Financing Receivables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Rollforward of the allowance for loan losses [Table Text Block]

The following table presents a rollforward of the allowance for loan losses for the years ended and the ending balance of the allowance for loan losses by impairment method:



	December 31,
	2019			2018			2017
	(in millions)
Beginning balance	$	24		$	26		$	29
Charge-offs	(1		)	(2		)	(2		)
Provisions	—			—			(1		)
Ending balance	$	23		$	24		$	26

Individually evaluated for impairment	$	—		$	—		$	—
Collectively evaluated for impairment	23			24			26

Schedule of recorded investment in financing receivables by impairment method and type of loan [Table Text Block]

The recorded investment in financing receivables by impairment method was as follows:



	December 31,
	2019		2018
	(in millions)
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	17	$	24
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,323		3,239
Total	$	3,340	$	3,263

Schedule of commercial mortgage loans by geographic region [Table Text Block]

Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by U.S. region were as follows:



	Loans				Percentage
	December 31,				December 31,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(in millions)
East North Central	$	239	$	216	9	%	8	%
East South Central	121		107		4		4
Middle Atlantic	182		187		6		7
Mountain	251		237		9		9
New England	54		62		2		2
Pacific	831		814		30		30
South Atlantic	723		731		26		27
West North Central	214		213		8		8
West South Central	182		148		6		5
	2,797		2,715		100	%	100	%
Less: allowance for loan losses	19		19
Total	$	2,778	$	2,696

Schedule of commercial mortgage loans by property type [Table Text Block]

Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by property type were as follows:



	Loans				Percentage
	December 31,				December 31,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(in millions)
Apartments	$	692	$	621	25	%	23	%
Hotel	51		43		2		1
Industrial	429		453		15		17
Mixed use	78		54		3		2
Office	419		435		15		16
Retail	931		897		33		33
Other	197		212		7		8
	2,797		2,715		100	%	100	%
Less: allowance for loan losses	19		19
Total	$	2,778	$	2,696