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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Information [Abstract] |
Reconciliation Of Revenue From Segments To Consolidated |
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﻿ | For the Three |  |  | For the Nine |
﻿ | Months Ended |  |  | Months Ended |
﻿ | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
﻿Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 1,073 |  | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | 3,211 |  | $ | 3,023 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 291 |  |  | 282 |  |  |  | 863 |  |  | 819 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 1,614 |  |  | 1,630 |  |  |  | 4,874 |  |  | 4,646 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 564 |  |  | 534 |  |  |  | 1,646 |  |  | 1,593 |
﻿Other Operations |  | 65 |  |  | 84 |  |  |  | 220 |  |  | 244 |
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss), pre-tax |  | (97 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (229 | ) |  | (252 | )
﻿Amortization of deferred gain arising from reserve changes on business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿sold through reinsurance, pre-tax |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
﻿Amortization of DFEL associated with benefit ratio unlocking, pre-tax |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |
﻿Total revenues | $ | 3,511 |  | $ | 3,525 |  |  | $ | 10,588 |  | $ | 10,076 |
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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 Nine |
﻿ | Months Ended |  |  | Months Ended |
﻿ | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
﻿Net Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 277 |  | $ | 240 |  |  | $ | 809 |  | $ | 693 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 35 |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 109 |  |  | 94 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 121 |  |  | 167 |  |  |  | 384 |  |  | 361 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 41 |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 83 |  |  | 49 |
﻿Other Operations |  | (20 | ) |  | (26 | ) |  |  | (71 | ) |  | (66 | )
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss), after-tax |  | (63 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (149 | ) |  | (164 | )
﻿Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, after-tax |  | (3 | ) |  | - |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  | - |
﻿Income (loss) from reserve changes (net of related amortization) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿on business sold through reinsurance, after-tax |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
﻿Benefit ratio unlocking, after-tax |  | 30 |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 101 |  |  | 34 |
﻿Net income (loss) | $ | 418 |  | $ | 467 |  |  | $ | 1,264 |  | $ | 1,002 |
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