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Segment Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Information [Abstract] |
Reconciliation Of Revenue From Segments To Consolidated |
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﻿ | For the Three |  |  | For the Six |
﻿ | Months Ended |  |  | Months Ended |
﻿ | June 30, |  |  | June 30, |
﻿ | 2018 |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
﻿Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 1,106 |  | $ | 1,076 |  |  | $ | 2,180 |  | $ | 2,138 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 292 |  |  | 290 |  |  |  | 584 |  |  | 571 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 1,680 |  |  | 1,655 |  |  |  | 3,340 |  |  | 3,260 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 937 |  |  | 541 |  |  |  | 1,490 |  |  | 1,082 |
﻿Other Operations |  | 58 |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | 125 |  |  | 155 |
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss), pre-tax |  | (53 | ) |  | (52 | ) |  |  | (89 | ) |  | (132 | )
﻿Amortization of deferred gain arising from reserve changes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿on business sold through reinsurance, pre-tax |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
﻿Amortization of DFEL associated with benefit ratio unlocking, pre-tax |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 2 |
﻿Total revenues | $ | 4,020 |  | $ | 3,577 |  |  | $ | 7,629 |  | $ | 7,077 |
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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 Six |
﻿ | Months Ended |  |  | Months Ended |
﻿ | June 30, |  |  | June 30, |
﻿ | 2018 |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
﻿Net Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 275 |  | $ | 251 |  |  | $ | 542 |  | $ | 532 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 43 |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 86 |  |  | 74 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 150 |  |  | 133 |  |  |  | 294 |  |  | 263 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 45 |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 74 |  |  | 42 |
﻿Other Operations |  | (59 | ) |  | (37 | ) |  |  | (101 | ) |  | (51 | )
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss), after-tax |  | (41 | ) |  | (34 | ) |  |  | (69 | ) |  | (85 | )
﻿Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, after-tax |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | (19 | ) |  | - |
﻿Benefit ratio unlocking, after-tax |  | 7 |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 71 |
﻿Net impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  | - |
﻿Acquisition and integration costs related to mergers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿and acquisitions, after-tax |  | (35 | ) |  | - |  |  |  | (39 | ) |  | - |
﻿Net income (loss) | $ | 385 |  | $ | 411 |  |  | $ | 752 |  | $ | 846 |
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Schedule Of Disaggregation of Revenue | ﻿ ﻿
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﻿ | For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 |
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﻿ | Annuities |  | Services |  | Insurance |  | Protection |  | Operations |  | Total |
﻿Revenue from Contracts with Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Fee income | $ | 133 |  | $ | 42 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 181 |
﻿Other revenues |  | 119 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 27 |  |  | - |  |  | 153 |
﻿Total revenue from contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿with customers | $ | 252 |  | $ | 47 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 27 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 334 |
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﻿Timing of Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Satisfaction of performance obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Transferred at a point in time | $ | 18 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 22 |
﻿Transferred over time |  | 234 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 27 |  |  | - |  |  | 312 |
﻿Total revenue from contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿with customers | $ | 252 |  | $ | 47 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 27 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 334 |
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﻿ | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 |
﻿ |  |  |  | Retirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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﻿ | Annuities |  | Services |  | Insurance |  | Protection |  | Operations |  | Total |
﻿Revenue from Contracts with Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Fee income | $ | 266 |  | $ | 84 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 361 |
﻿Other revenues |  | 239 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 32 |  |  | - |  |  | 285 |
﻿Total revenue from contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿with customers | $ | 505 |  | $ | 93 |  | $ | 16 |  | $ | 32 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 646 |
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﻿Timing of Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Satisfaction of performance obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Transferred at a point in time | $ | 36 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 43 |
﻿Transferred over time |  | 469 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 32 |  |  | - |  |  | 603 |
﻿Total revenue from contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿with customers | $ | 505 |  | $ | 93 |  | $ | 16 |  | $ | 32 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 646 |
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