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Shares and Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Shares and Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] |
Changes In Common stock (Number Of Shares) |
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﻿ | For the Three |
﻿ | Months Ended |
﻿ | March 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |
﻿Common Stock |  |  |  |
﻿Balance as of beginning-of-year | 226,335,105 |  | 243,835,893 |
﻿Stock issued for exercise of warrants | 45,294 |  | 24,813 |
﻿Stock compensation/issued for benefit plans | 1,371,831 |  | 660,605 |
﻿Retirement/cancellation of shares | (2,863,971 | ) | (5,516,059 | )
﻿Balance as of end-of-period | 224,888,259 |  | 239,005,252 |
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﻿Common Stock as of End-of-Period |  |  |  |
﻿Basic basis | 224,888,259 |  | 239,005,252 |
﻿Diluted basis (1) | 228,934,631 |  | 242,176,232 |
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| (1) |  | Effective October 1, 2016, we early adopted ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. We have updated certain previously reported interim results and metrics as of January 1, 2016, in accordance with the new guidance. For more information, see Note 1 – Earnings Per Share in our 2016 Form 10-K.
Reconciliation Of The Denominator Calculations Of Basic And Diluted EPS |
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﻿ | For the Three |
﻿ | Months Ended |
﻿ | March 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |
﻿Weighted-average shares, as used in basic calculation | 225,619,803 |  | 241,676,363 |
﻿Shares to cover exercise of outstanding warrants | 1,023,429 |  | 1,101,947 |
﻿Shares to cover non-vested stock (1) | 1,675,799 |  | 1,063,150 |
﻿Average stock options outstanding during the period | 2,681,129 |  | 1,806,644 |
﻿Assumed acquisition of shares with assumed proceeds |  |  |  |
﻿from exercising outstanding warrants | (150,236 | ) | (291,520 | )
﻿Assumed acquisition of shares with assumed |  |  |  |
﻿proceeds and benefits from exercising stock |  |  |  |
﻿options (at average market price for the period) (1) | (1,619,156 | ) | (1,299,510 | )
﻿Shares repurchasable from measured but |  |  |  |
﻿unrecognized stock option expense | (77,078 | ) | (1,103 | )
﻿Average deferred compensation shares | 949,815 |  | 1,039,929 |
﻿Weighted-average shares, as used in diluted calculation (1) | 230,103,505 |  | 245,095,900 |
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| (1) |  | Effective October 1, 2016, we early adopted ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. We have updated certain previously reported interim results and metrics as of January 1, 2016, in accordance with the new guidance. For more information, see Note 1 – Earnings Per Share in our 2016 Form 10-K.
Components And Changes In Accumulated OCI |
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﻿ | For the Three |
﻿ | Months Ended |
﻿ | March 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |
﻿Unrealized Gain (Loss) on AFS Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 1,784 |  | $ | 991 |
﻿Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period |  | 530 |  |  | 2,469 |
﻿Change in foreign currency exchange rate adjustment |  | 19 |  |  | 7 |
﻿Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI, future contract benefits and other contract holder funds |  | (121 | ) |  | (661 | )
﻿Income tax benefit (expense) |  | (151 | ) |  | (641 | )
﻿Less: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income (loss) |  | (3 | ) |  | (44 | )
﻿Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | (7 | ) |  | (2 | )
﻿Income tax benefit (expense) |  | 4 |  |  | 16 |
﻿Balance as of end-of-period | $ | 2,067 |  | $ | 2,195 |
﻿Unrealized OTTI on AFS Securities |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 25 |  | $ | 26 |
﻿(Increases) attributable to: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Gross OTTI recognized in OCI during the period |  | - |  |  | (26 | )
﻿Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | - |  |  | 6 |
﻿Income tax benefit (expense) |  | - |  |  | 7 |
﻿Decreases attributable to: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Changes in fair value, sales, maturities or other settlements of AFS securities |  | 7 |  |  | (14 | )
﻿Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | (1 | ) |  | 4 |
﻿Income tax benefit (expense) |  | (2 | ) |  | 3 |
﻿Balance as of end-of-period | $ | 29 |  | $ | 6 |
﻿Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 49 |  | $ | 132 |
﻿Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period |  | 20 |  |  | (129 | )
﻿Change in foreign currency exchange rate adjustment |  | (20 | ) |  | (11 | )
﻿Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | (2 | ) |  | (4 | )
﻿Income tax benefit (expense) |  | 1 |  |  | 50 |
﻿Less: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) included in net income (loss) |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
﻿Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | - |  |  | (1 | )
﻿Income tax benefit (expense) |  | (2 | ) |  | (2 | )
﻿Balance as of end-of-period | $ | 43 |  | $ | 34 |
﻿Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | (27 | ) | $ | (5 | )
﻿Foreign currency translation adjustment arising during the period |  | 2 |  |  | (2 | )
﻿Balance as of end-of-period | $ | (25 | ) | $ | (7 | )
﻿Funded Status of Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | (265 | ) | $ | (299 | )
﻿Adjustment arising during the period |  | (2 | ) |  | 2 |
﻿Balance as of end-of-period | $ | (267 | ) | $ | (297 | )
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Schedule of Reclassifications Out Of AOCI |
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﻿ | For the Three |  |
﻿ | Months Ended |  |
﻿ | March 31, |  |
﻿ | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |
﻿Unrealized Gain (Loss) on AFS Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Gross reclassification | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (44 | ) | Total realized gain (loss)
﻿Associated amortization of DAC, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) | Total realized gain (loss)
﻿Reclassification before income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Income (loss) from continuing
﻿tax benefit (expense) |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (46 | ) | operations before taxes
﻿Income tax benefit (expense) |  | 4 |  |  |  | 16 |  | Federal income tax expense (benefit)
﻿Reclassification, net of income tax | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | (30 | ) | Net income (loss)
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﻿Unrealized OTTI on AFS Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Gross reclassification | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  | Total realized gain (loss)
﻿Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | - |  |  |  | - |  | Total realized gain (loss)
﻿Reclassification before income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Income (loss) from continuing
﻿tax benefit (expense) |  | - |  |  |  | - |  | operations before taxes
﻿Income tax benefit (expense) |  | - |  |  |  | - |  | Federal income tax expense (benefit)
﻿Reclassification, net of income tax | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  | Net income (loss)
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﻿Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Gross reclassifications: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Interest rate contracts | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 1 |  | Net investment income
﻿Interest rate contracts |  | (4 | ) |  |  | - |  | Interest and debt expense
﻿Foreign currency contracts |  | 4 |  |  |  | 6 |  | Net investment income
﻿Foreign currency contracts |  | 5 |  |  |  | - |  | Total realized gain (loss)
﻿Total gross reclassifications |  | 7 |  |  |  | 7 |  |
﻿Associated amortization of DAC, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | - |  |  |  | (1 | ) | Commissions and other expenses
﻿Reclassifications before income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Income (loss) from continuing
﻿tax benefit (expense) |  | 7 |  |  |  | 6 |  | operations before taxes
﻿Income tax benefit (expense) |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) | Federal income tax expense (benefit)
﻿Reclassifications, net of income tax | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 4 |  | Net income (loss)
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