Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Operating Results
	Americas
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015	Retail			Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits			Corporate Benefit Funding			Latin America			Total			Asia			EMEA			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	1,749		$	4,117		$	418		$	699		$	6,983		$	1,752		$	508		$	10		$	9,253		$	—		$	9,253
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	1,236			188			54			294			1,772			397			102			23			2,294			100			2,394
Net investment income	1,980			478			1,430			218			4,106			684			83			109			4,982			479			5,461
Other revenues	251			113			71			10			445			28			10			20			503			(8		)	495
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			286			286
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			821			821
Total revenues	5,216			4,896			1,973			1,221			13,306			2,861			703			162			17,032			1,678			18,710
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	2,449			3,835			991			581			7,856			1,340			239			12			9,447			149			9,596
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	542			37			293			86			958			337			30			6			1,331			664			1,995
Capitalization of DAC	(247		)	(36		)	(6		)	(111		)	(400		)	(435		)	(133		)	—			(968		)	—			(968		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	375			41			5			78			499			326			128			—			953			72			1,025
Amortization of negative VOBA	—			—			—			—			—			(86		)	(4		)	—			(90		)	(10		)	(100		)
Interest expense on debt	(1		)	—			1			—			—			—			—			297			297			1			298
Other expenses	1,176			664			124			425			2,389			904			362			145			3,800			5			3,805
Total expenses	4,294			4,541			1,408			1,059			11,302			2,386			622			460			14,770			881			15,651
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	269			127			196			31			623			148			11			(188		)	594			302			896
Operating earnings	$	653		$	228		$	369		$	131		$	1,381		$	327		$	70		$	(110	)	1,668
Adjustments to:
Total revenues																									1,678
Total expenses																									(881		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit																									(302		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income tax																									$	2,163					$	2,163

	Operating Results
	Americas
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014	Retail			Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits			Corporate Benefit Funding			Latin America			Total			Asia			EMEA			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	1,724		$	4,002		$	301		$	683		$	6,710		$	1,890		$	597		$	20		$	9,217		$	2		$	9,219
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	1,247			177			57			311			1,792			389			109			33			2,323			98			2,421
Net investment income	1,994			456			1,382			297			4,129			700			107			149			5,085			(50		)	5,035
Other revenues	245			107			68			7			427			27			16			21			491			(13		)	478
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			(411		)	(411		)
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			343			343
Total revenues	5,210			4,742			1,808			1,298			13,058			3,006			829			223			17,116			(31		)	17,085
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	2,407			3,781			888			616			7,692			1,397			261			23			9,373			254			9,627
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	555			40			278			98			971			387			34			9			1,401			68			1,469
Capitalization of DAC	(234		)	(34		)	(1		)	(107		)	(376		)	(494		)	(176		)	—			(1,046		)	—			(1,046		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	429			36			4			79			548			338			164			—			1,050			8			1,058
Amortization of negative VOBA	—			—			—			—			—			(94		)	(9		)	—			(103		)	(12		)	(115		)
Interest expense on debt	—			—			2			—			2			—			—			292			294			18			312
Other expenses	1,142			628			115			436			2,321			991			464			175			3,951			3			3,954
Total expenses	4,299			4,451			1,286			1,122			11,158			2,525			738			499			14,920			339			15,259
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	275			101			182			18			576			148			20			(140		)	604			(120		)	484
Operating earnings	$	636		$	190		$	340		$	158		$	1,324		$	333		$	71		$	(136	)	1,592
Adjustments to:
Total revenues																									(31		)
Total expenses																									(339		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit																									120
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income tax																									$	1,342					$	1,342

The following table presents total assets with respect to the Company’s segments, as well as Corporate & Other, at:

	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(In millions)
Retail	$	363,783	$	359,188
Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits	48,474		46,483
Corporate Benefit Funding	236,925		228,543
Latin America	72,074		72,259
Asia	116,278		117,894
EMEA	27,991		29,217
Corporate & Other	54,265		48,753
Total	$	919,790	$	902,337