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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Segment Information [Abstract] |
Reconciliation Of Revenue From Segments To Consolidated |
| For the Three |  |  | For the Nine |
| Months Ended |  |  | Months Ended |
| September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annuities | $ | 1,117 |  | $ | 1,118 |  |  | $ | 3,447 |  | $ | 3,297 |
Retirement Plan Services |  | 298 |  |  | 294 |  |  |  | 890 |  |  | 878 |
Life Insurance |  | 2,098 |  |  | 1,766 |  |  |  | 5,600 |  |  | 5,106 |
Group Protection |  | 1,137 |  |  | 1,128 |  |  |  | 3,430 |  |  | 2,618 |
Other Operations |  | 50 |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 166 |  |  | 182 |
Excluded realized gain (loss), pre-tax |  | (61 | ) |  | (98 | ) |  |  | (623 | ) |  | (188 | )
Amortization of DFEL associated with benefit ratio unlocking, pre-tax |  | (1 | ) |  | - |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | - |
Total revenues | $ | 4,638 |  | $ | 4,264 |  |  | $ | 12,913 |  | $ | 11,893 |
Reconciliation Of Income (Loss) From Operations By Segment To Consolidated Net Income (Loss) |
| For the Three |  |  | For the Nine |
| Months Ended |  |  | Months Ended |
| September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Net Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annuities | $ | 169 |  | $ | 302 |  |  | $ | 686 |  | $ | 844 |
Retirement Plan Services |  | 44 |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 125 |  |  | 125 |
Life Insurance |  | (245 | ) |  | 176 |  |  |  | 79 |  |  | 470 |
Group Protection |  | 61 |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 184 |  |  | 137 |
Other Operations |  | (75 | ) |  | (71 | ) |  |  | (201 | ) |  | (171 | )
Excluded realized gain (loss), after-tax |  | (49 | ) |  | (77 | ) |  |  | (492 | ) |  | (149 | )
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt, after-tax |  | (33 | ) |  | - |  |  |  | (33 | ) |  | (18 | )
Benefit ratio unlocking, after-tax |  | (2 | ) |  | 33 |  |  |  | 186 |  |  | 32 |
Net impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act |  | - |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 19 |
Acquisition and integration costs related to mergers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and acquisitions, after-tax |  | (31 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (80 | ) |  | (47 | )
Net income (loss) | $ | (161 | ) | $ | 490 |  |  | $ | 454 |  | $ | 1,242 |

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