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Variable Interest Entities ("VIE's") (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Variable Interest Entities ("VIE's") [Abstract] |
Consolidated Variable Interest Entity Asset and Liability information |
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﻿ |  | As of September 30, 2017 |  |  | As of December 31, 2016 |
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﻿ |  | of |  |  | Notional |  | Carrying |  |  | of |  |  | Notional |  | Carrying |
﻿ | Instruments |  | Amounts |  | Value |  | Instruments |  | Amounts |  | Value |
﻿Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Fixed maturity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Asset-backed credit card loans (1) |  |  | N/A |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  |  |  | N/A |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | 200 |
﻿Total return swap |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 559 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 533 |  |  | - |
﻿Credit default swaps |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 200 |  |  | - |
﻿Total assets |  |  | 1 |  |  | $ | 559 |  | $ | - |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | $ | 733 |  | $ | 200 |
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| (1) |  | Reported in variable interest entities’ fixed maturity securities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Consolidated Variable Interest Entity Settlement Payments and Mark-to-Market Adjustments |
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﻿ |  | For the Three |  | For the Nine |
﻿ |  | Months Ended |  | Months Ended |
﻿ |  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
﻿ |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
﻿Non-Qualifying Hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Credit default swaps |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 5 |
﻿Contingent forwards |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
﻿Total non-qualifying hedges (1) |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 5 |
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| (1) |  | Reported in realized gain (loss) on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

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- Definition Schedule of the location and amount of gains and losses reported in the statement of financial performance (or when applicable, the statement of financial position, for example, gains and losses initially recognized in other comprehensive income) on derivative instruments not designated and not qualifying as hedging instruments associated with consolidated variable interest entities. + References No definition available. + Details
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