$GE
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO Stock $ge

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2021 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000004054522000008 Filed on February 11, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2021 Q2
Revenue	$20.30B	$18.57B	$18.25B
YoY Change	-3.47%	-0.21%	8.58%
Cost Of Revenue	$14.34B	$13.40B	$13.62B
YoY Change	-9.08%	-4.56%	-0.11%
Gross Profit	$5.965B	$5.168B	$4.635B
YoY Change	13.34%	13.16%	45.85%
Gross Profit Margin	29.38%	27.83%	25.39%
Selling, General & Admin	$3.097B	$2.747B	$2.863B
YoY Change	1.91%	-14.56%	-6.68%
% of Gross Profit	51.92%	53.15%	61.77%
Research & Development	$705.0M	$627.0M	$604.0M
YoY Change	-72.51%	5.38%	-1.15%
% of Gross Profit	11.82%	12.13%	13.03%
Depreciation & Amortization	$759.0M	$726.0M	$771.0M
YoY Change	-41.03%	-59.71%	-64.14%
% of Gross Profit	12.72%	14.05%	16.63%
Operating Expenses	$4.450B	$3.374B	$3.467B
YoY Change	-28.67%	-11.44%	-5.76%
Operating Profit	$1.515B	$1.794B	$1.168B
YoY Change	-255.23%	136.99%	-333.13%
Interest Expense	$1.143B	$321.0M	$414.0M
YoY Change	-43.19%	-122.85%	-58.14%
% of Operating Profit	75.45%	17.89%	35.45%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$146.0M	$491.0M	$733.0M
YoY Change	-65.73%	-194.97%	-64.73%
Pretax Income	-$3.466B	$584.0M	-$1.037B
YoY Change	-227.38%	-136.05%	-20.11%
Income Tax	$37.00M	$2.000M	-$466.0M
% Of Pretax Income		0.34%
Net Earnings	-$3.843B	$1.257B	-$1.131B
YoY Change	-245.79%	-209.88%	-43.08%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-18.93%	6.77%	-6.2%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$3.55	$1.09	-$1.08
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$3.55	$1.08	-$1.08
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		1.098B shares	1.097B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		1.105B shares	1.097B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2021 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$28.07B	$30.26B	$28.59B
YoY Change	-35.99%	-22.74%	-30.98%
Cash & Equivalents	$15.77B	$24.96B	$22.46B
Short-Term Investments	$12.30B	$5.300B	$6.134B
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.933B	$1.191B	$1.315B
YoY Change	-27.3%
Inventory	$15.85B	$16.79B	$17.02B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$20.50B	$14.87B	$15.19B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$1.457B	$1.679B
Total Short-Term Assets	$66.35B	$103.6B	$102.4B
YoY Change	-21.81%	45.1%	40.82%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$15.61B	$15.87B	$16.17B
YoY Change	-65.05%	-62.4%	-62.24%
Goodwill	$26.18B	$25.33B	$25.49B
YoY Change	2.58%	0.22%	2.16%
Intangibles	$9.330B	$9.187B	$9.460B
YoY Change	-3.53%
Long-Term Investments	$7.391B	$42.39B	$42.67B
YoY Change	21.16%	-9.57%	-9.45%
Other Assets	$19.04B	$12.65B	$12.64B
YoY Change	18.81%	-57.9%	-57.58%
Total Long-Term Assets	$132.5B	$133.5B	$135.1B
YoY Change	-22.66%	-26.99%	-26.46%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$66.35B	$103.6B	$102.4B
Total Long-Term Assets	$132.5B	$133.5B	$135.1B
Total Assets	$198.9B	$237.1B	$237.6B
YoY Change	-22.38%	-6.76%	-7.38%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$16.24B	$16.17B	$16.65B
YoY Change	-1.31%	16.0%	23.64%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue	$17.37B	$16.91B	$17.20B
YoY Change	-5.44%
Short-Term Debt	$97.00M	$5.459B	$4.293B
YoY Change	-97.94%	-8.67%	-52.61%
Long-Term Debt Due	$4.264B	$4.239B	$3.910B
YoY Change	30.96%	-21.93%	-49.33%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$51.95B	$57.68B	$56.64B
YoY Change	-4.87%	-49.82%	-51.7%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$30.82B	$57.43B	$59.23B
YoY Change	-56.08%	-21.85%	-18.66%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$13.24B	$15.00B	$15.25B
YoY Change	-10.43%	-51.77%	-51.05%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$13.24B	$15.00B	$15.25B
YoY Change	-10.43%	-85.66%	-85.34%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$51.95B	$57.68B	$56.64B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$13.24B	$15.00B	$15.25B
Total Liabilities	$157.3B	$198.2B	$202.5B
YoY Change	-28.24%	-9.73%	-8.46%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$85.11B	$89.10B	$87.99B
YoY Change	-7.74%	-0.9%	-3.5%
Common Stock	$15.00M	$15.00M	$702.0M
YoY Change	-97.86%	-97.86%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$81.09B	$81.31B	$81.43B
YoY Change	-1.06%	-0.99%	-1.09%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$40.31B	$37.48B	$33.49B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$198.9B	$237.1B	$237.6B
YoY Change	-22.38%	-6.76%	-7.38%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2021 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$3.843B	$1.257B	-$1.131B
YoY Change	-245.79%	-209.88%	-43.08%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$759.0M	$726.0M	$771.0M
YoY Change	-41.03%	-59.71%	-64.14%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.433B	$2.341B	$518.0M
YoY Change	-33.03%	75.22%	-145.44%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$388.0M	-$325.0M	-$292.0M
YoY Change	-62.58%	-50.31%	-74.56%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$21.47B	$657.0M	-$16.00M
YoY Change		-863.95%	-103.46%
