2.4.0.82102100 - Disclosure - Business Dispositions (Notes)truefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000045947duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true1hlic_BusinessDispositionsAbstracthlic_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2hlic_BusinessDispositionsTextBlockhlic_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Sale of Retirement Plans</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On January 1, 2013, HLI completed the sale of its Retirement Plans business to MassMutual for a ceding commission of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$355</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The business sold included products and services to corporations pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and products and services to municipalities and not-for-profit organizations under Sections 457 and 403(b) of the Code, collectively referred to as government plans. The sale was structured as a reinsurance transaction and resulted in an after-tax gain of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$45</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The Company recognized </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$565</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in reinsurance loss on disposition including a reduction in goodwill of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$87</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, offset by </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$634</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in realized capital gains for a </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$69</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> impact to income, pre-tax. These amounts are subject to change pending final determination of the value of net assets sold, transaction costs and other adjustments.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Upon closing the Company reinsured </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$9.2 billion</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of policyholder liabilities and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$26.3 billion</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of separate account liabilities under an indemnity reinsurance arrangement. The reinsurance transaction does not extinguish the Company's primary liability on the insurance policies issued under the Retirement Plans business. The Company also transferred invested assets with a carrying value of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$9.3 billion</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, net of the ceding commission, to MassMutual and recognized other non-cash decreases in assets totaling </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$100</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> relating to deferred acquisition costs, deferred income taxes, goodwill, and other assets associated with the disposition. The Company will continue to sell retirement plans during a transition period of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">18</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">24</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> months and MassMutual will assume all expenses and risk for these sales through the reinsurance agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For the three and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">six months ended</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, Retirement Plans total revenues were </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$188</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$399</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively and net income was </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$(2)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$16</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Sale of Individual Life</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On January 2, 2013 HLI completed the sale of its Individual Life insurance business to Prudential for consideration of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$615</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, consisting primarily of a ceding commission, of which </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$590</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> is attributable to the Company. The business sold included variable universal life, universal life, and term life insurance.The sale was structured as a reinsurance transaction and resulted in a loss on business disposition consisting of a reinsurance loss partially offset by realized capital gains. In 2012, the Company recognized a reinsurance loss on business disposition of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$61</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, pre-tax, which included a goodwill impairment of the same amount. See Notes 2 and 7 in the Company's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information. Upon closing the Company recognized an additional reinsurance loss on disposition of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$927</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, including a reduction in goodwill of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$163</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> offset by realized capital gains of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$927</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> for a </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$0</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> impact on income, pre-tax. These amounts are subject to change pending final determination of the value of net assets sold, transaction costs and other adjustments.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Upon closing the Company reinsured </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$8.3 billion</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of policyholder liabilities and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$5.3 billion</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of separate account liabilities under indemnity reinsurance arrangements. The reinsurance transaction does not extinguish the Company's primary liability under the Individual Life business. The Company also transferred invested assets with a carrying value of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$7.6 billion</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, exclusive of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$1.4 billion</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> assets supporting the modified coinsurance agreement, net of cash transferred in place of short-term investments, to Prudential and recognized other non-cash decreases in assets totaling </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$1.8 billion</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> relating to deferred acquisition costs, deferred income taxes, goodwill and other assets, and other non-cash decreases in liabilities totaling </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$1.9 billion</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> relating to other liabilities associated with the disposition. The Company will continue to sell life insurance products and riders during a transition period of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">18</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">24</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> months and Prudential will assume all expenses and risk for these sales through the reinsurance agreement. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For the three and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">six months ended</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, Individual Life total revenues were </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$348</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$677</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively and net income was </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$30</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$42</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively.</font></div></div><div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Composition of Invested Assets Transferred</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The following table presents invested assets transferred by the Company in connection with the sale of the Retirement Plans and Individual Life businesses in January 2013. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:689px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td width="601px" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="9px" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="75px" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="4px" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Carrying Value</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">As of Closing</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Asset-backed securities ("ABS")</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">289</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Collateralized debt obligations ("CDOs") [1]</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">474</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS")</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">940</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Corporate</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">11,330</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Foreign govt./govt. agencies</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">263</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">States, municipalities and political subdivisions ("Municipal")</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">899</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS")</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">705</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">U.S. Treasuries</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">115</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-weight:bold;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Total fixed maturities, AFS, at fair value (amortized cost of $13,596) [2]</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">15,015</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Equity securities, AFS, at fair value (cost of $27) [3]</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">28</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Fixed maturities, at fair value using the FVO [4]</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">16</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Mortgage loans (net of allowances for loan losses of $1)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1,288</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Policy loans, at outstanding balance</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">542</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:36px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="font-weight:bold;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Total invested assets transferred</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">16,889</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">[1]</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">The market value includes the fair value of bifurcated embedded derivative features of certain securities. Changes in fair value are recorded in the net realized capital gains (losses).</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">[2]</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">Includes </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;">$14.4 billion</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;">$657</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;"> of securities in level 2 and 3 of the fair value hierarchy, respectively.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">[3]</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">All equity securities transferred are included in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">[4]</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">All FVO securities transferred are included in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Purchase Agreement with Forethought Financial Group, Inc. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Effective May 1, 2012, all new U.S. annuity policies sold by the Company are reinsured to Forethought Life Insurance Company. The Company ceased the sale of such annuity policies in the second quarter of 2013. The reinsurance agreement has no impact on in-force policies issued on or before April 27, 2012 and the impact of this transaction was not material to the Company's results of operations, financial position or liquidity. On December 31, 2012, The Hartford completed the sale of its U.S. individual annuity new business capabilities to Forethought Financial Group.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaBusiness Dispositions [Text Block]No definition available.false0falseBusiness Dispositions (Notes)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseNoteshttp://www.thehartford.com/role/BusinessDispositionsNotes12