Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Carrying amount of goodwill allocated to reporting segment

	December 31, 2012										December 31, 2011
	Gross		Accumulated Impairments			Business Dispositions [1]			Carrying Value		Gross		Accumulated Impairments			Discontinued Operations [2]			Carrying Value
Property & Casualty Commercial	$	30	$	(30	)	$	—		$	—	$	30	$	(30	)	$	—		$	—
Consumer Markets	119		—			—			119		119		—			—			119
Mutual Funds [4]	159		—			(10		)	149		159		—			—			159
Talcott Resolution:
Individual Life [4]	224		—			(224		)	—		224		—			—			224
Retirement Plans [4]	87		—			—			87		87		—			—			87
Total Talcott Resolution	311		—			(224		)	87		311		—			—			311
Corporate [3][4]	772		(355		)	(118		)	299		787		(355		)	(15		)	417
Total	$	1,391	$	(385	)	$	(352	)	$	654	$	1,406	$	(385	)	$	(15	)	$	1,006

[1] Represents goodwill written off in connection with the sales of WFS and Individual Life.

[2] Represents goodwill written off related to Federal Trust Corporation; see Note 20 - Discontinued Operations for further information.

[3] Carrying value as of December 31, 2012 includes $138, $92 and $69, respectively, for the Group Benefits, Mutual Funds and Retirement Plans reporting units. Carrying value as of December 31, 2011 includes $138, $92, $118 and $69, respectively, for the Group Benefits, Mutual Funds, Individual Life and Retirement Plans reporting units.

[4] For further information, see Note 2 - Business Dispositions of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Acquired intangible assets subject to amortization

	For the years ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Gross carrying amount, beginning of period	$	89		$	89		$	90
Accumulated net amortization	34			25			18
Net carrying amount, beginning of period	55			64			72
Acquisition of business	—			—			(1		)
Amortization, net of the accretion of interest	(6		)	(9		)	(7		)
Net carrying amount, end of period [1]	49			55			64
Accumulated net amortization	40			34			25
Gross carrying amount, end of period	$	89		$	89		$	89

[1] Includes $11 for the Retirement Plans reporting unit. For further information, see Note 2 - Business Dispositions of the Notes to Consolidated

Financial Statements.