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Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |
Reconciliation Of Available-For-Sale Securities From Cost Basis To Fair Value |
| As of December 31, 2019 |
| Amortized |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  |  |  | Fair |
| Cost |  | Gains |  | Losses |  | OTTI (1) |  | Value |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 79,417 |  | $ | 9,479 |  | $ | 184 |  | $ | (4 | ) | $ | 88,716 |
U.S. government bonds |  | 384 |  |  | 51 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 435 |
State and municipal bonds |  | 4,778 |  |  | 1,113 |  |  | 7 |  |  | - |  |  | 5,884 |
Foreign government bonds |  | 329 |  |  | 64 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 393 |
RMBS |  | 3,042 |  |  | 190 |  |  | 10 |  |  | (19 | ) |  | 3,241 |
CMBS |  | 1,038 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1,083 |
ABS |  | 4,810 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 18 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | 4,889 |
Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities |  | 497 |  |  | 82 |  |  | 20 |  |  | - |  |  | 559 |
Total fixed maturity AFS securities | $ | 94,295 |  | $ | 11,086 |  | $ | 240 |  | $ | (59 | ) | $ | 105,200 |
| As of December 31, 2018 |
| Amortized |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  |  |  | Fair |
| Cost |  | Gains |  | Losses |  | OTTI (1) |  | Value |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 79,623 |  | $ | 2,980 |  | $ | 2,263 |  | $ | (8 | ) | $ | 80,348 |
U.S. government bonds |  | 390 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 2 |  |  | - |  |  | 417 |
State and municipal bonds |  | 4,647 |  |  | 716 |  |  | 18 |  |  | - |  |  | 5,345 |
Foreign government bonds |  | 406 |  |  | 42 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 448 |
RMBS |  | 3,308 |  |  | 118 |  |  | 67 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 3,373 |
CMBS |  | 811 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 16 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 804 |
ABS |  | 2,662 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 30 |  |  | (19 | ) |  | 2,696 |
Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities |  | 582 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 34 |  |  | - |  |  | 593 |
Total fixed maturity AFS securities | $ | 92,429 |  | $ | 3,981 |  | $ | 2,430 |  | $ | (44 | ) | $ | 94,024 |
(1)Includes unrealized (gains) and losses on credit-impaired securities related to changes in the fair value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.
Available-For-Sale Securities By Contractual Maturities |
| Amortized |  | Fair |
| Cost |  | Value |
Due in one year or less | $ | 2,825 |  | $ | 2,811 |
Due after one year through five years |  | 15,123 |  |  | 15,708 |
Due after five years through ten years |  | 17,049 |  |  | 18,503 |
Due after ten years |  | 50,408 |  |  | 58,965 |
Subtotal |  | 85,405 |  |  | 95,987 |
Structured securities (RMBS, CMBS, ABS) |  | 8,890 |  |  | 9,213 |
Total fixed maturity AFS securities | $ | 94,295 |  | $ | 105,200 |
Fair Value And Gross Unrealized Losses In A Continuous Unrealized Loss Position |
| As of December 31, 2019 |
| Less Than or Equal |  | Greater Than |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| to Twelve Months |  | Twelve Months |  | Total |
|  |  | Gross |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  | Gross |
|  | Unrealized |  | Unrealized |  |  |  | Unrealized
| Fair | Losses and | Fair | Losses and | Fair |  | Losses and
| Value |  | OTTI |  | Value |  | OTTI |  | Value |  |  | OTTI |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 2,935 |  | $ | 46 |  | $ | 1,406 |  | $ | 141 |  | $ | 4,341 |  |  | $ | 187 |
State and municipal bonds |  | 333 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 18 |  |  | - |  |  | 351 |  |  |  | 7 |
RMBS |  | 536 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 15 |  |  | - |  |  | 551 |  |  |  | 10 |
CMBS |  | 48 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | - |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | 1 |
ABS |  | 1,792 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 2,095 |  |  |  | 18 |
Hybrid and redeemable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
preferred securities |  | 29 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 102 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 131 |  |  |  | 20 |
Total fixed maturity AFS securities | $ | 5,673 |  | $ | 73 |  | $ | 1,848 |  | $ | 170 |  | $ | 7,521 |  |  | $ | 243 |
Total number of fixed maturity AFS securities in an unrealized loss position |  |  |  | 895 |
| As of December 31, 2018 |
| Less Than or Equal |  | Greater Than |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| to Twelve Months |  | Twelve Months |  | Total |
|  |  | Gross |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  | Gross |
|  | Unrealized |  | Unrealized |  |  |  | Unrealized
| Fair | Losses and | Fair | Losses and | Fair |  | Losses and
