Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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	172			166
Amortization	(169		)	(165		)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities losses (gains)	47			(52		)
Balance at June 30	$	2,658		$	2,612

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	2			3
Amortization	(25		)	(25		)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities losses (gains)	7			(8		)
Balance at June 30	$	346		$	379