Cash From Investing Activities	$21.08B	$332.0M	-$308.0M
YoY Change	-2132.98%	-144.86%	-55.1%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-32.78B	-395.0M	-10.40B
YoY Change	580.85%	-87.01%	154.99%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	2.433B	2.341B	518.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	21.08B	332.0M	-308.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-32.78B	-395.0M	-10.40B
Net Change In Cash	-9.261B	2.278B	-10.19B
YoY Change	317.54%	-193.21%	72.58%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.433B	$2.341B	$518.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$388.0M	-$325.0M	-$292.0M
Free Cash Flow	$2.821B	$2.666B	$810.0M
YoY Change	-39.59%	33.97%	10025.0%

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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.049
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	2848000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	834000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	835000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	961000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	603000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	594000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	739000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P7Y2M12D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P6Y8M12D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P7Y1M6D
CY2020	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	1336000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	25895000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	90000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	877000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Other Increase Decrease GoodwillOtherIncreaseDecrease	417000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Period Increase Decrease FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-388000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	25524000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	1106000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Goodwill Other Increase Decrease GoodwillOtherIncreaseDecrease	-448000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	26182000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	1138000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	21205000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	11923000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	9282000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	21319000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	11648000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	9671000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	1523000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	1234000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	1158000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	1075000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	999000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	925000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Finitelived Intangible Assets Acquired1 FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1	1008000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife	P9Y
CY2021	ge	Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Asset And Other Deferred Assets IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerAssetAndOtherDeferredAssets	-647000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net Current ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent	4881000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Preproduction Costs Related To Long Term Supply Arrangements Costs Capitalized PreproductionCostsRelatedToLongTermSupplyArrangementsCostsCapitalized	2550000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Other Deferred Costs Net OtherDeferredCostsNet	3574000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Contract And Other Deferred Assets Noncurrent ContractAndOtherDeferredAssetsNoncurrent	6124000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Contract And Other Deferred Assets ContractAndOtherDeferredAssets	11005000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net Current ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent	5764000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Preproduction Costs Related To Long Term Supply Arrangements Costs Capitalized PreproductionCostsRelatedToLongTermSupplyArrangementsCostsCapitalized	2490000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Deferred Costs Net OtherDeferredCostsNet	3398000000	USD
CY2020Q4	ge	Contract And Other Deferred Assets Noncurrent ContractAndOtherDeferredAssetsNoncurrent	5888000000	USD
CY2020Q4	ge	Contract And Other Deferred Assets ContractAndOtherDeferredAssets	11653000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Revenue Recognized ContractWithCustomerLiabilityRevenueRecognized	14569000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Revenue Recognized ContractWithCustomerLiabilityRevenueRecognized	12712000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Contract With Customer Liability Deferred Revenue Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityDeferredRevenueCurrent	1835000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	17372000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Noncurrent ContractWithCustomerLiabilityNoncurrent	1989000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Contract With Customer Liability Progress Billings And Deferred Revenue ContractWithCustomerLiabilityProgressBillingsAndDeferredRevenue	19361000000	USD
