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Closed Block (Closed Block Revenues and Benefits and Expenses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues |  |  |
Premiums | $ 2,524 | $ 2,619 | $ 2,668
Net investment income | 2,669 | 2,597 | 2,709
Realized investment gains (losses), net | 534 | 433 | 834
Other income (loss) | 113 | 36 | 23
Total Closed Block revenues | 5,840 | 5,685 | 6,234
Benefits and Expenses |  |  |
Policyholders’ benefits | 3,220 | 3,283 | 3,366
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 133 | 132 | 135
Dividends to policyholders | 2,007 | 1,941 | 2,130
Closed Block revenues, net of Closed Block benefits and expenses and income taxes | 55 | 47 | 44
General and administrative expenses | 382 | 402 | 423
Total Closed Block benefits and expenses | 5,742 | 5,758 | 6,054
Closed Block revenues, net of Closed Block benefits and expenses, before income taxes | 98 | (73) | 180
Income tax expense (benefit) | $ 43 | $ (120) | $ 136

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- Definition Amount of benefits, claims and expenses that are related to an insurance entity's segregated group of participating or dividend-paying policies and contracts along with the assets allocated to them (known as a closed block). Includes, but is not limited to, death benefits, matured endowments, participating dividends, general expenses and deferred acquisition costs related to the closed block. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 805 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6487222&loc=d3e30806-158569 + Details
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- Definition Difference between prior period and current period estimated policy claims and interest due to and designated to policies in an insurance entity's segregated group of participating or dividend-paying policies and contracts along with the assets allocated to them (known as a closed block). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 805 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6487222&loc=d3e30806-158569 + Details
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- Definition The amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to the operations of the closed block for the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 805 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6487222&loc=d3e30806-158569 + Details
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- Definition Income for the period from the investments allocated to an insurance entity's segregated group of participating or dividend-paying policies and contracts (known as a closed block), net of investment expenses, which are typically reported in a table of closed block operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 805 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b)(5) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6487222&loc=d3e30806-158569 + Details
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- Definition Amount of net income (loss) from operations of the closed block. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 805 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6487222&loc=d3e30806-158569 + Details
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- Definition Amount of expense classified as other allocated to the closed block. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 805 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6487222&loc=d3e30806-158569 + Details
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- Definition Amount of revenue classified as other allocated to the closed block. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 805 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6487222&loc=d3e30806-158569 + Details
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- Definition An expense for the period for estimated policy claims in an insurance entity's segregated group of participating or dividend-paying policies and contracts along with the assets allocated to them (known as a closed block), as typically reported in a table of closed block operations as part of summarized financial data. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 805 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(5),(b)(7) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6487222&loc=d3e30806-158569 + Details
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- Definition Gains and losses realized for the period from the investments allocated to an insurance entity's segregated group of participating or dividend-paying policies and contracts (known as a closed block). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 805 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b)(6) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6487222&loc=d3e30806-158569 + Details
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