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Goodwill and Specifically Identifiable Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill and Specifically Identifiable Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by reportable segment |
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﻿ |  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |  |
﻿ | Gross | Accumulated |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ | Goodwill | Impairment |  |  |  |  |  | Net |
﻿ | as of | as of |  |  |  |  | Goodwill |  |
﻿ | Beginning- | Beginning- |  |  |  |  | as of End- |  |
﻿ |  | of-Year |  |  | of-Year |  |  | Impairment |  |  | of-Year |  |
﻿Annuities |  | $ | 1,040 |  |  | $ | (600 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 440 |  |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 20 |  |
﻿Life Insurance |  |  | 2,188 |  |  |  | (649 | ) |  |  | (905 | ) |  |  | 634 |  |
﻿Group Protection |  |  | 274 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 274 |  |
﻿Total goodwill |  | $ | 3,522 |  |  | $ | (1,249 | ) |  | $ | (905 | ) |  | $ | 1,368 |  |
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﻿ |  | For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 |  |
﻿ |  | Gross | Accumulated |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ |  | Goodwill | Impairment |  |  |  |  |  | Net |  |
﻿ |  | as of | as of |  |  |  |  | Goodwill |  |
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﻿ |  | of-Year |  |  | of-Year |  |  | Impairment |  |  | of-Year |  |
﻿Annuities |  | $ | 1,040 |  |  | $ | (600 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 440 |  |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 20 |  |
﻿Life Insurance |  |  | 2,188 |  |  |  | (649 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,539 |  |
﻿Group Protection |  |  | 274 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 274 |  |
﻿Total goodwill |  | $ | 3,522 |  |  | $ | (1,249 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,273 |  |
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Schedule Of Intangible Assets By Reportable Segment |
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﻿ | As of December 31, 2017 |  |  | As of December 31, 2016 |  |
﻿ | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |
﻿ | Carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Carrying |  | Accumulated |
﻿ | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Amount |  | Amortization |
﻿Life Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Sales force | $ | 100 |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 100 |  |  | $ | 43 |  |
﻿Retirement Plan Services: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Mutual fund contract rights (1) |  | 5 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | - |  |
﻿Total | $ | 105 |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 105 |  |  | $ | 43 |  |
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| (1) |  | No amortization recorded as the intangible asset has indefinite life.
Future estimated amortization of specifically identifiable intangible assets |
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﻿2018 | $ | 4 |
﻿2019 |  | 4 |
﻿2020 |  | 4 |
﻿2021 |  | 4 |
﻿2022 |  | 4 |
﻿Thereafter |  | 33 |
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