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Guaranteed Benefit Features (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Guaranteed Benefit Features [Abstract] |
Information On Guaranteed Death Benefit Features |
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﻿ | September 30, |  | December 31, |
﻿ | 2017 (1) |  |  | 2016 (1) |  |
﻿Return of Net Deposits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Total account value | $ | 94,303 |  |  | $ | 87,707 |  |
﻿Net amount at risk (2) |  | 102 |  |  |  | 824 |  |
﻿Average attained age of contract holders |  | 64 years |  |  |  | 63 years |  |
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﻿Minimum Return |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Total account value | $ | 109 |  |  | $ | 105 |  |
﻿Net amount at risk (2) |  | 19 |  |  |  | 22 |  |
﻿Average attained age of contract holders |  | 76 years |  |  |  | 75 years |  |
﻿Guaranteed minimum return |  | 5% |  |  |  | 5% |  |
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﻿Anniversary Contract Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Total account value | $ | 26,128 |  |  | $ | 24,605 |  |
﻿Net amount at risk (2) |  | 429 |  |  |  | 782 |  |
﻿Average attained age of contract holders |  | 70 years |  |  |  | 69 years |  |
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| (1) |  | Our variable contracts with guarantees may offer more than one type of guarantee in each contract; therefore, the amounts listed are not mutually exclusive.
| (2) |  | Represents the amount of death benefit in excess of the account balance that is subject to market fluctuations.
Summary Of Guaranteed Death Benefit Liabilities |
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﻿Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 110 |  | $ | 115 |  |
﻿Changes in reserves |  | 4 |  |  | 22 |  |
﻿Benefits paid |  | (14 | ) |  | (31 | ) |
﻿Balance as of end-of-period | $ | 100 |  | $ | 106 |  |
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Account Balances Of Variable Annuity Contracts With Guarantees Invested In Separate Accounts |
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﻿ | September 30, | December 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |
﻿Asset Type |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Domestic equity | $ | 56,973 |  |  | $ | 52,244 |  |
﻿International equity |  | 19,164 |  |  |  | 17,396 |  |
﻿Bonds |  | 28,271 |  |  |  | 27,532 |  |
﻿Money market |  | 13,536 |  |  |  | 12,010 |  |
﻿Total | $ | 117,944 |  |  | $ | 109,182 |  |
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﻿Percent of total variable annuity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿separate account values |  | 99% |  |  |  | 99% |  |
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of minimum guaranteed benefits to policyholders and contract holders, such as guaranteed minimum death benefit, guaranteed minimum income benefit, and guaranteed annuitization benefits, discloses the amount of liability reported for additional insurance benefits, annuitization benefits and other minimum guarantees, by type of benefit, for the most recent balance sheet date and the incurred and paid amounts for periods presented for traditional and nontraditional products. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6484115&loc=d3e19393-158473 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 20 -Section 55 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6588021&loc=d3e7104-158389 + Details
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