Other Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Expenses

Information on other expenses was as follows:

	Three Months   Ended   March 31,
	2016			2015
	(In millions)
Compensation	$	1,310		$	1,291
Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit costs	140			92
Commissions	1,134			1,157
Volume-related costs	266			242
Capitalization of DAC	(981		)	(968		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	995			1,025
Amortization of negative VOBA	(99		)	(100		)
Interest expense on debt	312			298
Premium taxes, licenses and fees	215			173
Professional services	330			330
Rent and related expenses, net of sublease income	97			83
Other	473			437
Total other expenses	$	4,192		$	4,060