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Business Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Business Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations Business Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

As noted in the Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Note, on December 18, 2019, the Company entered into the Resolution MTA with Resolution Life US to sell several of its subsidiaries and the related Individual Life and fixed and variable annuities businesses within these subsidiaries. Additionally, on June 1, 2018, the Company consummated a series of transactions pursuant to a Master Transaction Agreement (the "2018 MTA") to sell substantially all of its fixed and fixed indexed annuities businesses.

The following table presents summary information related to income (loss) from discontinued operations for the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
 
 
Individual Life Transaction
$
(128
)
 
$
59

2018 Transaction

 
(79
)
Total
$
(128
)
 
$
(20
)


The Individual Life Transaction

Sale of legal entities

Pursuant to the Company executing the Resolution MTA and upon closing of the Individual Life Transaction, the Company will sell five of its legal subsidiaries, SLD, SLDI, Roaring River II ("RRII"), Midwestern United Life Insurance Company ("MUL") and Voya American Equities, Inc. ("VAE") to Resolution Life. US. Resolution Life US is an insurance holding company newly formed by Resolution Life Group Holdings, L.P., a Bermuda-based limited partnership (“RLGH”). The Individual Life Transaction is expected to close by September 30, 2020 and is subject to conditions specified in the Resolution MTA, including the receipt of required regulatory approvals.

The purchase price in the transaction is approximately $1.25 billion, with an adjustment based on the adjusted capital and surplus of SLD, SLDI and RRII at closing. The purchase price includes cash consideration of approximately $902, a $225 equity interest in RLGH, and $123 principal amount in surplus notes issued by SLD that will be retained by the Company under modified terms. The receivable for the surplus notes and SLD's corresponding liability outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are included in Other investments and Liabilities held for sale, respectively, on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In the summary of major categories of assets and liabilities held for sale below, SLD's corresponding liability for the surplus notes is included in Notes payable.

The Individual Life Transaction is subject to a $100 reverse termination fee that would be payable by Resolution Life US to the Company if the Resolution MTA is terminated in prescribed circumstances related to the failure by Resolution Life US’s reserve financing provider to provide a committed financing facility. A separate $20 termination fee would be payable by Resolution Life US to the Company in prescribed circumstances where the Resolution MTA is terminated due to a failure to obtain certain approvals or consents.

Concurrent with the execution of the Resolution MTA, RLGH provided the Company with a limited guarantee to guarantee its financial obligations for an amount not to exceed $1.3 billion, including the termination fees and subject to the terms and conditions in the Resolution MTA.

The Company has determined that these entities to be disposed of meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale and that the sale represents a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations. Accordingly, the results of operations of the entities to be sold have been presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and the assets and liabilities of the businesses have been classified as held for sale and segregated for all periods presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. A business classified as held for sale is recorded at the lower of its carrying value or estimated fair value less cost to sell. If the carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value less cost to sell, a loss is recognized. Transactions between the businesses held for sale and businesses in continuing operations that are expected to continue to exist after the disposal are not eliminated to appropriately reflect the continuing operations and the assets, liabilities and results of the businesses held for sale.

The results of discontinued operations are reported in "Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax" in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented. As of December 31, 2019, the Company recorded an estimated loss on sale, net of tax of $1,108 to write down the carrying value of the businesses held for sale to estimated fair value, which is based on the estimated sales price of the Individual Life Transaction as of December 31, 2019, less cost to sell and other adjustments in accordance with the Resolution MTA. In addition, the Company is required to remeasure the estimated fair value and loss on sale at the end of each quarter until closing of the Individual Life Transaction. As such, Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2020 includes an additional estimated loss on sale of $163, net of tax. The estimated loss on sale, net of tax as of March 31, 2020 of $1,271 represents the excess of the estimated carrying value of the businesses held for sale over the estimated purchase price, which approximates fair value, less cost to sell. Additionally, the estimated loss on sale is based on assumptions that are subject to change due to fluctuations in market conditions and other variables that may occur prior to the closing date.


