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Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Common Stock Disclosure | The changes in the number of shares of Common Stock issued, held in treasury and outstanding, are as follows for the periods indicated:
|  | Common Stock
|  | Issued |  | Held In Treasury |  | Outstanding
|  | (in millions)
Balance, December 31, 2014 |  | 660.1 |  |  | 205.3 |  |  | 454.8 |
Common Stock issued |  | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 |
Common Stock acquired |  | 0.0 |  |  | 12.1 |  |  | (12.1 | )
Stock-based compensation programs(1) |  | 0.0 |  |  | (4.4 | ) |  | 4.4 |
Balance, December 31, 2015 |  | 660.1 |  |  | 213.0 |  |  | 447.1 |
Common Stock issued |  | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 |
Common Stock acquired |  | 0.0 |  |  | 25.1 |  |  | (25.1 | )
Stock-based compensation programs(1) |  | 0.0 |  |  | (7.6 | ) |  | 7.6 |
Balance, December 31, 2016 |  | 660.1 |  |  | 230.5 |  |  | 429.6 |
Common Stock issued |  | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 |
Common Stock acquired |  | 0.0 |  |  | 11.5 |  |  | (11.5 | )
Stock-based compensation programs(1) |  | 0.0 |  |  | (4.5 | ) |  | 4.5 |
Balance, December 31, 2017 |  | 660.1 |  |  | 237.5 |  |  | 422.6 |
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(1) | Represents net shares issued from treasury pursuant to the Company’s stock-based compensation programs.
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The balance of and changes in each component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.” for the years ended December 31, are as follows:
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  | Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)(1) |  | Pension and Postretirement Unrecognized Net Periodic Benefit (Cost) |  | Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
| (in millions)
Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ | (975 | ) |  | $ | 19,251 |  |  | $ | (2,226 | ) |  | $ | 16,050 |
Change in OCI before reclassifications | (245 | ) |  | (3,161 | ) |  | (457 | ) |  | (3,863 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | 17 |  |  | (2,325 | ) |  | 193 |  |  | (2,115 | )
Income tax benefit (expense) | 116 |  |  | 2,008 |  |  | 89 |  |  | 2,213 |
Balance, December 31, 2015 | (1,087 | ) |  | 15,773 |  |  | (2,401 | ) |  | 12,285 |
Change in OCI before reclassifications | 199 |  |  | 5,176 |  |  | (468 | ) |  | 4,907 |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | 13 |  |  | (1,493 | ) |  | 214 |  |  | (1,266 | )
Income tax benefit (expense) | (98 | ) |  | (1,285 | ) |  | 78 |  |  | (1,305 | )
Balance, December 31, 2016 | (973 | ) |  | 18,171 |  |  | (2,577 | ) |  | 14,621 |
Change in OCI before reclassifications | 768 |  |  | 4,026 |  |  | (153 | ) |  | 4,641 |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | 1 |  |  | (1,629 | ) |  | 224 |  |  | (1,404 | )
Income tax benefit (expense) | (65 | ) |  | (600 | ) |  | (119 | ) |  | (784 | )
Balance, December 31, 2017 | $ | (269 | ) |  | $ | 19,968 |  |  | $ | (2,625 | ) |  | $ | 17,074 |
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(1) | Includes cash flow hedges of $(39) million, $1,316 million and $1,165 million as of December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively.
Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
| Years Ended December 31, |  | Affected line item in Consolidated Statements of Operations
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
| (in millions) |  |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(1)(2): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | Realized investment gains (losses), net
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 2 |  |  | 0 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | Other income
Total foreign currency translation adjustment | (1 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  |
Net unrealized investment gains (losses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges—Interest Rate | (2 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (3)
Cash flow hedges—Currency/Interest rate | (16 | ) |  | 456 |  |  | 247 |  |  | (3)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities | 1,647 |  |  | 1,042 |  |  | 2,085 |  |  |
Total net unrealized investment gains (losses) | 1,629 |  |  | 1,493 |  |  | 2,325 |  |  | (4)
Amortization of defined benefit items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost | 3 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 13 |  |  | (5)
Actuarial gain (loss) | (227 | ) |  | (222 | ) |  | (206 | ) |  | (5)
Total amortization of defined benefit items | (224 | ) |  | (214 | ) |  | (193 | ) |  |
Total reclassifications for the period | $ | 1,404 |  |  | $ | 1,266 |  |  | $ | 2,115 |  |  |
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(1) | All amounts are shown before tax.
(2) | Positive amounts indicate gains/benefits reclassified out of AOCI. Negative amounts indicate losses/costs reclassified out of AOCI.
(3) | See Note 21 for additional information on cash flow hedges.
