Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Value of Business Acquired (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Value of Business Acquired [Abstract]

Schedule of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Value of Business Acquired

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012									2011
	DAC			VOBA			Total			DAC			VOBA			Total
	(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period	$	15,240		$	9,379		$	24,619		$	13,377		$	11,088		$	24,465
Capitalizations		1,364			—			1,364			1,264			—			1,264
Subtotal		16,604			9,379			25,983			14,641			11,088			25,729
Amortization related to:
Net investment gains (losses)		185			7			192			27			3			30
Other expenses		(578	)		(328	)		(906	)		(532	)		(437	)		(969	)
Total amortization		(393	)		(321	)		(714	)		(505	)		(434	)		(939	)
Unrealized investment gains (losses)		(55	)		29			(26	)		6			(1	)		5
Effect of foreign currency translation and other		83			(221	)		(138	)		94			258			352
Balance, end of period	$	16,239		$	8,866		$	25,105		$	14,236		$	10,911		$	25,147

Information regarding Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Value of Business Acquired by Segment

	DAC				VOBA				Total
	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011		March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011		March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In millions)
Retail Products	$	10,557	$	10,103	$	1,213	$	1,211	$	11,770	$	11,314
Group, Voluntary and Worksite Benefits		748		744		—		—		748		744
Corporate Benefit Funding		83		86		2		3		85		89
Latin America		781		693		377		357		1,158		1,050
Asia		2,950		2,647		6,084		6,553		9,034		9,200
EMEA		1,119		966		1,189		1,254		2,308		2,220
Corporate & Other		1		1		1		1		2		2
Total	$	16,239	$	15,240	$	8,866	$	9,379	$	25,105	$	24,619