Disposition	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Disposition	3. Disposition In May 2014, the Company completed the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary, MAL, for $702 million (£418 million) in net cash consideration. As a result of the sale, a loss of $633 million ($442 million, net of income tax), was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, which includes a reduction to goodwill of $60 million ($51 million, net of income tax), as well as $77 million ($50 million, net of income tax) related to net investments in foreign operation hedges. The loss is reflected within net investment gains (losses) on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The loss on the sale was increased by net income from MAL of $77 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. MAL’s results of operations are included in continuing operations. They were historically included in the Corporate Benefit Funding segment. See Note 2.

Disposition

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

3. Disposition

In May 2014, the Company completed the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary, MAL, for $702 million (£418 million) in net cash consideration. As a result of the sale, a loss of $633 million ($442 million, net of income tax), was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, which includes a reduction to goodwill of $60 million ($51 million, net of income tax), as well as $77 million ($50 million, net of income tax) related to net investments in foreign operation hedges. The loss is reflected within net investment gains (losses) on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The loss on the sale was increased by net income from MAL of $77 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. MAL’s results of operations are included in continuing operations. They were historically included in the Corporate Benefit Funding segment. See Note 2.