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Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 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
264

 
253

Amortization, excluding the impact of valuation assumptions review
(296
)
 
(274
)
Amortization, impact of valuation assumptions review
(6
)
 
(7
)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities losses (gains)
64

 
(30
)
Balance at September 30
$
2,634

 
$
2,605
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
3

 
4

Amortization, excluding the impact of valuation assumptions review
(44
)
 
(39
)
Amortization, impact of valuation assumptions review
1

 
(2
)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities losses (gains)
10

 
(3
)
Balance at September 30
$
332

 
$
369