| Value |  | OTTI |  | Value |  | OTTI |  | Value |  |  | OTTI |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 32,493 |  | $ | 1,530 |  | $ | 7,228 |  | $ | 735 |  | $ | 39,721 |  |  | $ | 2,265 |
U.S. government bonds |  | 70 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 2 |
State and municipal bonds |  | 404 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 500 |  |  |  | 18 |
RMBS |  | 472 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 863 |  |  | 60 |  |  | 1,335 |  |  |  | 70 |
CMBS |  | 470 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 82 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 552 |  |  |  | 16 |
ABS |  | 1,241 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 246 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 1,487 |  |  |  | 40 |
Hybrid and redeemable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
preferred securities |  | 96 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 133 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 229 |  |  |  | 34 |
Total fixed maturity AFS securities | $ | 35,246 |  | $ | 1,589 |  | $ | 8,671 |  | $ | 856 |  | $ | 43,917 |  |  | $ | 2,445 |
Total number of fixed maturity AFS securities in an unrealized loss position |  |  |  | 3,414 |
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities Whose Value Is Below Amortized Cost |
| As of December 31, 2019 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Number |
| Fair |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  | of |
| Value |  | Losses |  | OTTI |  | Securities (1)
Less than six months | $ | 15 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | - |  |  |  | 7 |
Six months or greater, but less than nine months |  | 10 |  |  | 3 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4 |
Twelve months or greater |  | 132 |  |  | 76 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 31 |
Total | $ | 157 |  | $ | 84 |  | $ | - |  |  |  | 42 |
| As of December 31, 2018 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Number |
| Fair |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  | of |
| Value |  | Losses |  | OTTI |  | Securities (1)
Less than six months | $ | 395 |  | $ | 124 |  | $ | 1 |  |  |  | 45 |
Six months or greater, but less than nine months |  | 96 |  |  | 49 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 11 |
Nine months or greater, but less than twelve months |  | 11 |  |  | 8 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2 |
Twelve months or greater |  | 143 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 32 |
Total | $ | 645 |  | $ | 255 |  | $ | 9 |  |  |  | 90 |
(1)We may reflect a security in more than one aging category based on various purchase dates.
Schedule Of Changes In Amount Of Credit Losses Of OTTI Recognized In Net Income (Loss) |
| For the Years Ended December 31, |
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 355 |  | $ | 378 |  | $ | 430 |
Increases attributable to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit losses on securities for which an |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OTTI was not previously recognized |  | 13 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 13 |
Credit losses on securities for which an |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
OTTI was previously recognized |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 7 |
Decreases attributable to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities sold, paid down or matured |  | (160 | ) |  | (30 | ) |  | (72 | )
Balance as of end-of-year | $ | 211 |  | $ | 355 |  | $ | 378 |
Fair Value Of Trading Securities |
| As of December 31, |
| 2019 |  | 2018 |
Fixed maturity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 2,947 |  | $ | 1,639 |
U.S. government bonds |  | 45 |  |  | 43 |
State and municipal bonds |  | 17 |  |  | 16 |
Foreign government bonds |  | 44 |  |  | 23 |
RMBS |  | 170 |  |  | 79 |
CMBS |  | 163 |  |  | 7 |
ABS |  | 1,238 |  |  | 121 |
Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities |  | 49 |  |  | 22 |
Total trading securities | $ | 4,673 |  | $ | 1,950 |
Composition Of Current And Past Due Mortgage Loans On Real Estate |
| As of December 31, 2019 |  | As of December 31, 2018 |
| Commercial |  | Residential |  | Total |  | Commercial |  | Residential |  | Total |
Current | $ | 15,620 |  | $ | 659 |  | $ | 16,279 |  | $ | 13,029 |  | $ | 230 |  | $ | 13,259 |
30 to 59 days past due |  | 3 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 30 |  |  | - |  |  | 9 |  |  | 9 |
60 to 89 days past due |  | - |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
90 or more days past due |  | - |  |  | 16 |  |  | 16 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Valuation allowance |  | - |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Unamortized premium (discount) |  | (17 | ) |  | 23 |  |  | 6 |  |  | (17 | ) |  | 8 |  |  | (9 | )
Total carrying value | $ | 15,606 |  | $ | 733 |  | $ | 16,339 |  | $ | 13,012 |  | $ | 248 |  | $ | 13,260 |
Changes In The Valuation Allowance Of Impaired Mortgage Loans On Real Estate |
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Valuation Allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | - |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 2 |
