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DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL [Abstract] |
DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL | ﻿ 8. DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL ﻿ Changes in DAC (in millions) were as follows: ﻿ ﻿
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﻿ | For the Years Ended December 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
﻿Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 8,243 |  | $ | 8,617 |  | $ | 7,558 |
﻿Business acquired (sold) through reinsurance |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 38 |
﻿Deferrals |  | 1,348 |  |  | 1,344 |  |  | 1,490 |
﻿Amortization, net of interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Amortization, excluding unlocking, net of interest |  | (965 | ) |  | (981 | ) |  | (879 | )
﻿Unlocking |  | 61 |  |  | (276 | ) |  | (238 | )
﻿Adjustment related to realized (gains) losses |  | (12 | ) |  | 22 |  |  | (15 | )
﻿Adjustment related to unrealized (gains) losses |  | (788 | ) |  | (483 | ) |  | 663 |
﻿Balance as of end-of-year | $ | 7,887 |  | $ | 8,243 |  | $ | 8,617 |
﻿ Changes in VOBA (in millions) were as follows: ﻿ ﻿
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﻿ | For the Years Ended December 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
﻿Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 891 |  | $ | 893 |  | $ | 649 |
﻿Business acquired (sold) through reinsurance |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (22 | )
﻿Deferrals |  | 7 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 8 |
﻿Amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Amortization, excluding unlocking |  | (105 | ) |  | (108 | ) |  | (129 | )
﻿Unlocking |  | (48 | ) |  | 36 |  |  | (82 | )
﻿Accretion of interest (1) |  | 52 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 56 |
﻿Adjustment related to realized (gains) losses |  | (1 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | )
﻿Adjustment related to unrealized (gains) losses |  | (280 | ) |  | 17 |  |  | 414 |
﻿Balance as of end-of-year | $ | 516 |  | $ | 891 |  | $ | 893 |
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| (1) |  | The interest accrual rates utilized to calculate the accretion of interest ranged from 4.2% to 6.9%.
﻿ Estimated future amortization of VOBA, net of interest (in millions), as of December 31, 2017, was as follows: ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿
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﻿2018 | $ | 49 |
﻿2019 |  | 51 |
﻿2020 |  | 65 |
﻿2021 |  | 65 |
﻿2022 |  | 61 |
﻿ Changes in DSI (in millions) were as follows: ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿
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﻿ | For the Years Ended December 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
﻿Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 243 |  | $ | 256 |  | $ | 240 |
﻿Deferrals |  | 29 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 29 |
﻿Amortization, net of interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Amortization, excluding unlocking, net of interest |  | (30 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | (33 | )
﻿Unlocking |  | (4 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | 2 |
﻿Adjustment related to realized (gains) losses |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | )
﻿Adjustment related to unrealized (gains) losses |  | 1 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 19 |
﻿Balance as of end-of-year | $ | 238 |  | $ | 243 |  | $ | 256 |
﻿ Changes in DFEL (in millions) were as follows: ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿
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﻿ | For the Years Ended December 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
﻿Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 1,874 |  | $ | 1,952 |  | $ | 1,401 |
﻿Deferrals |  | 755 |  |  | 631 |  |  | 539 |
﻿Amortization, net of interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Amortization, excluding unlocking, net of interest |  | (396 | ) |  | (365 | ) |  | (308 | )
﻿Unlocking |  | 1 |  |  | (63 | ) |  | (68 | )
﻿Adjustment related to realized (gains) losses |  | (14 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (4 | )
﻿Adjustment related to unrealized (gains) losses |  | (775 | ) |  | (278 | ) |  | 392 |
﻿Balance as of end-of-year | $ | 1,445 |  | $ | 1,874 |  | $ | 1,952 |
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