Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Information [Abstract]

Reconciliation Of Revenue From Segments To Consolidated

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Revenues
Operating revenues:
Annuities	$	4,378		$	4,033		$	4,120
Retirement Plan Services		1,165			1,103			1,101
Life Insurance		6,558			6,246			5,948
Group Protection		2,201			2,130			2,357
Other Operations		287			332			374
Excluded realized gain (loss), pre-tax		(336	)		(518	)		(329	)
Amortization of deferred gain arising from reserve changes on business
sold through reinsurance, pre-tax		1			3			3
Amortization of DFEL associated with benefit ratio unlocking, pre-tax		3			1			(2	)
Total revenues	$	14,257		$	13,330		$	13,572

Reconciliation Of Income (Loss) From Operations By Segment To Consolidated Net Income (Loss)

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Net Income (Loss)
Income (loss) from operations:
Annuities	$	1,074		$	935		$	996
Retirement Plan Services		149			127			140
Life Insurance		536			515			370
Group Protection		103			65			43
Other Operations		(108	)		(102	)		(154	)
Excluded realized gain (loss), after-tax		(218	)		(337	)		(214	)
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, after-tax		(3	)		(41	)		-
Income (loss) from reserve changes (net of related amortization)
on business sold through reinsurance, after-tax		-			2			2
Benefit ratio unlocking, after-tax		129			28			(29	)
Net impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act		1,322			-			-
Impairment of intangibles, after-tax		(905	)		-			-
Net income (loss)	$	2,079		$	1,192		$	1,154

Reconciliation of Net Investment Income From Segments to Consolidated

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Net Investment Income
Annuities	$	1,038	$	1,033	$	1,004
Retirement Plan Services		899		859		846
Life Insurance		2,643		2,562		2,541
Group Protection		168		176		184
Other Operations		242		244		252
Total net investment income	$	4,990	$	4,874	$	4,827

Reconciliation of DAC VOBA Amortization From Segments to Consolidated

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Amortization of DAC and VOBA, Net of Interest
Annuities	$	401	$	383	$	342
Retirement Plan Services		27		28		30
Life Insurance		469		734		831
Group Protection		79		126		80
Total amortization of DAC and VOBA, net of interest	$	976	$	1,271	$	1,283

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

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2017			2016			2015
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Annuities	$	199		$	242		$	262
Retirement Plan Services		55			47			49
Life Insurance		244			238			159
Group Protection		55			35			23
Other Operations		(130	)		(109	)		(86	)
Excluded realized gain (loss)		(118	)		(181	)		(116	)
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt		(2	)		(22	)		-
Reserve changes (net of related amortization)
on business sold through reinsurance		-			1			1
Benefit ratio unlocking		70			15			(16	)
Net impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act		(1,322	)		-			-
Total federal income tax expense (benefit)	$	(949	)	$	266		$	276

Reconciliation of assets from segments to consolidated

	As of December 31,
	2017		2016
Assets
Annuities	$	144,721	$	133,817
Retirement Plan Services		37,072		34,344
Life Insurance		81,381		76,083
Group Protection		4,033		4,007
Other Operations		14,556		13,376
Total assets	$	281,763	$	261,627