Other Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Expenses

Information on other expenses was as follows:

	Three Months   Ended   September 30,						Nine Months   Ended   September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In millions)
Compensation	$	1,310		$	1,307		$	3,828		$	4,196
Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit costs	122			117			367			345
Commissions	1,309			1,442			4,084			4,466
Volume-related costs	239			154			618			402
Interest credited to bank deposits	—			19			2			60
Capitalization of DAC	(1,153		)	(1,302		)	(3,621		)	(3,981		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	841			1,008			2,623			3,201
Amortization of negative VOBA	(126		)	(170		)	(410		)	(506		)
Interest expense on debt and debt issuance costs	317			326			959			1,026
Premium taxes, licenses and fees	173			176			498			519
Professional services	349			432			976			1,210
Rent, net of sublease income	89			107			283			339
Other (1)	507			629			1,933			2,064
Total other expenses	$	3,977		$	4,245		$	12,140		$	13,341

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(1) See Note 3 for information on the Japan income tax refund included in other expenses for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2013.

Restructuring Charges

These restructuring charges are included in other expenses. As the expenses relate to an enterprise-wide initiative, they are reported in Corporate & Other. Estimated restructuring costs may change as management continues to execute this enterprise-wide strategic initiative. Such restructuring charges were as follows:

	Three Months   Ended   September 30,
	2013									2012
	Severance			Lease and Asset Impairment			Total			Severance			Lease and Asset Impairment		Total
	(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period	$	12		$	9		$	21		$	21		$	—	$	21
Restructuring charges	14			2			16			46			8		54
Cash payments	(13		)	(4		)	(17		)	(40		)	—		(40		)
Balance, end of period	$	13		$	7		$	20		$	27		$	8	$	35

	Nine Months   Ended   September 30,
	2013									2012
	Severance			Lease and Asset Impairment			Total			Severance			Lease and Asset Impairment		Total
	(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period	$	23		$	—		$	23		$	—		$	—	$	—
Restructuring charges	51			14			65			93			8		101
Cash payments	(61		)	(7		)	(68		)	(66		)	—		(66		)
Balance, end of period	$	13		$	7		$	20		$	27		$	8	$	35
Total restructuring charges incurred since inception of initiative	$	192		$	32		$	224		$	93		$	8	$	101