
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	145			67			353			57
Market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net	9			(21		)	(60		)	(66		)
Market impact on IUL benefits, net	8			(2		)	9			(4		)
Restructuring charges	—			—			—			(3		)
Income from continuing operations before income tax provision per consolidated statements of operations	$	720		$	602		$	1,989		$	1,491