Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Operating Activities:
Net earnings, including noncontrolling interests	$ 668	$ 370	$ 406
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization	134	134	144
Annuity benefits	800	732	648
Realized (gains) losses on investing activities	(61)	100	(58)
Net (purchases) sales of trading securities	79	10	(109)
Deferred annuity and life policy acquisition costs	(230)	(224)	(198)
Change in:
Reinsurance and other receivables	(315)	(10)	(199)
Other assets	(467)	(13)	(87)
Insurance claims and reserves	533	451	587
Payable to reinsurers	43	(54)	134
Other liabilities	265	12	(63)
Managed investment entities’ assets/liabilities	(279)	(190)	2
Other operating activities, net	(20)	35	24
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,150	1,353	1,231
Investing Activities:
Purchases of fixed maturities	(7,537)	(7,201)	(6,846)
Purchases of equity securities	(207)	(570)	(471)
Purchases of mortgage loans	(341)	(213)	(450)
Purchases of other investments, including equity index call options	(738)	(534)	(312)
Purchases of real estate, property and equipment	(49)	(102)	(47)
Purchases of businesses	0	0	(267)
Proceeds from maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities	4,713	3,333	2,988
Proceeds from repayments of mortgage loans	262	265	116
Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities	641	321	287
Proceeds from sales of equity securities	348	364	155
Proceeds from sales and settlements of other investments, including equity index call options	319	374	369
Proceeds from sales of real estate, property and equipment	55	117	14
Proceeds from sales of businesses	0	7	0
Cash and cash equivalents of businesses acquired (sold)	0	(49)	1,078
Managed investment entities:
Purchases of investments	(2,254)	(1,530)	(1,692)
Proceeds from sales and redemptions of investments	1,890	855	1,417
Other investing activities, net	(83)	(10)	33
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,981)	(4,573)	(3,628)
Financing Activities:
Annuity receipts	4,585	4,485	3,696
Annuity surrenders, benefits and withdrawals	(2,275)	(2,025)	(1,773)
Net transfers from variable annuity assets	42	43	43
Additional long-term borrowings	302	145	145
Reductions of long-term debt	(18)	(192)	(2)
Issuances of managed investment entities’ liabilities	2,293	1,026	1,400
Retirements of managed investment entities’ liabilities	(1,600)	(136)	(1,094)
Issuances of Common Stock	35	61	47
Repurchases of Common Stock	(133)	(126)	(191)
Cash dividends paid on Common Stock	(185)	(176)	(167)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests in subsidiary	(315)	0	0
Other financing activities, net	(13)	(8)	(3)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	2,718	3,097	2,101
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	887	(123)	(296)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	1,220	1,343	1,639
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 2,107	$ 1,220	$ 1,343