Other Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Expenses

Information on other expenses was as follows:

	Three Months   Ended   September 30,						Nine Months   Ended   September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(In millions)
Compensation	$	1,221		$	1,310		$	3,636		$	3,828
Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit costs	131			122			368			367
Commissions	1,294			1,309			3,884			4,084
Volume-related costs	227			239			639			618
Capitalization of DAC	(1,071		)	(1,153		)	(3,149		)	(3,621		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	1,054			841			3,174			2,623
Amortization of negative VOBA	(107		)	(126		)	(333		)	(410		)
Interest expense on debt	295			317			919			959
Premium taxes, licenses and fees	192			173			612			498
Professional services	348			349			1,035			976
Rent and related expenses, net of sublease income	95			89			273			283
Other	539			507			1,545			1,935
Total other expenses	$	4,218		$	3,977		$	12,603		$	12,140

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,
	2014									2013
	Severance			Lease and Asset Impairment			Total			Severance			Lease and Asset Impairment			Total
	(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period	$	16		$	7		$	23		$	12		$	9		$	21
Restructuring charges	20			2			22			14			2			16
Cash payments	(22		)	(2		)	(24		)	(13		)	(4		)	(17		)
Balance, end of period	$	14		$	7		$	21		$	13		$	7		$	20

	Nine Months   Ended   September 30,
	2014									2013
	Severance			Lease and Asset Impairment			Total			Severance			Lease and Asset Impairment			Total
	(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period	$	40		$	6		$	46		$	23		$	—		$	23
Restructuring charges	46			7			53			51			14			65
Cash payments	(72		)	(6		)	(78		)	(61		)	(7		)	(68		)
Balance, end of period	$	14		$	7		$	21		$	13		$	7		$	20
Total restructuring charges incurred since inception of initiative	$	287		$	41		$	328		$	192		$	32		$	224