Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

The table below reflects the carrying amount and balance sheet caption in which the assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs are reported. The liabilities primarily comprise obligations under debt instruments issued by the VIEs. The creditors of these VIEs do not have recourse to the Company in excess of the assets contained within the VIEs.



	Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager(1)				Other Consolidated VIEs
	December 31,				December 31,
	2017		2016		2017		2016

	(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	$	69	$	65	$	275	$	269
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity	83		81		810		783
Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities	0		0		9		9
Other trading account assets	1,652		2,140		0		0
Commercial mortgage and other loans	617		503		0		0
Other long-term investments	1,389		1,083		97		114
Cash and cash equivalents	164		618		0		1
Accrued investment income	7		10		4		4
Other assets	440		424		150		1
Total assets of consolidated VIEs	$	4,421	$	4,924	$	1,345	$	1,181
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs(2)	$	1,518	$	2,150	$	0	$	0
Other liabilities	433		611		0		7
Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs	$	1,951	$	2,761	$	0	$	7

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(1)	Total assets of consolidated VIEs reflect $1,716 million and $1,386 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to VIEs whose beneficial interests are wholly-owned by consolidated subsidiaries.


(2)	Recourse is limited to the assets of the respective VIE and does not extend to the general credit of the Company. As of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the maturities of these obligations were greater than five years.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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