CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Debt	$ 547
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	161	$ 115
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock based compensation	3
Amortization	40
Deferred income taxes	(4)
Interest credited/index credits to contractholder account balances	452
Net recognized losses (gains) on investments and derivatives	74
Charges assessed to contractholders for mortality and administration	(103)
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net of related amortization	(237)
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt	(2)	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance recoverable	11
Future policy benefits	(120)
Funds withheld from reinsurers	11
Collateral (returned) posted	(62)
Other assets and other liabilities	40
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	264
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from commercial mortgage loans	50
Capital expenditures	(7)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(1,696)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs	(7)
Retirement and paydown on debt and revolving credit facility	(440)
Draw on revolving credit facility	30
Dividends paid	0
Contractholder account deposits	3,020
Contractholder account withdrawals	(1,989)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,161
Change in cash & cash equivalents	(271)
Cash & cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,215
Cash & cash equivalents, end of period	944
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid	14
Income taxes (refunded) paid	30
Deferred sales inducements	98
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Investing Activities	(57)
Available-for-sale Securities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from available-for-sale investments, sold, matured or repaid:	5,865
Cost of available-for-sale investments:	(7,345)
Derivative and other
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from available-for-sale investments, sold, matured or repaid:	430
Cost of available-for-sale investments:	$ (632)
Predecessor
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Debt		0
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		115
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock based compensation		5
Amortization		(36)
Deferred income taxes		(80)
Interest credited/index credits to contractholder account balances		714
Net recognized losses (gains) on investments and derivatives		(254)
Charges assessed to contractholders for mortality and administration		(99)
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net of related amortization		(167)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance recoverable		(10)
Future policy benefits		(41)
Funds withheld from reinsurers		(79)
Collateral (returned) posted		118
Other assets and other liabilities		(21)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		165
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from commercial mortgage loans		35
Capital expenditures		(2)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(623)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Debt issuance costs		0
Retirement and paydown on debt and revolving credit facility		0
Draw on revolving credit facility		5
Dividends paid		(11)
Contractholder account deposits		2,192
Contractholder account withdrawals		(1,475)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		711
Change in cash & cash equivalents		253
Cash & cash equivalents, beginning of period		632
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid		13
Income taxes (refunded) paid		114
Deferred sales inducements		20
Payment for Contingent Consideration Liability, Investing Activities		0
Predecessor | Available-for-sale Securities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from available-for-sale investments, sold, matured or repaid:		2,022
Cost of available-for-sale investments:		(2,768)
Predecessor | Derivative and other
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from available-for-sale investments, sold, matured or repaid:		387
Cost of available-for-sale investments:		$ (297)