Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Reconciliation Of Revenue From Segments To Consolidated

			For the Years Ended December 31,
			2011		2010		2009
Revenues
Operating revenues:
	Annuities		$	2,865	$	2,654	$	2,301
	Retirement Plan Services			1,017		988		926
	Life Insurance			4,739		4,590		4,295
	Group Protection			1,939		1,831		1,713
	Other Operations			461		487		465
Excluded realized gain (loss), pre-tax				(388)		(146)		(1,200)
Amortization of deferred gain arising from reserve
	changes on business sold through reinsurance, pre-tax			3		3		3
Amortization of DFEL associated with
	benefit ratio unlocking, pre-tax			-		-		(4)
		Total revenues	$	10,636	$	10,407	$	8,499

Reconciliation of income (loss) from operations by segment to consolidated net income (loss)

				For the Years Ended December 31,
				2011		2010		2009
Net Income (Loss)
Income (loss) from operations:
	Annuities			$	592	$	484	$	353
	Retirement Plan Services				167		154		133
	Life Insurance				604		513		569
	Group Protection				101		72		124
	Other Operations				(146)		(186)		(237)
Excluded realized gain (loss), after-tax					(252)		(95)		(780)
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, after-tax					(5)		(3)		42
Income (expense) from reserve changes (net of related
	amortization) on business sold through reinsurance, after-tax				2		2		2
Impairment of intangibles, after-tax					(747)		-		(710)
Benefit ratio unlocking, after-tax					(14)		10		89
		Income (loss) from continuing operations, after-tax			302		951		(415)
		Income (loss) from discontinued operations, after-tax			(8)		29		(70)
			Net income (loss)	$	294	$	980	$	(485)

Net investment income, amortization of DAC and VOBA, net of interest, and assets

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2011		2010		2009
Net Investment Income
Annuities		$	1,106	$	1,119	$	1,037
Retirement Plan Services			793		769		732
Life Insurance			2,294		2,186		1,975
Group Protection			152		141		127
Other Operations			307		326		307
	Total net investment income	$	4,652	$	4,541	$	4,178

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2011		2010		2009
Amortization of DAC and VOBA, Net of Interest
Annuities		$	405	$	421	$	360
Retirement Plan Services			60		79		75
Life Insurance			539		538		571
Group Protection			46		46		47
	Total amortization of DAC and VOBA, net of interest	$	1,050	$	1,084	$	1,053

		As of December 31,
		2011		2010
Assets
Annuities		$	97,272	$	91,435
Retirement Plan Services			28,774		28,562
Life Insurance			60,544		56,713
Group Protection			3,458		3,254
Other Operations			12,858		13,860
	Total assets	$	202,906	$	193,824

Reconciliation of federal income tax expense (benefit) from segments to consolidated

			For the Years Ended December 31,
			2011		2010		2009
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Annuities			$	114	$	102	$	41
Retirement Plan Services				67		60		50
Life Insurance				283		236		245
Group Protection				54		38		67
Other Operations				(76)		(107)		(143)
Excluded realized gain (loss)				(136)		(51)		(420)
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt				(3)		(2)		23
Reserve changes (net of related amortization)
	on business sold through reinsurance			1		1		1
Impairment of intangibles				-		-		(16)
Benefit ratio unlocking				(7)		6		46
		Total federal income tax expense (benefit)	$	297	$	283	$	(106)