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Other Expenses
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Other Expenses [Abstract] 
Other Expenses
12.   Other Expenses
 
Information on other expenses was as follows:
 
                                 
    Three Months
 		    Nine Months
 		 
    Ended
 		    Ended
 		 
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
          (In millions)        
 
Compensation
  $ 1,326     $ 831     $ 3,982     $ 2,553  
Pension, postretirement & postemployment benefit costs
    99       98       289       285  
Commissions
    1,771       870       4,774       2,509  
Volume-related costs
    109       93       283       286  
Interest credited to bank deposits
    26       33       72       108  
Capitalization of DAC
    (1,852 )     (766 )     (5,119 )     (2,255 )
Amortization of DAC and VOBA
    1,858       573       4,295       2,184  
Amortization of negative VOBA
    (170 )     —       (536 )     —  
Interest expense on debt and debt issue costs
    425       397       1,260       1,136  
Premium taxes, licenses & fees
    206       132       483       382  
Professional services
    336       255       1,019       684  
Rent, net of sublease income
    99       75       319       221  
Other
    780       398       2,289       1,237  
                                 
Total other expenses
  $ 5,013     $ 2,989     $ 13,410     $ 9,330  
                                 
 
Costs Related to the Acquisition
 
See Note 2 for transaction and integration-related expenses related to the Acquisition which were included in other expenses.