INVESTMENTS (TABLES)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Investments Tables [Abstract]

Available For Sale Securities [Text Block]

Available-for-Sale Securities by Classification
					Gross		Gross
			Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		OTTI
			Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		in AOCI(3)
			(In Millions)
December 31, 2012:
Fixed Maturities:
	Corporate		$	1,553	$	167	$	1	$	1,719	$	0
	U.S. Treasury, government
		and agency		106		7		0		113		0
	States and political subdivisions			25		3		0		28		0
	Foreign governments			2		0		0		2		0
	Commercial mortgage-backed			57		5		27		35		2
	Residential mortgage-backed(1)			19		1		0		20		0
	Asset-backed(2)			9		2		0		11		0
	Redeemable preferred stock			97		2		1		98		0
Total at December 31, 2012			$	1,868	$	187	$	29	$	2,026	$	2
December 31, 2011:
Fixed Maturities:
	Corporate		$	1,554	$	147	$	8	$	1,693	$	0
	U.S. Treasury, government
		and agency		99		6		0		105		0
	States and political subdivisions			21		1		0		22		0
	Foreign governments			4		0		0		4		0
	Commercial mortgage-backed			63		0		34		29		2
	Residential mortgage-backed(1)			26		2		0		28		0
	Asset-backed(2)			9		1		0		10		0
	Redeemable preferred stock			81		0		5		76		0
Total at December 31, 2011			$	1,857	$	157	$	47	$	1,967	$	2

Investments Classified By Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities
Contractual Maturities at December 31, 2012
		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
		(In Millions)
Due in one year or less		$	346	$	356
Due in years two through five			516		568
Due in years six through ten			660		761
Due after ten years			164		177
	Subtotal		1,686		1,862
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			57		35
Residential mortgage-backed securities			19		20
Asset-backed securities			9		11
Total		$	1,771	$	1,928

Available For Sale Fixed Maturities Proceeds Gross Gains And Gross Losses From Sales And Other Than Temporary Impairments [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(In Millions)
Proceeds from sales	$	13	$	20	$	88
Gross gains on sales	$	2	$	1	$	4
Gross losses on sales	$	0	$	1	$	2
Total OTTI	$	(7)	$	(2)	$	(56)
Non-credit losses recognized in OCI		0		0		2
Credit losses recognized in earnings (loss)	$	(7)	$	(2)	$	(54)

Fixed Maturities Credit Loss Impairments [Table Text Block]

Fixed Maturities - Credit Loss Impairments
	2012		2011
	(In Millions)
Balances at January 1,	$	(74)	$	(83)
Previously recognized impairments on securities that matured, paid, prepaid or sold		9		11
Recognized impairments on securities impaired to fair value this period(1)		0		0
Impairments recognized this period on securities not previously impaired		(6)		(2)
Additional impairments this period on securities previously impaired		(1)		0
Increases due to passage of time on previously recorded credit losses		0		0
Accretion of previously recognized impairments due to increases in expected cash flows		0		0
Balances at December 31,	$	(72)	$	(74)

Unrealized Gain Loss On Investments [Table Text Block]

			December 31,
			2012		2011
			(In Millions)
AFS Securities:
	Fixed maturities:
		With OTTI loss	$	2	$	(5)
		All other		156		115
Net Unrealized (Gains) Losses			$	158	$	110

Unrealized Gain Loss On Investments With Other Than Temporary Impairment [Table Text Block]

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Fixed Maturities with OTTI Losses
								AOCI Gain
		Net						(Loss) Related
		Unrealized				Deferred		to Net
		Gains				Income		Unrealized
		(Losses) on		DAC and		Tax Asset		Investment
		Investments		VOBA		(Liability)		Gains (Losses)
		(In Millions)
Balance, January 1, 2012		$	(5)	$	1	$	2	$	(2)
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period			6		0		0		6
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
	Included in Net earnings (loss)		1		0		0		1
	Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		0		0		0		0
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
	DAC and VOBA		0		(2)		0		(2)
	Deferred income taxes		0		0		(2)		(2)
Balance, December 31, 2012		$	2	$	(1)	$	0	$	1
Balance, January 1, 2011		$	(3)	$	0	$	1	$	(2)
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period			(2)		0		0		(2)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
	Included in Net earnings (loss)		0		0		0		0
	Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		0		0		0		0
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
	DAC and VOBA		0		1		0		1
	Deferred income taxes		0		0		1		1
Balance, December 31, 2011		$	(5)	$	1	$	2	$	(2)

Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains Losses In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]

All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) in AOCI
								AOCI Gain
		Net						(Loss) Related
		Unrealized				Deferred		to Net
		Gains				Income		Unrealized
		(Losses) on		DAC and		Tax Asset		Investment
		Investments		VOBA		(Liability)		Gains (Losses)
		(In Millions)
Balance, January 1, 2012		$	115	$	(27)	$	(31)	$	57
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period			37		0		0		37
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
	Included in Net earnings (loss)		4		0		0		4
	Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		0		0		0		0
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
	DAC and VOBA		0		(4)		0		(4)
	Deferred income taxes		0		0		(13)		(13)
Balance, December 31, 2012		$	156	$	(31)	$	(44)	$	81
Balance, January 1, 2011		$	77	$	(6)	$	(24)	$	47
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period			36		0		0		36
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
	Included in Net earnings (loss)		2		0		0		2
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
	DAC and VOBA		0		(21)		0		(21)
	Deferred income taxes		0		0		(7)		(7)
Balance, December 31, 2011		$	115	$	(27)	$	(31)	$	57

Schedule Of Unrealized Loss On Investments [Table Text Block]

			Less Than 12 Months				12 Months or Longer				Total
					Gross				Gross				Gross
					Unrealized				Unrealized				Unrealized
			Fair Value		Losses		Fair Value		Losses		Fair Value		Losses
			(In Millions)
December 31, 2012
Fixed Maturities:
Corporate			$	44	$	0	$	14	$	(1)	$	58	$	(1)
	U.S. Treasury, government
		and agency		1		0		0		0		1		0
	Foreign governments			0		0		2		0		2		0
	Commercial mortgage-backed			0		(1)		26		(26)		26		(27)
	Redeemable preferred stock			14		0		30		(1)		44		(1)
Total			$	59	$	(1)	$	72	$	(28)	$	131	$	(29)
December 31, 2011
Fixed Maturities:
Corporate			$	105	$	(6)	$	13	$	(2)	$	118	$	(8)
	U.S. Treasury, government
		and agency		0		0		0		0		0		0
	Foreign governments			0		0		2		0		2		0
	Commercial mortgage-backed			1		(2)		27		(32)		28		(34)
	Redeemable preferred stock			29		(2)		30		(3)		59		(5)
Total			$	135	$	(10)	$	72	$	(37)	$	207	$	(47)

Allowance For Credit Losses On Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

		Commercial Mortgage Loans
		2012		2011		2010
		(In Millions)
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning Balance, January 1,		$	3	$	2	$	2
	Charge-offs		0		0		0
	Recoveries		0		0		0
	Provision		1		1		0
Ending Balance, December 31,		$	4	$	3	$	2
Ending Balance, December 31,:
	Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$	4	$	3	$	2
	Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	$	0	$	0	$	0
	Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality	$	0	$	0	$	0

Debt Service Coverage Ratio [Table Text Block]

Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value and Debt Service Coverage Ratios
December 31, 2012
		Debt Service Coverage Ratio
												Less		Total
		Greater		1.8x to		1.5x to		1.2x to		1.0x to		than		Mortgage
Loan-to-Value Ratio:(2)		than 2.0x		2.0x		1.8x		1.5x		1.2x		1.0x		Loans
		(In Millions)
Commercial Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%		$	4	$	0	$	17	$	0	$	12	$	0	$	33
50% - 70%			0		0		0		6		0		0		6
70% - 90%			0		0		0		0		0		0		0
90% plus			10		0		0		0		0		0		10
Total Commercial
	Mortgage Loans	$	14	$	0	$	17	$	6	$	12	$	0	$	49

Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value and Debt Service Coverage Ratios
December 31, 2011
		Debt Service Coverage Ratio
												Less		Total
		Greater		1.8x to		1.5x to		1.2x to		1.0x to		than		Mortgage
Loan-to-Value Ratio:(2)		than 2.0x		2.0x		1.8x		1.5x		1.2x		1.0x		Loans
		(In Millions)
Commercial Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%		$	5	$	0	$	17	$	0	$	1	$	0	$	23
50% - 70%			0		0		0		41		0		0		41
70% - 90%			0		0		0		6		0		0		6
90% plus			10		0		0		0		0		0		10
Total Commercial
	Mortgage Loans	$	15	$	0	$	17	$	47	$	1	$	0	$	80
Agricultural Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%		$	1	$	0	$	5	$	9	$	1	$	21	$	37
50% - 70%			1		0		2		2		3		2		10
70% - 90%			0		0		0		0		0		0		0
90% plus			0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Total Agricultural
	Mortgage Loans	$	2	$	0	$	7	$	11	$	4	$	23	$	47
Total Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%		$	6	$	0	$	22	$	9	$	2	$	21	$	60
50% - 70%			1		0		2		43		3		2		51
70% - 90%			0		0		0		6		0		0		6
90% plus			10		0		0		0		0		0		10
Total Mortgage Loans		$	17	$	0	$	24	$	58	$	5	$	23	$	127

Age Analysis Of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Table Text Block]

		Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans
														Recorded
														Investment
												Total		> 90 Days
		30-59		60-89		90 Days						Financing		and
		Days		Days		or >		Total		Current		Receivables		Accruing
		(In Millions)
December 31, 2012
	Commercial	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	49	$	49	$	0
	Agricultural		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Total Mortgage Loans		$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	49	$	49	$	0
December 31, 2011
	Commercial	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	80	$	80	$	0
	Agricultural		0		0		0		0		47		47		0
Total Mortgage Loans		$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	127	$	127	$	0

Impaired Mortgage Loans [Table Text Block]

Impaired Mortgage Loans
				Unpaid				Average		Interest
		Recorded		Principal		Related		Recorded		Income
		Investment		Balance		Allowance		Investment(1)		Recognized
		(In Millions)
December 31, 2012
With no related allowance recorded:
	Commercial mortgage loans - other	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0
	Agricultural mortgage loans		0		0		0		0		0
Total		$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0
With related allowance recorded:
	Commercial mortgage loans - other	$	10	$	10	$	(4)	$	10	$	0
	Agricultural mortgage loans		0		0		0		0		0
Total		$	10	$	10	$	(4)	$	10	$	0
December 31, 2011
With no related allowance recorded:
	Commercial mortgage loans - other	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0
	Agricultural mortgage loans		0		0		0		0		0
Total		$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0
With related allowance recorded:
	Commercial mortgage loans - other	$	10	$	10	$	(3)	$	10	$	0
	Agricultural mortgage loans		0		0		0		0		0
Total		$	10	$	10	$	(3)	$	10	$	0

Equity Investments [Table Text Block]

	2012		2011
	(In Millions)
Balance at January 1,	$	72	$	76
Equity in net earnings (loss)		2		(2)
Impact of repurchase/issuance of AllianceBernstein Units		(2)		2
Dividends received		(3)		(4)
Balance at December 31,	$	69	$	72

Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]

Derivative Instruments by Category
				Fair Value
								Gains (Losses)
		Notional		Asset		Liability		Reported In
		Amount		Derivatives		Derivatives		Earnings (Loss)
		(In Millions)
At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2012:
Freestanding derivatives:
Equity contracts:(1)
	Options	$	29	$	2	$	1	$	0
	Net investment income (loss)								0
Embedded derivatives:
	GMIB reinsurance contracts (2)		0		7		0		(2)
Balances, December 31, 2012		$	29	$	9	$	1	$	(2)
At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2011:
Freestanding derivatives:
Equity contracts:(1)
	Options	$	3	$	0	$	0	$	0
	Net investment income (loss)								0
Embedded derivatives:
	GMIB reinsurance contracts (2)		0		9		0		7
Balances, December 31, 2011		$	3	$	9	$	0	$	7

Net Investment Income Loss Investments Gains Losses [Table Text Block]

	2012		2011		2010
	(In Millions)
Fixed maturities	$	97	$	102	$	106
Mortgage loans on real estate		9		10		10
Policy loans		8		8		8
Other equity investments		0		0		(1)
Gross investment income (loss)		114		120		123
Investment expenses		(4)		(4)		(4)
Net Investment Income (Loss)	$	110	$	116	$	119

Investment Gains Losses Net Including Changes In Valuation Allowances [Table Text Block]

	2012		2011		2010
	(In Millions)
Fixed maturities	$	(5)	$	(2)	$	(47)
Impact of (repurchase) issuance of AllianceBernstein Units		(2)		2		(2)
Mortgage loans on real estate		2		(1)		1
Investment Gains (Losses), Net	$	(5)	$	(1)	$	(48)