Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Operating Results
Year Ended December 31, 2014	Retail			Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits			Corporate Benefit Funding			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	4,081		$	14,381		$	2,794		$	128		$	21,384		$	—		$	21,384
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	1,505			716			191			—			2,412			54			2,466
Net investment income	5,402			1,783			4,892			288			12,365			(472		)	11,893
Other revenues	430			415			287			676			1,808			—			1,808
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			143			143
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			1,037			1,037
Total revenues	11,418			17,295			8,164			1,092			37,969			762			38,731
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	6,379			13,823			4,771			77			25,050			45			25,095
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	988			155			1,020			—			2,163			11			2,174
Capitalization of DAC	(376		)	(17		)	(30		)	(1		)	(424		)	—			(424		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	536			26			17			—			579			116			695
Interest expense on debt	6			2			10			132			150			1			151
Other expenses	1,797			2,135			492			1,231			5,655			(6		)	5,649
Total expenses	9,330			16,124			6,280			1,439			33,173			167			33,340
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	733			430			659			(500		)	1,322			210			1,532
Operating earnings	$	1,355		$	741		$	1,225		$	153		3,474
Adjustments to:
Total revenues													762
Total expenses													(167		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit													(210		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income tax													$	3,859					$	3,859

At December 31, 2014	Retail		Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits		Corporate Benefit Funding		Corporate & Other		Total
	(In millions)
Total assets	$	180,572	$	43,161	$	205,088	$	29,397	$	458,218
Separate account assets	$	59,710	$	669	$	78,956	$	—	$	139,335
Separate account liabilities	$	59,710	$	669	$	78,956	$	—	$	139,335

	Operating Results
Year Ended December 31, 2013	Retail			Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits			Corporate Benefit Funding			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	3,992		$	13,732		$	2,675		$	76		$	20,475		$	—		$	20,475
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	1,397			688			211			—			2,296			67			2,363
Net investment income	5,385			1,790			4,611			431			12,217			(432		)	11,785
Other revenues	328			404			273			694			1,699			—			1,699
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			48			48
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			(1,070		)	(1,070		)
Total revenues	11,102			16,614			7,770			1,201			36,687			(1,387		)	35,300
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and  policyholder dividends	6,246			13,191			4,723			67			24,227			10			24,237
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	988			156			1,092			—			2,236			17			2,253
Capitalization of DAC	(517		)	(20		)	(25		)	—			(562		)	—			(562		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	447			25			19			—			491			(230		)	261
Interest expense on debt	5			1			10			134			150			3			153
Other expenses	2,280			1,988			489			1,348			6,105			31			6,136
Total expenses	9,449			15,341			6,308			1,549			32,647			(169		)	32,478
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	579			446			512			(421		)	1,116			(435		)	681
Operating earnings	$	1,074		$	827		$	950		$	73		2,924
Adjustments to:
Total revenues													(1,387		)
Total expenses													169
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit													435
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income tax													$	2,141					$	2,141

At December 31, 2013	Retail		Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits		Corporate Benefit Funding		Corporate & Other		Total
	(In millions)
Total assets	$	174,853	$	41,059	$	188,960	$	27,911	$	432,783
Separate account assets	$	59,217	$	644	$	74,935	$	—	$	134,796
Separate account liabilities	$	59,217	$	644	$	74,935	$	—	$	134,796

	Operating Results
Year Ended December 31, 2012	Retail			Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits			Corporate Benefit Funding			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	3,997		$	13,274		$	2,608		$	1		$	19,880		$	—		$	19,880
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	1,332			663			194			—			2,189			50			2,239
Net investment income	5,384			1,680			4,519			554			12,137			(285		)	11,852
Other revenues	265			398			252			815			1,730			—			1,730
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			(330		)	(330		)
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			675			675
Total revenues	10,978			16,015			7,573			1,370			35,936			110			36,046
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	6,294			12,580			4,552			(1		)	23,425			139			23,564
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	1,002			167			1,192			—			2,361			29			2,390
Capitalization of DAC	(584		)	(24		)	(24		)	—			(632		)	—			(632		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	656			29			12			2			699			292			991
Interest expense on debt	5			1			9			133			148			4			152
Other expenses	2,341			1,901			438			1,196			5,876			7			5,883
Total expenses	9,714			14,654			6,179			1,330			31,877			471			32,348
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	442			477			488			(236		)	1,171			(116		)	1,055
Operating earnings	$	822		$	884		$	906		$	276		2,888
Adjustments to:
Total revenues													110
Total expenses													(471		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit													116
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income tax													$	2,643					$	2,643

Premiums, Universal Life and Investment-Type Policy Fees and Other Revenue by Product Groups for Reportable Segment

The following table presents total premiums, universal life and investment-type product policy fees and other revenues by major product groups of the Company’s segments, as well as Corporate & Other:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(In millions)
Life insurance	$	13,865	$	13,482	$	13,424
Accident and health insurance	7,247		6,873		6,458
Annuities	4,352		4,007		3,800
Non-insurance	194		175		167
Total	$	25,658	$	24,537	$	23,849