Other Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Expenses

Information on other expenses was as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
	(In millions)
Compensation	$	5,108		$	5,562		$	5,287
Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit costs	488			428			463
Commissions	5,428			5,909			6,378
Volume-related costs	842			599			335
Interest credited to bank deposits	2			78			95
Capitalization of DAC	(4,786		)	(5,289		)	(5,558		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	3,550			4,199			4,898
Amortization of negative VOBA	(579		)	(622		)	(697		)
Interest expense on debt and debt issuance costs	1,282			1,356			1,629
Premium taxes, licenses and fees	658			677			633
Professional services	1,454			1,664			1,597
Rent and related expenses, net of sublease income	376			422			426
Other (1)	2,779			2,772			3,051
Total other expenses	$	16,602		$	17,755		$	18,537

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(1) See Note 19 for information on the Japan income tax refund included in other expenses for the year ended December 31, 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:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013									2012
	Severance			Lease and Asset Impairment			Total			Severance			Lease and Asset Impairment			Total
	(In millions)
Balance at January 1,	$	23		$	—		$	23		$	—		$	—		$	—
Restructuring charges	99			16			115			141			18			159
Cash payments	(82		)	(10		)	(92		)	(118		)	(18		)	(136		)
Balance at December 31,	$	40		$	6		$	46		$	23		$	—		$	23
Total restructuring charges incurred since inception of initiative	$	240		$	34		$	274		$	141		$	18		$	159