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Restructuring and Other Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Restructuring, Severance and Other Costs [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Severance benefits and related costs	$	38	$	11	$	76	$	11
Professional fees	15		—		28		—
Asset impairment charges	—		—		5		—
Other contract termination charges	—		3		1		3
Total restructuring and other costs	$	53	$	14	$	110	$	14

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Costs [Table Text Block]



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Severance Benefits and Related Costs			Professional Fees			Asset impairment charges			Other Contract Termination Charges			Total Restructuring and Other Costs
Balance, beginning of period	$	12		$	—		$	—		$	5		$	17
Accruals/provisions	76			28			5			1			110
Payments/write-offs	(67		)	(19		)	(5		)	(5		)	(96		)
Balance, end of period	$	21		$	9		$	—		$	1		$	31

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Segment [Table Text Block]



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,				Total Estimated Costs
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Property & Casualty Commercial	$	1	$	—	$	5	$	—	$	7
Group Benefits	1		—		1		—		1
Consumer Markets	—		—		1		—		3
Individual Life	18		—		25		—		30
Retirement Plans	10		—		14		—		16
Mutual Funds	1		—		2		—		4
Life Other Operations	5		—		8		—		12
Corporate	17		14		54		14		177
Total restructuring and other costs	$	53	$	14	$	110	$	14	$	250

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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