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Other Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	(In millions)
Compensation	$	1,494		$	1,327
Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit costs		118			95
Commissions		1,557			1,416
Volume-related costs		92			83
Interest credited to bank deposits		21			23
Capitalization of DAC		(1,364	)		(1,264	)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA		714			939
Amortization of negative VOBA		(155	)		(183	)
Interest expense on debt and debt issuance costs		358			415
Premium taxes, licenses and fees		199			135
Professional services		415			283
Rent, net of sublease income		120			107
Other		752			714

Total other expenses	$	4,321		$	4,090

Restructuring Charges


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period	$	13		$	10
Restructuring charges		3			17
Cash payments		(5	)		(14	)

Balance, end of period	$	11		$	13

Restructuring charges incurred in current period	$	3		$	17

Total restructuring charges incurred since inception of restructuring plans	$	59		$	27

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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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