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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary

Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]

(in millions)		Real Estate and Investment Entities^(c)		Securitization Vehicles		Structured Investment Vehicle		Affordable Housing Partnerships		Other		Total
December 31, 2016
Assets:
Bonds available for sale	$	-	$	10,233	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	10,233
Other bond securities		-		4,858		266		-		5		5,129
Mortgage and other loans receivable		1		1,442		-		-		104		1,547
Other invested assets		1,052		321		-		2,821		28		4,222
Other^(a)		365		1,104		50		384		92		1,995
Total assets^(b)	$	1,418	$	17,958	$	316	$	3,205	$	229	$	23,126
Liabilities:
Long-term debt	$	444	$	771	$	56	$	1,696	$	6	$	2,973
Other^(d)		224		203		1		211		38		677
Total liabilities	$	668	$	974	$	57	$	1,907	$	44	$	3,650
December 31, 2015
Assets:
Bonds available for sale	$	-	$	10,309	$	-	$	-	$	15	$	10,324
Other bond securities		-		5,756		387		-		24		6,167
Mortgage and other loans receivable		1		1,960		-		-		132		2,093
Other invested assets		489		477		-		2,608		24		3,598
Other^(a)		29		1,349		94		293		159		1,924
Total assets^(b)	$	519	$	19,851	$	481	$	2,901	$	354	$	24,106

Liabilities:
Long-term debt	$	-	$	1,025	$	53	$	1,513	$	6	$	2,597
Other^(d)		34		236		1		214		71		556
Total liabilities	$	34	$	1,261	$	54	$	1,727	$	77	$	3,153

(a) Comprised primarily of Short-term investments and Other assets at December 31, 2016 and 2015.

(b) The assets of each VIE can be used only to settle specific obligations of that VIE.

(c) At December 31, 2016 and 2015, off-balance sheet exposure primarily consisting of commitments to real estate and investment entities was $106 million and $131 million, respectively.

(d) Comprised primarily of Other liabilities and Derivative liabilities, at fair value, at December 31, 2016 and 2015.

Variable Interest Entity Not Primary Beneficiary

Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

			Maximum Exposure to Loss
		Total VIE		On-Balance		Off-Balance
(in millions)		Assets		Sheet^(a)		Sheet			Total
December 31, 2016
Real estate and investment entities^(d)	$	409,087	$	11,015	$	2,115		$	13,130
Affordable housing partnerships		4,709		785		-			785
Other		2,869		314		1,045	^(b)		1,359
Total^(c)	$	416,665	$	12,114	$	3,160		$	15,274
December 31, 2015
Real estate and investment entities^(d)	$	21,951	$	3,072	$	398		$	3,470
Affordable housing partnerships		5,255		774		-			774
Other		1,110		215		1,000	^(b)		1,215
Total	$	28,316	$	4,061	$	1,398		$	5,459

(a) At December 31, 2016 and 2015, $11.7 billion and $3.8 billion, respectively, of our total unconsolidated VIE assets were recorded as Other invested assets.

(b) These amounts represent our estimate of the maximum exposure to loss under certain insurance policies issued to VIEs if a hypothetical loss occurred to the extent of the full amount of the insured value. Our insurance policies cover defined risks and our estimate of liability is included in our insurance reserves on the balance sheet.

(c) As discussed in Note 2, on January 1, 2016, we adopted accounting guidance that resulted in an increase in the number of our investment entities classified as VIEs.

(d) Comprised primarily of hedge funds and private equity funds.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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