Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Level 1 (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

Changes in AOCI, net of tax, by component consist of the following:

For the year ended December 31, 2015

	Changes in
	Net Unrealized Gain on Securities			Net Gain on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			AOCI, net of tax
Beginning balance	$	1,154		$	70		$	(3	)	$	1,221
OCI before reclassifications	(633		)	2			—			(631		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	18			(15		)	—			3
OCI, net of tax	(615		)	(13		)	—			(628		)
Ending balance	$	539		$	57		$	(3	)	$	593

For the year ended December 31, 2014

	Changes in
	Net Unrealized Gain on Securities			Net Gain on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			AOCI, net of tax
Beginning balance	$	495		$	79		$	—		$	574
OCI before reclassifications	660			14			(3		)	671
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(1		)	(23		)	—			(24		)
OCI, net of tax	659			(9		)	(3		)	647
Ending balance	$	1,154		$	70		$	(3	)	$	1,221

For the year ended December 31, 2013

	Changes in
	Net Unrealized Gain on Securities			Net Gain on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			AOCI, net of tax
Beginning balance	$	1,752		$	258		$	(23	)	$	1,987
OCI before reclassifications	(352		)	(94		)	23			(423		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(905		)	(85		)	—			(990		)
OCI, net of tax	(1,257		)	(179		)	23			(1,413		)
Ending balance	$	495		$	79		$	—		$	574

Reclassifications from AOCI consist of the following:

	Amount Reclassified from AOCI
AOCI	For the Year Ended December 31, 2015			For the Year Ended December 31, 2014			For the Year Ended December 31, 2013		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Unrealized Gain on Securities
Available-for-sale securities [1]	$	(27	)	$	1		$	1,392	Net realized capital gains (losses)
	(27		)	1			1,392		Total before tax
	(9		)	—			487		Income tax expense
	$	(18	)	$	1		$	905	Net income
Net Gains on Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments
Interest rate swaps [2]	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	70	Net realized capital gains (losses)
Interest rate swaps	33			50			57		Net investment income
Foreign currency swaps	(9		)	(13		)	4		Net realized capital gains (losses)
	23			36			131		Total before tax
	8			13			46		Income tax expense
	$	15		$	23		$	85	Net income
Total amounts reclassified from AOCI	$	(3	)	$	24		$	990	Net income

[1] The December 31, 2013 amounts includes $1.5 billion of net unrealized gains on securities relating to the sales of the Retirement Plans and Individual Life businesses.

[2] The December 31, 2013 amounts includes $71 of net gains on cash flow hedging instruments relating to the sales of the Retirement Plans and Individual Life businesses.