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Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Information [Abstract] |
Reconciliation Of Revenue From Segments To Consolidated |
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﻿ | Months Ended |
﻿ | March 31, |
﻿ | 2019 |  | 2018 |
﻿Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 1,174 |  | $ | 1,073 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 293 |  |  | 292 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 1,700 |  |  | 1,660 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 1,138 |  |  | 553 |
﻿Other Operations |  | 57 |  |  | 67 |
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss), pre-tax |  | (400 | ) |  | (35 | )
﻿Amortization of DFEL associated |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ with benefit ratio unlocking, pre-tax |  | 3 |  |  | (1 | )
﻿Total revenues | $ | 3,965 |  | $ | 3,609 |
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Reconciliation Of Income (Loss) From Operations By Segment To Consolidated Net Income (Loss) |
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﻿ | For the Three |
﻿ | Months Ended |
﻿ | March 31, |
﻿ | 2019 |  | 2018 |
﻿Net Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Annuities | $ | 250 |  | $ | 267 |
﻿Retirement Plan Services |  | 39 |  |  | 43 |
﻿Life Insurance |  | 157 |  |  | 144 |
﻿Group Protection |  | 55 |  |  | 29 |
﻿Other Operations |  | (60 | ) |  | (42 | )
﻿Excluded realized gain (loss), after-tax |  | (316 | ) |  | (28 | )
﻿Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ debt, after-tax |  | - |  |  | (19 | )
﻿Benefit ratio unlocking, after-tax |  | 142 |  |  | (10 | )
﻿Net impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act |  | - |  |  | (13 | )
﻿Acquisition and integration costs related to |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ mergers and acquisitions, after-tax |  | (15 | ) |  | (4 | )
﻿ Net income (loss) | $ | 252 |  | $ | 367 |
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