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Discontinued Operations and Business Dispositions Level 3 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Transferred [Table Text Block] | Composition of Invested Assets Transferred The following table summarizes invested assets transferred by the Company in 2013 in connection with the sale of the Retirement Plans and Individual Life businesses.
| Carrying Value
| As of December 31, 2012
Fixed maturities, at fair value (amortized cost of $13,916) [1] | $ | 15,349 |
Equity securities, AFS, at fair value (cost of $35) [2] | 37 |
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the FVO [3] | 16 |
Mortgage loans (net of allowances for loan losses of $1) | 1,364 |
Policy loans, at outstanding balance | 582 |
Total invested assets transferred | $ | 17,348 |
[1] | Includes $14.7 billion and $670 of securities in level 2 and 3 of the fair value hierarchy, respectively.
[2] | All equity securities transferred are included in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
[3] | All FVO securities transferred are included in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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