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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Information [Abstract] |
Reconciliation Of Revenue From Segments To Consolidated |
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﻿ | For the Years Ended December 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
﻿Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 4,378 |  | $ | 4,033 |  | $ | 4,120 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 1,165 |  |  | 1,103 |  |  | 1,101 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 6,558 |  |  | 6,246 |  |  | 5,948 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 2,201 |  |  | 2,130 |  |  | 2,357 |
﻿Other Operations |  | 287 |  |  | 332 |  |  | 374 |
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss), pre-tax |  | (336 | ) |  | (518 | ) |  | (329 | )
﻿Amortization of deferred gain arising from reserve changes on business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿sold through reinsurance, pre-tax |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
﻿Amortization of DFEL associated with benefit ratio unlocking, pre-tax |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (2 | )
﻿Total revenues | $ | 14,257 |  | $ | 13,330 |  | $ | 13,572 |
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Reconciliation Of Income (Loss) From Operations By Segment To Consolidated Net Income (Loss) |
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﻿ | For the Years Ended December 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
﻿Net Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 1,074 |  | $ | 935 |  | $ | 996 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 149 |  |  | 127 |  |  | 140 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 536 |  |  | 515 |  |  | 370 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 103 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 43 |
﻿Other Operations |  | (108 | ) |  | (102 | ) |  | (154 | )
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss), after-tax |  | (218 | ) |  | (337 | ) |  | (214 | )
﻿Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, after-tax |  | (3 | ) |  | (41 | ) |  | - |
﻿Income (loss) from reserve changes (net of related amortization) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿on business sold through reinsurance, after-tax |  | - |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
﻿Benefit ratio unlocking, after-tax |  | 129 |  |  | 28 |  |  | (29 | )
﻿Net impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act |  | 1,322 |  |  | - |  |  | - |
﻿Impairment of intangibles, after-tax |  | (905 | ) |  | - |  |  | - |
﻿Net income (loss) | $ | 2,079 |  | $ | 1,192 |  | $ | 1,154 |
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Reconciliation of Net Investment Income From Segments to Consolidated |
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﻿ | For the Years Ended December 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
﻿Net Investment Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 1,038 |  | $ | 1,033 |  | $ | 1,004 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 899 |  |  | 859 |  |  | 846 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 2,643 |  |  | 2,562 |  |  | 2,541 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 168 |  |  | 176 |  |  | 184 |
﻿Other Operations |  | 242 |  |  | 244 |  |  | 252 |
﻿Total net investment income | $ | 4,990 |  | $ | 4,874 |  | $ | 4,827 |
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Reconciliation of DAC VOBA Amortization From Segments to Consolidated |
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﻿ | For the Years Ended December 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
﻿Amortization of DAC and VOBA, Net of Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 401 |  | $ | 383 |  | $ | 342 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 27 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 30 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 469 |  |  | 734 |  |  | 831 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 79 |  |  | 126 |  |  | 80 |
﻿Total amortization of DAC and VOBA, net of interest | $ | 976 |  | $ | 1,271 |  | $ | 1,283 |
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Reconciliation of federal income tax expense (benefit) from segments to consolidated |
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﻿ | For the Years Ended December 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
﻿Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 199 |  | $ | 242 |  | $ | 262 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 55 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 49 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 244 |  |  | 238 |  |  | 159 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 55 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 23 |
﻿Other Operations |  | (130 | ) |  | (109 | ) |  | (86 | )
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss) |  | (118 | ) |  | (181 | ) |  | (116 | )
﻿Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt |  | (2 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | - |
﻿Reserve changes (net of related amortization) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿on business sold through reinsurance |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
﻿Benefit ratio unlocking |  | 70 |  |  | 15 |  |  | (16 | )
﻿Net impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act |  | (1,322 | ) |  | - |  |  | - |
﻿Total federal income tax expense (benefit) | $ | (949 | ) | $ | 266 |  | $ | 276 |
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Reconciliation of assets from segments to consolidated |
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﻿ | As of December 31, |
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016 |
﻿Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 144,721 |  | $ | 133,817 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 37,072 |  |  | 34,344 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 81,381 |  |  | 76,083 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 4,033 |  |  | 4,007 |
﻿Other Operations |  | 14,556 |  |  | 13,376 |
﻿Total assets | $ | 281,763 |  | $ | 261,627 |
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