Additions |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
Charge-offs, net of recoveries |  | - |  |  | (3 | ) |  | - |
Balance as of end-of-year | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 3 |
Schedule Of Average Carrying Value Of Impaired Mortgage Loans On Real Estate |
| For the Years Ended December 31, |
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Average carrying value for impaired commercial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
mortgage loans on real estate | $ | - |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 6 |
Interest income recognized on impaired commercial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
mortgage loans on real estate |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |
Interest income collected on impaired commercial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
mortgage loans on real estate |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |
Net Investment Income |
| For the Years Ended December 31, |
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Fixed maturity AFS securities | $ | 4,281 |  | $ | 4,209 |  | $ | 4,163 |
Equity AFS securities |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 12 |
Trading securities |  | 191 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 94 |
Equity securities |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | - |
Mortgage loans on real estate |  | 629 |  |  | 496 |  |  | 440 |
Real estate |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
Policy loans |  | 129 |  |  | 123 |  |  | 135 |
Invested cash |  | 40 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 11 |
Commercial mortgage loan prepayment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and bond make-whole premiums |  | 119 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 139 |
Alternative investments |  | 22 |  |  | 222 |  |  | 165 |
Consent fees |  | 8 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |
Other investments |  | 30 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 2 |
Investment income |  | 5,454 |  |  | 5,271 |  |  | 5,169 |
Investment expense |  | (231 | ) |  | (186 | ) |  | (179 | )
Net investment income | $ | 5,223 |  | $ | 5,085 |  | $ | 4,990 |
Schedule Of Realized Gain (Loss) |
| For the Years Ended December 31, |
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross gains | $ | 45 |  | $ | 38 |  | $ | 19 |
Gross losses |  | (73 | ) |  | (80 | ) |  | (44 | )
Gross OTTI |  | (16 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (20 | )
Equity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross gains |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 6 |
Gain (loss) on other investments (1) |  | (16 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (12 | )
Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and changes in other contract holder funds |  | (13 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (21 | )
Total realized gain (loss) related to certain investments |  | (73 | ) |  | (84 | ) |  | (72 | )
Realized gain (loss) on the mark-to-market on certain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
instruments (2) |  | (127 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | (11 | )
Indexed annuity and IUL contracts net derivatives results: (3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross gain (loss) |  | (80 | ) |  | (51 | ) |  | (22 | )
Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | 2 |  |  | 12 |  |  | (2 | )
Variable annuity net derivatives results: (4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross gain (loss) |  | (389 | ) |  | 295 |  |  | (71 | )
Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | 57 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | 8 |
Total realized gain (loss) | $ | (610 | ) | $ | 141 |  | $ | (170 | )
(1)Includes market adjustments on equity securities still held of $(4) million and $(17) million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. (2)Represents changes in the fair values of certain derivative investments (not including those associated with our variable and indexed annuity and IUL contracts net derivative results), reinsurance related embedded derivatives and trading securities. See Notes 1 and 9 for information regarding Modco. (3)Represents the net difference between the change in fair value of the index options that we hold and the change in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities of our indexed annuity and IUL contracts along with changes in the fair value of embedded derivative liabilities related to index options we may purchase or sell in the future to hedge contract holder index allocations applicable to future reset periods for our indexed annuity products. (4)Includes the net difference in the change in embedded derivative reserves of our GLB riders and the change in the fair value of the derivative instruments we own to hedge the change in embedded derivative reserves on our GLB riders and the benefit ratio unlocking on our GLB and GDB riders, including the cost of purchasing the hedging instruments.
