Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

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, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Advice & Wealth Management	$	13,319	$	13,270
Asset Management	8,849		8,401
Annuities	95,802		98,276
Protection	17,728		18,039
Corporate & Other	9,064		9,494
Total assets	$	144,762	$	147,480

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Adjusted operating net revenues:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	1,501	$	1,321
Asset Management	778		725
Annuities	613		608
Protection	519		521
Corporate & Other	57		57
Less: Eliminations (1)	357		347
Total segment adjusted operating net revenues	3,111		2,885
Net realized gains (losses)	6		17
Revenue attributable to CIEs	22		22
Market impact on IUL benefits, net	13		1
Market impact of hedges on investments	16		1
Total net revenues per consolidated statements of operations	$	3,168	$	2,926

⁽¹⁾  Represents the elimination of intersegment revenues recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017in each segment as follows: Advice & Wealth Management ($240 million and $237 million, respectively); Asset Management ($12 million and $11 million, respectively); Annuities ($90 million and $84 million, respectively); Protection ($16 million and $15 million, respectively); and Corporate & Other ($(1) million and nil, respectively).

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Adjusted operating earnings:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	316		$	248
Asset Management	195			150
Annuities	132			139
Protection	70			63
Corporate & Other	(56		)	(80		)
Total segment adjusted operating earnings	657			520
Net realized gains (losses)	6			16
Net income (loss) attributable to CIEs	—			1
Market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net	(5		)	(63		)
Market impact on IUL benefits, net	25			—
Market impact of hedges on investments	16			1
Integration and restructuring charges	(3		)	—
Pretax income per consolidated statements of operations	$	696		$	475