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Segment Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Segment Information [Abstract] |
Reconciliation Of Revenue From Segments To Consolidated |
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﻿ | For the Three |  |  | For the Six |
﻿ | Months Ended |  |  | Months Ended |
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﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
﻿Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 1,076 |  | $ | 983 |  |  | $ | 2,138 |  | $ | 2,022 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 290 |  |  | 270 |  |  |  | 571 |  |  | 537 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 1,655 |  |  | 1,538 |  |  |  | 3,260 |  |  | 3,016 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 541 |  |  | 525 |  |  |  | 1,082 |  |  | 1,059 |
﻿Other Operations |  | 67 |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | 155 |  |  | 161 |
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss), pre-tax |  | (52 | ) |  | (89 | ) |  |  | (132 | ) |  | (245 | )
﻿Amortization of deferred gain arising from reserve changes on business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿sold through reinsurance, pre-tax |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
﻿Amortization of DFEL associated with benefit ratio unlocking, pre-tax |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | - |
﻿Total revenues | $ | 3,577 |  | $ | 3,307 |  |  | $ | 7,077 |  | $ | 6,551 |
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Reconciliation Of Income (Loss) From Operations By Segment To Consolidated Net Income (Loss) |
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﻿ | For the Three |  |  | For the Six |
﻿ | Months Ended |  |  | Months Ended |
﻿ | June 30, |  |  | June 30, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
﻿Net Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 251 |  | $ | 235 |  |  | $ | 532 |  | $ | 453 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 37 |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 74 |  |  | 61 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 133 |  |  | 120 |  |  |  | 263 |  |  | 195 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 35 |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 42 |  |  | 20 |
﻿Other Operations |  | (37 | ) |  | (28 | ) |  |  | (51 | ) |  | (39 | )
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss), after-tax |  | (34 | ) |  | (57 | ) |  |  | (85 | ) |  | (159 | )
﻿Income (loss) from reserve changes (net of related amortization) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿on business sold through reinsurance, after-tax |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
﻿Benefit ratio unlocking, after-tax |  | 26 |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  | 4 |
﻿Net income (loss) | $ | 411 |  | $ | 325 |  |  | $ | 846 |  | $ | 536 |
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