Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 9,984	$ 15,288
Cash flows from investing activities
Sales, maturities and repayments of fixed maturity securities	95,972	78,296
Sales, maturities and repayments of equity securities	567	1,011
Sales, maturities and repayments of mortgage loans	8,000	6,696
Sales, maturities and repayments of real estate and real estate joint ventures	323	669
Sales, maturities and repayments of other limited partnership interests	546	690
Purchases of fixed maturity securities	(93,304)	(91,998)
Purchases of equity securities	(812)	(499)
Purchases of mortgage loans	(9,570)	(7,585)
Purchases of real estate and real estate joint ventures	(991)	(595)
Purchases of other limited partnership interests	(1,077)	(1,017)
Cash received in connection with freestanding derivatives	1,333	1,560
Cash paid in connection with freestanding derivatives	(5,593)	(2,534)
Net change in securitized reverse residential mortgage loans	0	(1,198)
Sales of businesses	386	0
Sale of bank deposits	(6,395)	0
Net change in policy loans	(93)	(116)
Net change in short-term investments	4,272	2,825
Net change in other invested assets	(121)	(206)
Other, net	(18)	(74)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(6,575)	(14,075)
Cash flows from financing activities
Policyholder account balances: Deposits	60,168	69,438
Policyholder account balances: Withdrawals	(65,141)	(64,718)
Net change in payables for collateral under securities loaned and other transactions	(1,821)	4,777
Net change in bank deposits	8	(4,052)
Net change in short-term debt	0	(586)
Long-term debt issued	0	750
Long-term debt repaid	(765)	(1,106)
Collateral financing arrangements repaid	0	(349)
Cash received (paid) in connection with collateral financing arrangements	0	(44)
Net change in liability for securitized reverse residential mortgage loans	0	1,198
Sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of $13 and $0, respectively	1,000	0
Dividends on preferred stock	(91)	(91)
Dividends on common stock	(808)	0
Other, net	(134)	35
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(7,584)	5,252
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents balances	(187)	24
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(4,362)	6,489
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	15,738	10,461
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	11,376	16,950
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Net cash paid for Interest	891	946
Net cash paid (received) for Income tax	539	442
Non-cash transactions:
Real estate and real estate joint ventures acquired in satisfaction of debt	55	334
Collateral financing arrangements repaid	0	102
Redemption of Advances Agreements in Long-Term Debt	0	3,806	[1]
Issuance of funding agreements in policyholder account balances	$ 0	$ 3,806	[1]

[1] See Note 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2012 Annual Report.