Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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:

	2015			2014
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1	$	2,608		$	2,663
Capitalization of acquisition costs	80			79
Amortization	(75		)	(87		)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities gains	(11		)	(25		)
Balance at March 31	$	2,602		$	2,630

Schedule of balances of and changes in DSIC [Table Text Block]

The balances of and changes in DSIC, which are included in other assets, were as follows:

	2015			2014
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1	$	362		$	409
Capitalization of sales inducement costs	1			1
Amortization	(9		)	(13		)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities gains	(2		)	(5		)
Balance at March 31	$	352		$	392