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Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 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
 
2012
 
(in millions)
Balance at January 1
$
2,663

 
$
2,399

 
$
2,440

Capitalization of acquisition costs
336

 
339

 
313

Amortization, excluding the impact of valuation assumptions review
(360
)
 
(285
)
 
(275
)
Amortization impact of valuation assumptions review
(7
)
 
78

 
(11
)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities losses (gains)
(24
)
 
132

 
(68
)
Balance at December 31
$
2,608

 
$
2,663

 
$
2,399
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
 
2012
 
(in millions)
Balance at January 1
$
409

 
$
404

 
$
464

Capitalization of sales inducement costs
5

 
5

 
7

Amortization, excluding the impact of valuation assumptions review
(51
)
 
(48
)
 
(45
)
Amortization impact of valuation assumptions review
(2
)
 
25

 
(13
)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities losses (gains)
1

 
23

 
(9
)
Balance at December 31
$
362

 
$
409

 
$
404