Dispositions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Effects of Reinsurance [Table Text Block]

Information regarding the significant effects of reinsurance transactions with Brighthouse was as follows:

	Included on Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Excluded from Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(In millions)
Premiums
Reinsurance assumed	$	96		$	97
Reinsurance ceded	(3		)	(3		)
Net premiums	$	93		$	94
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees
Reinsurance assumed	$	1		$	(4	)
Reinsurance ceded	(24		)	(24		)
Net universal life and investment-type product policy fees	$	(23	)	$	(28	)
Policyholder benefits and claims
Reinsurance assumed	$	78		$	75
Reinsurance ceded	(10		)	(6		)
Net policyholder benefits and claims	$	68		$	69
Interest credited to policyholder account balances
Reinsurance assumed	$	4		$	4
Reinsurance ceded	(18		)	(18		)
Net interest credited to policyholder account balances	$	(14	)	$	(14	)
Other expenses
Reinsurance assumed	$	34		$	(30	)
Reinsurance ceded	(14		)	(21		)
Net other expenses	$	20		$	(51	)

Information regarding the significant effects of reinsurance transactions with Brighthouse included on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets was as follows at:

	March 31, 2018					December 31, 2017
	Assumed		Ceded			Assumed		Ceded
	(In millions)
Assets
Premiums, reinsurance and other receivables	$	154	$	1,802		$	167	$	1,793
Deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired	390		(40		)	384		(40		)
Total assets	$	544	$	1,762		$	551	$	1,753
Liabilities
Future policy benefits	$	1,788	$	—		$	1,734	$	—
Other policy-related balances	116		25			119		28
Other liabilities	1,447		25			1,458		19
Total liabilities	$	3,351	$	50		$	3,311	$	47

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	350
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	942
Net investment income	775
Other revenues	32
Total net investment gains (losses)	(50		)
Net derivative gains (losses)	(700		)
Total revenues	1,349
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims	1,002
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	261
Policyholder dividends	7
Goodwill impairment	—
Other expenses	261
Total expenses	1,531
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before provision for income tax	(182		)
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	(106		)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax	$	(76	)

In the interim condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, the cash flows from discontinued operations are not separately classified. The following table presents selected financial information regarding cash flows of the discontinued operations.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017
	(In millions)
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	302
Investing activities	$	16
Financing activities	$	266