Financing Receivables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Rollforward of the allowance for loan losses [Table Text Block]

The following table presents a rollforward of the allowance for loan losses for commercial mortgage loans, syndicated loans and consumer loans for the three months ended and the ending balance of the allowance for loan losses by impairment method:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
	(in millions)
Beginning balance	$	35		$	37
Charge-offs	(2		)	(3		)
Provisions	1			—
Ending balance	$	34		$	34

Individually evaluated for impairment	$	8		$	7
Collectively evaluated for impairment	26			27

Schedule of recorded investment in financing receivables by impairment method and type of loan [Table Text Block]



	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(in millions)
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	41	$	42
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,870		3,951
Total	$	3,911	$	3,993

Schedule of commercial mortgage loans by geographic region [Table Text Block]

Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by U.S. region were as follows:



	Loans				Percentage
	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014		March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(in millions)
East North Central	$	208	$	238	8	%	9	%
East South Central	55		62		2		2
Middle Atlantic	208		217		8		8
Mountain	253		245		9		9
New England	139		140		5		5
Pacific	693		694		26		25
South Atlantic	731		740		27		27
West North Central	238		233		9		9
West South Central	158		160		6		6
	2,683		2,729		100	%	100	%
Less: allowance for loan losses	23		25
Total	$	2,660	$	2,704

Schedule of commercial mortgage loans by property type [Table Text Block]

Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by property type were as follows:



	Loans				Percentage
	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014		March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(in millions)
Apartments	$	501	$	500	19	%	18	%
Hotel	33		34		1		1
Industrial	451		461		17		17
Mixed use	45		45		2		2
Office	527		545		19		20
Retail	965		988		36		36
Other	161		156		6		6
	2,683		2,729		100	%	100	%
Less: allowance for loan losses	23		25
Total	$	2,660	$	2,704