Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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:

	2016			2015
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1	$	2,725		$	2,608
Capitalization of acquisition costs	82			80
Amortization	(110		)	(75		)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities gains	(47		)	(11		)
Balance at March 31	$	2,650		$	2,602

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:

	2016			2015
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1	$	335		$	362
Capitalization of sales inducement costs	1			1
Amortization	(12		)	(9		)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities gains	(8		)	(2		)
Balance at March 31	$	316		$	352