The following table summarizes the major categories of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale related to the Individual Life Transaction in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
Assets:
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value
$
11,097

 
$
11,483

Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option
747

 
752

Mortgage loans on real estate, net of allowance for credit losses of $3 as of 2020
1,306

 
1,319

Policy loans
1,006

 
1,005

Derivatives
148

 
304

Other investments(1)
423

 
430

Securities pledged
209

 
235

Total investments
14,936

 
15,528

Cash and cash equivalents
279

 
291

Short-term investments under securities loan agreements, including collateral delivered
191

 
216

Premium receivable and reinsurance recoverable, net allowance for credit losses of $13 as of 2020
3,102

 
3,101

Deferred policy acquisition costs and Value of business acquired
771

 
607

Current income taxes
136

 
136

Deferred income taxes
(664
)
 
(757
)
Other assets(2)
441

 
570

Assets held in separate accounts
1,212

 
1,485

Write-down of businesses held for sale to fair value less cost to sell
(1,271
)
 
(1,108
)
Total assets held for sale
$
19,133

 
$
20,069

 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Future policy benefits and contract owner account balances
$
15,389

 
$
15,472

Payables under securities loan and repurchase agreements, including collateral held
265

 
428

Derivatives
58

 
77

Notes payable
252

 
252

Other liabilities
796

 
784

Liabilities related to separate accounts
1,212

 
1,485

Total liabilities held for sale
$
17,972

 
$
18,498

(1) Includes Other investments, Equity securities, Limited Partnerships/corporations and Short-term investments.
(2) Includes Other assets and Accrued investment income.
The following table summarizes the components of Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax related to the Individual Life Transaction for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Revenues:
 
 
 
Net investment income
$
169

 
$
157

Fee income
174

 
187

Premiums
7

 
7

Total net realized capital gains (losses) 
(26
)
 
29

Other revenue
(2
)
 

Total revenues
322

 
380

Benefits and expenses:

 

Interest credited and other benefits to contract owners/policyholders
238

 
251

Operating expenses
26

 
24

Net amortization of Deferred policy acquisition costs and Value of business acquired
12

 
29

Interest expense
2

 
2

Total benefits and expenses
278

 
306

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes
44

 
74

Income tax expense (benefit)
9

 
15

Loss on sale, net of tax
(163
)
 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
$
(128
)
 
$
59


The estimated purchase price and estimated carrying value of the legal entities to be sold as of the future date of closing, and therefore the estimated loss on sale related to the Individual Life Transaction, are subject to adjustment in future quarters until closing, and may be influenced by, but not limited to, the following factors:

The performance of the businesses held for sale, including the impact of mortality, reinsurance rates and financing costs;
Changes in the terms of the Transaction, including as the result of subsequent negotiations or as necessary to obtain regulatory approval; and
Other changes in the terms of the Transaction due to unanticipated developments.

The Company is required to remeasure the estimated fair value and loss on sale at the end of each quarter until closing of the Individual Life Transaction. Changes in the estimated loss on sale that occur prior to closing of the Individual Life Transaction will be reported as an adjustment to Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, in future quarters prior to closing.

Reinsurance

Concurrently with the sale, SLD will enter into reinsurance agreements with Reliastar Life Insurance Company ("RLI"), ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York ("RLNY"), and Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company ("VRIAC"), each of which is a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to these agreements, RLI and VRIAC will reinsure to SLD a 100% quota share, and RLNY will reinsure to SLD a 75% quota share, of their respective individual life insurance and annuities businesses. RLI, RLNY, and VRIAC will remain subsidiaries of the Company. The Company currently expects that these reinsurance transactions will be carried out on a coinsurance basis, with SLD’s reinsurance obligations collateralized in one of three ways: 1) invested assets placed in a comfort trust; 2) funds withheld basis with invested assets remaining on the respective subsidiaries of the Company; or 3) some combination of these two collateralization structures. Based on values as of March 31, 2020, U.S GAAP reserves to be ceded under the Individual Life Transaction (defined below) are expected to be approximately $11.0 billion and are subject to change until closing. The reinsurance agreements along with the sale of the legal entities noted
above will result in the disposition of substantially all of the Company's life insurance and legacy non-retirement annuity businesses. The revenues and net results of the Individual Life and Annuities businesses that will be disposed of via reinsurance are reported in businesses exited or to be exited through reinsurance or divestment which is an adjustment to the Company's U.S. GAAP revenues and earnings measures to calculate Adjusted operating revenues and Adjusted operating earnings before income taxes, respectively. In connection with the reinsurance agreements mentioned above, the Company may incur charges associated with the termination or recapture of existing reinsurance arrangements with its reinsurers.

The 2018 Transaction

The Company has determined that the CBVA and Annuities businesses disposed of in the 2018 Transaction disclosed in the Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Note to these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements meet the criteria to be classified as discontinued operations and that the sale represents a strategic shift that has a major effect on the Company’s operations.  Accordingly, the results of operations of the businesses sold have been presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for all periods presented.

Income (loss) from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 included an additional loss on sale of $79 related to purchase price true-up amounts with VA Capital which was settled during the second quarter of 2019.

Upon execution of the Individual Life Transaction including the reinsurance arrangements disclosed in the Individual Life Transaction section above, the Company will continue to hold an insignificant number of Individual Life, Annuities and CBVA policies. These policies are referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as "Residual Runoff Business".