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Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 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
 
2013
 
(in millions)
Balance at January 1
$
2,608

 
$
2,663

 
$
2,399

Capitalization of acquisition costs
361

 
336

 
339

Amortization, excluding the impact of valuation assumptions review
(348
)
 
(360
)
 
(285
)
Amortization, impact of valuation assumptions review
(6
)
 
(7
)
 
78

Impact of change in net unrealized securities losses (gains)
110

 
(24
)
 
132

Balance at December 31
$
2,725

 
$
2,608

 
$
2,663
Schedule of balances of and changes in DSIC [Table Text Block]
The balances of and changes in DSIC, which is included in other assets, were as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
(in millions)
Balance at January 1
$
362

 
$
409

 
$
404

Capitalization of sales inducement costs
4

 
5

 
5

Amortization, excluding the impact of valuation assumptions review
(52
)
 
(51
)
 
(48
)
Amortization, impact of valuation assumptions review
1

 
(2
)
 
25

Impact of change in net unrealized securities losses
20

 
1

 
23

Balance at December 31
$
335

 
$
362

 
$
409