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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
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, |
﻿ | 2018 |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
﻿Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 1,118 |  | $ | 1,073 |  |  | $ | 3,297 |  | $ | 3,211 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 294 |  |  | 291 |  |  |  | 878 |  |  | 863 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 1,766 |  |  | 1,614 |  |  |  | 5,106 |  |  | 4,874 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 1,128 |  |  | 564 |  |  |  | 2,618 |  |  | 1,646 |
﻿Other Operations |  | 56 |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 182 |  |  | 220 |
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss), pre-tax |  | (98 | ) |  | (97 | ) |  |  | (188 | ) |  | (229 | )
﻿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 | $ | 4,264 |  | $ | 3,511 |  |  | $ | 11,893 |  | $ | 10,588 |
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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, |
﻿ | 2018 |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
﻿Net Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 302 |  | $ | 277 |  |  | $ | 844 |  | $ | 809 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 40 |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 125 |  |  | 109 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 176 |  |  | 121 |  |  |  | 470 |  |  | 384 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 63 |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 137 |  |  | 83 |
﻿Other Operations |  | (71 | ) |  | (20 | ) |  |  | (171 | ) |  | (71 | )
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss), after-tax |  | (77 | ) |  | (63 | ) |  |  | (149 | ) |  | (149 | )
﻿Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, after-tax |  | - |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (18 | ) |  | (3 | )
﻿Income (loss) from reserve changes (net of related amortization) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿on business sold through reinsurance, after-tax |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
﻿Benefit ratio unlocking, after-tax |  | 33 |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 32 |  |  | 101 |
﻿Net impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act |  | 32 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 19 |  |  | - |
﻿Acquisition and integration costs related to mergers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿and acquisitions, after-tax |  | (8 | ) |  | - |  |  |  | (47 | ) |  | - |
﻿Net income (loss) | $ | 490 |  | $ | 418 |  |  | $ | 1,242 |  | $ | 1,264 |
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Schedule Of Disaggregation of Revenue | ﻿ ﻿
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﻿ | For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 |
﻿ |  |  |  | Retirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ |  |  |  | Plan |  | Life |  | Group |  | Other |  |  |  |
﻿ | Annuities |  | Services |  | Insurance |  | Protection |  | Operations |  | Total |
﻿Revenue from Contracts with Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Fee income | $ | 137 |  | $ | 42 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 185 |
﻿Other revenues |  | 120 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 41 |  |  | - |  |  | 168 |
﻿Total revenue from contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿with customers | $ | 257 |  | $ | 47 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 41 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 353 |
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﻿Timing of Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Satisfaction of performance obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Transferred at a point in time | $ | 17 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 21 |
﻿Transferred over time |  | 240 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 41 |  |  | - |  |  | 332 |
﻿Total revenue from contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿with customers | $ | 257 |  | $ | 47 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 41 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 353 |
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﻿ | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 |
﻿ |  |  |  | Retirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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﻿ | Annuities |  | Services |  | Insurance |  | Protection |  | Operations |  | Total |
﻿Revenue from Contracts with Customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Fee income | $ | 403 |  | $ | 126 |  | $ | 17 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 546 |
﻿Other revenues |  | 359 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 73 |  |  | - |  |  | 453 |
﻿Total revenue from contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿with customers | $ | 762 |  | $ | 140 |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 73 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 999 |
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﻿Timing of Revenue Recognition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Satisfaction of performance obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Transferred at a point in time | $ | 53 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 62 |
﻿Transferred over time |  | 709 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 73 |  |  | - |  |  | 937 |
﻿Total revenue from contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿with customers | $ | 762 |  | $ | 140 |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 73 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 999 |
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