(4) | See table below for additional information on unrealized investment gains (losses), including the impact on deferred policy acquisition and other costs, future policy benefits and policyholders’ dividends.
(5) | See Note 18 for information on employee benefit plans.
Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) AOCI Rollforward | The amounts for the periods indicated below, split between amounts related to fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized, and all other net unrealized investment gains (losses), are as follows: Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) on Fixed Maturity Securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized
| Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments |  | DAC, DSI, VOBA and Reinsurance Recoverables |  | Future Policy Benefits, Policyholders’ Account Balances and Reinsurance Payables |  | Policyholders’ Dividends |  | Deferred Income Tax (Liability) Benefit |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Related To Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
| (in millions)
Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ | 349 |  |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (32 | ) |  | $ | (110 | ) |  | $ | 204 |
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period | (3 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | (2 | )
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income | (97 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 |  |  | (62 | )
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income(1) | (15 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | (10 | )
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on DAC, DSI and VOBA |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 8 |
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits and policyholders’ account balances |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 7 |
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders’ dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 1 |
Balance, December 31, 2015 | 234 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 14 |  |  | (31 | ) |  | (77 | ) |  | 146 |
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period | 93 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (31 | ) |  | 62 |
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 1 |
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income(1) | (16 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | (11 | )
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on DAC, DSI and VOBA |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | (8 | )
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits and policyholders’ account balances |  |  |  |  | (20 | ) |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  | (23 | )
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders’ dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16 | ) |  | 6 |  |  | (10 | )
Balance, December 31, 2016 | $ | 312 |  |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | (47 | ) |  | $ | (97 | ) |  | $ | 157 |
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period | 79 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (22 | ) |  | 57 |
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income | (85 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |  | (62 | )
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income(1) | (20 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | (15 | )
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on DAC, DSI, VOBA and reinsurance recoverables |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 2 |
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits, policyholders’ account balances and reinsurance payables |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 7 |
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders’ dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 0 |  |  | 1 |
Balance, December 31, 2017 | $ | 286 |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (46 | ) |  | $ | (94 | ) |  | $ | 147 |
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(1) | Represents “transfers in” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings for securities with no prior OTTI loss.
All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) AOCI Rollforward | All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) in AOCI
| Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments(1) |  | DAC, DSI, VOBA and Reinsurance Recoverables |  | Future Policy Benefits, Policyholders’ Account Balances and Reinsurance Payables |  | Policyholders’ Dividends |  | Deferred Income Tax (Liability) Benefit |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Related To Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
| (in millions)
Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ | 36,764 |  |  | $ | (1,455 | ) |  | $ | (1,282 | ) |  | $ | (5,036 | ) |  | $ | (9,944 | ) |  | $ | 19,047 |
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period | (6,311 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,268 |  |  | (4,043 | )
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income | (2,228 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 801 |  |  | (1,427 | )
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income(2) | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  | 10 |
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on DAC, DSI and VOBA |  |  | 695 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (240 | ) |  | 455 |
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits and policyholders’ account balances |  |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  |  | (67 | ) |  | 133 |
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders’ dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,234 |  |  | (782 | ) |  | 1,452 |
Balance, December 31, 2015 | 28,240 |  |  | (760 | ) |  | (1,082 | ) |  | (2,802 | ) |  | (7,969 | ) |  | 15,627 |
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period | 5,658 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,910 | ) |  | 3,748 |
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income | (1,494 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 504 |  |  | (990 | )
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income(2) | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  | 11 |
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on DAC, DSI and VOBA |  |  | (296 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | 93 |  |  | (203 | )
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits and policyholders’ account balances |  |  |  |  | (54 | ) |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  | (63 | )
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders’ dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  | (178 | ) |  | 62 |  |  | (116 | )
Balance, December 31, 2016 | 32,420 |  |  | (1,056 | ) |  | (1,136 | ) |  | (2,980 | ) |  | (9,234 | ) |  | 18,014 |
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period | 5,216 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,425 | ) |  | 3,791 |
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income | (1,544 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 421 |  |  | (1,123 | )
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income(2) | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  | 15 |
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on DAC, DSI, VOBA and reinsurance recoverables |  |  | (524 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | 191 |  |  | (333 | )
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits, policyholders’ account balances and reinsurance payables |  |  |  |  | (107 | ) |  |  |  | 25 |  |  | (82 | )
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders’ dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  | (651 | ) |  | 190 |  |  | (461 | )
Balance, December 31, 2017 | $ | 36,112 |  |  | $ | (1,580 | ) |  | $ | (1,243 | ) |  | $ | (3,631 | ) |  | $ | (9,837 | ) |  | $ | 19,821 |
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(1) | Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 21 for information on cash flow hedges.
(2) | Represents “transfers out” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings for securities with no prior OTTI loss.

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