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Fair Value Measurements (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Liabilities of Managed Investment Entities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities, Beginning Balance |  |  | $ (2,322) |  | $ (2,701) | $ (2,411) |
Impact of accounting change | [1] |  |  |  | 2,701 |  |
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in Net income |  |  | 5 | [2] | 0 | (3) | [3]
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Purchases and issuances |  |  | (135) |  | 0 | (335) |
Sales and settlements |  |  | 69 |  | 0 | 366 |
Transfer into Level 3 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Transfer out of Level 3 |  |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Financial liabilities, Ending Balance |  | $ 0 | (2,383) |  | 0 | (2,383) |
Embedded derivatives [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities, Beginning Balance |  | (1,258) | (1,026) |  | (1,160) | (804) |
Impact of accounting change |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in Net income |  | 130 | (21) |  | 99 | (153) |
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Purchases and issuances |  | (88) | (51) |  | (183) | (162) |
Sales and settlements |  | 18 | 13 |  | 46 | 34 |
Transfer into Level 3 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Transfer out of Level 3 |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
Financial liabilities, Ending Balance |  | $ (1,198) | $ (1,085) |  | $ (1,198) | $ (1,085) |
[1] | The impact of implementing new guidance adopted in 2015, as discussed above and in Note A — “Accounting Policies — Managed Investment Entities.”
[2] | Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in net income includes gains of $6 million related to liabilities outstanding as of September 30, 2014. See Note H — “Managed Investment Entities.”
[3] | Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in net income includes gains of $12 million related to liabilities outstanding as of September 30, 2014. See Note H — “Managed Investment Entities.”

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