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Non-cash investment segment contribution

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The maximum payout of the open option contracts written for the investment.

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Open Option Contracts Written, Covered Put Options on Existing Short Positions

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Fair value of credit risk derivative liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49121117&loc=d3e13433-108611

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4K
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The net change in the difference between the fair value and the carrying value, or in the comparative fair values, of derivative instruments, including options, swaps, futures, and forward contracts, held at each balance sheet date, that was included in earnings for the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3602-108585

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Financial Instruments Investment Segment and Holding Company Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]
Non-cash investment segment contribution	$ 0	$ 0	$ 185
Investment Segment [Member] \| Investment Funds [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk related contingent features in a liability position	33	627
Investment Segment [Member] \| Investment Funds [Member] \| Put Option [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Open Option Contracts Written, Covered Put Options on Existing Short Positions	5,900	2,400
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	67	(1)
Open Option Contract Written, Potential Payment Amount	$ 5,900	$ 2,500
Holding Company [Member] \| Investment Segment [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Non-cash Investment segment contribution (derivative liability shares transferred)			9.7
Non-cash investment segment contribution			$ 234
Koala [Member] \| Investment Segment [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Non-cash Investment segment contribution (derivative liability shares transferred)			7.7
Non-cash investment segment contribution			$ 185