Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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:

	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(in millions)
Assets:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	10,731	$	10,220
Asset Management	8,231		7,509
Annuities	99,665		98,535
Protection	21,632		20,779
Corporate & Other	11,189		11,767
Total assets	$	151,448	$	148,810

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
	(in millions)
Operating net revenues:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	1,228		$	1,149
Asset Management	807			807
Annuities	631			636
Protection	590			555
Corporate & Other	(6		)	6
Eliminations(1)	(352		)	(341		)
Total segment operating revenues	2,898			2,812
Net realized gains	10			5
Revenues attributable to CIEs	149			177
Market impact on IUL benefits, net	(4		)	2
Total net revenues per consolidated statements of operations	$	3,053		$	2,996

⁽¹⁾ Represents the elimination of intersegment revenues recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 in each segment as follows: Advice & Wealth Management ($247 and $240, respectively); Asset Management ($11 and $11, respectively); Annuities ($84 and $80, respectively); Protection ($10 and $10, respectively); and Corporate & Other (nil and nil, respectively).

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
	(in millions)
Operating earnings:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	210		$	181
Asset Management	191			183
Annuities	172			176
Protection	51			59
Corporate & Other	(62		)	(55		)
Total segment operating earnings	562			544
Net realized gains	10			5
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	86			115
Market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net	(34		)	(15		)
Market impact on IUL benefits, net	(6		)	1
Income from continuing operations before income tax provision per consolidated statements of operations	$	618		$	650