OTTI Recognized In Net Income (Loss) And OCI |
| For the Years Ended December 31, |
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
OTTI Recognized in Net Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | (14 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (13 | )
State and municipal bonds |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (1 | )
RMBS |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (2 | )
CMBS |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (2 | )
ABS |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (2 | )
Gross OTTI recognized in net income (loss) |  | (16 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (20 | )
Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | 2 |
Net OTTI recognized in net income (loss) | $ | (15 | ) | $ | (7 | ) | $ | (18 | )
OTTI Recognized in OCI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross OTTI recognized in OCI | $ | 16 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | (1 | ) |  | - |  |  | - |
Net OTTI recognized in OCI | $ | 15 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Payables For Collateral On Investments |
| As of December 31, 2019 |  | As of December 31, 2018 |
| Carrying |  | Fair |  | Carrying |  | Fair |
| Value |  | Value |  | Value |  | Value |
Collateral payable for derivative investments (1) | $ | 1,388 |  | $ | 1,388 |  | $ | 637 |  | $ | 637 |
Securities pledged under securities lending agreements (2) |  | 114 |  |  | 110 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 85 |
Securities pledged under repurchase agreements (3) |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 150 |  |  | 185 |
Investments pledged for Federal Home Loan Bank of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indianapolis (“FHLBI”) (4) |  | 3,580 |  |  | 5,480 |  |  | 3,930 |  |  | 5,923 |
Total payables for collateral on investments | $ | 5,082 |  | $ | 6,978 |  | $ | 4,805 |  | $ | 6,830 |
(1)We obtain collateral based upon contractual provisions with our counterparties. These agreements take into consideration the counterparties’ credit rating as compared to ours, the fair value of the derivative investments and specified thresholds that if exceeded result in the receipt of cash that is typically invested in cash and invested cash. See Note 6 for additional information. (2)Our pledged securities under securities lending agreements are included in fixed maturity AFS securities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We generally obtain collateral in an amount equal to 102% and 105% of the fair value of the domestic and foreign securities, respectively. We value collateral daily and obtain additional collateral when deemed appropriate. The cash received in our securities lending program is typically invested in cash and invested cash or fixed maturity AFS securities. (3)Our pledged securities under repurchase agreements are included in fixed maturity AFS securities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The collateral requirements are generally 80% to 95% of the fair value of the securities, and our agreements with third parties contain contractual provisions to allow for additional collateral to be obtained when necessary. The cash received in our repurchase program is typically invested in fixed maturity AFS securities. As of December 31, 2019, we are not participating in any open repurchase agreements. (4)Our pledged investments for FHLBI are included in fixed maturity AFS securities and mortgage loans on real estate on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The collateral requirements are generally 105% to 115% of the fair value for fixed maturity AFS securities and 155% to 175% of the fair value for mortgage loans on real estate. The cash received in these transactions is primarily invested in cash and invested cash or fixed maturity AFS securities.
Schedule Of Increase (Decrease) In Payables For Collateral On Investments |
| For the Years Ended December 31, |
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Collateral payable for derivative investments | $ | 751 |  | $ | (128 | ) | $ | (129 | )
Securities pledged under securities lending agreements |  | 26 |  |  | (134 | ) |  | 6 |
Securities pledged under repurchase agreements |  | (150 | ) |  | (380 | ) |  | (5 | )
Investments pledged for FHLBI |  | (350 | ) |  | 1,030 |  |  | (450 | )
Total increase (decrease) in payables for collateral on investments | $ | 277 |  | $ | 388 |  | $ | (578 | )
Schedule Of Securities Pledged By Contractual Maturity |
| As of December 31, 2019 |
| Overnight and Continuous |  | Up to 30 Days |  | 30 - 90 ‎Days |  | Greater Than 90 Days |  | Total |
Securities Lending |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 114 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 114 |
Total gross secured borrowings | $ | 114 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 114 |
| As of December 31, 2018 |
| Overnight and Continuous |  | Up to 30 Days |  | 30 - 90 ‎Days |  | Greater Than 90 Days |  | Total |
Securities Lending |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 88 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 88 |
Repurchase Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 150 |  |  | 150 |
Total gross secured borrowings | $ | 88 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 150 |  | $ | 238 |
Commercial [Member] |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |
Credit Quality Indicators For Mortgage Loans |
| As of December 31, 2019 |  | As of December 31, 2018 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Debt- |  |  |  |  |  |  | Debt- |
|  |  |  |  |  | Service |  |  |  |  |  |  | Service |
| Carrying |  | % of |  | Coverage |  | Carrying |  | % of |  | Coverage |
Loan-to-Value Ratio | Value |  | Total |  | Ratio |  | Value |  | Total |  | Ratio |
Less than 65% | $ | 14,206 |  | 91.0% |  | 2.35 |  | $ | 11,716 |  | 90.1% |  | 2.30 |
65% to 74% |  | 1,399 |  | 9.0% |  | 1.87 |  |  | 1,238 |  | 9.5% |  | 1.76 |
75% to 100% |  | 1 |  | 0.0% |  | 1.09 |  |  | 58 |  | 0.4% |  | 0.95 |
Total | $ | 15,606 |  | 100.0% |  |  |  | $ | 13,012 |  | 100.0% |  |  |
Residential [Member] |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |
Credit Quality Indicators For Mortgage Loans |
| As of December 31, 2019 |  | As of December 31, 2018 |
| Carrying |  | % of |  | Carrying |  | % of |
Performance Indicator | Value |  | Total |  | Value |  | Total |
Performing | $ | 716 |  | 97.7% |  | $ | 247 |  | 99.6% |
Nonperforming |  | 17 |  | 2.3% |  |  | 1 |  | 0.4% |
Total | $ | 733 |  | 100.0% |  | $ | 248 |  | 100.0% |

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