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Acquisitions and Sale of Businesses - Revenues, costs and expenses, and earnings before income taxes for the subsidiaries sold (Details) - Run-off long-term care insurance business $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Life, accident and health net earned premiums: |
Long-term care | $ 73
Life operations | 11
Net investment income | 73
Realized gains (losses) on securities and other income | (11)
Total revenues | 146
Annuity benefits | 8
Life, accident and health benefits: |
Long-term care | 91
Life operations | 11
Annuity and supplemental insurance acquisition expenses | 12
Other expenses | 16
Total costs and expenses | 138
Earnings before income taxes | $ 8

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- Definition Annuity benefits of the disposal group includes 1) interest credited to policyholders accounts, which provides a guaranteed yield, 2) expenses related to excess benefits expected to be paid on future deaths and annuitizations and 3) net expenses related to changes in embedded derivatives on equity indexed annuities offset by equity index call options. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Annuity and supplemental insurance acquisition expenses of the disposal group. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition This item represents amount of other income attributable to the disposal group and the total realized gain (loss) included in earnings for the period as a result of selling marketable securities categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity of the disposal group. Additionally, this item would include any losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of the subject investments in debt and equity securities of the disposal group. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount, after investment expense, of income earned from investments in securities and real estate of the disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, real estate investment, policy loans, dividends, and interest. Excludes realized gain (loss) on investments. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of operating expense attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5B -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=SL51721673-107760 + Details
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