CY2020Q4	ge	Contract With Customer Liability Deferred Revenue Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityDeferredRevenueCurrent	1757000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	18371000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Noncurrent ContractWithCustomerLiabilityNoncurrent	1801000000	USD
CY2020Q4	ge	Contract With Customer Liability Progress Billings And Deferred Revenue ContractWithCustomerLiabilityProgressBillingsAndDeferredRevenue	20172000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets Current DerivativeAssetsCurrent	684000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets Current DerivativeAssetsCurrent	487000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Held For Sale Not Part Of Disposal Group Current AssetsHeldForSaleNotPartOfDisposalGroupCurrent	208000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Assets Held For Sale Not Part Of Disposal Group Current AssetsHeldForSaleNotPartOfDisposalGroupCurrent	212000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Prepaid Expense And Deferred Costs Current PrepaidExpenseAndDeferredCostsCurrent	341000000	USD
CY2020Q4	ge	Prepaid Expense And Deferred Costs Current PrepaidExpenseAndDeferredCostsCurrent	408000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash Current RestrictedCashCurrent	76000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash Current RestrictedCashCurrent	812000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Interest Receivable Current InterestReceivableCurrent	426000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Interest Receivable Current InterestReceivableCurrent	538000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Current OtherAssetsMiscellaneousCurrent	199000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Current OtherAssetsMiscellaneousCurrent	202000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	1933000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	2659000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Equity Method Investments And Other Investments EquityMethodInvestmentsAndOtherInvestments	7840000000	USD
CY2020Q4	ge	Equity Method Investments And Other Investments EquityMethodInvestmentsAndOtherInvestments	6383000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Receivables Net Noncurrent ReceivablesNetNoncurrent	2097000000	USD
CY2020Q4	ge	Receivables Net Noncurrent ReceivablesNetNoncurrent	2518000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Prepaid Expense And Deferred Costs Noncurrent PrepaidExpenseAndDeferredCostsNoncurrent	800000000	USD
CY2020Q4	ge	Prepaid Expense And Deferred Costs Noncurrent PrepaidExpenseAndDeferredCostsNoncurrent	800000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Insurance Receivable Noncurrent InsuranceReceivableNoncurrent	4705000000	USD
CY2020Q4	ge	Insurance Receivable Noncurrent InsuranceReceivableNoncurrent	4661000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent	353000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent	455000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assets For Plan Benefits Noncurrent DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent	2784000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assets For Plan Benefits Noncurrent DefinedBenefitPlanAssetsForPlanBenefitsNoncurrent	843000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	461000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	366000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	19040000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	16025000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	20973000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	18684000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	7391000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	6100000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	215000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	46000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	265000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Debt Current DebtCurrent	4361000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Current DebtCurrent	4713000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	30824000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	70189000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Debt Longterm And Shortterm Combined Amount DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount	35186000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Longterm And Shortterm Combined Amount DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount	74902000000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Repurchase Amount DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount	7275000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Repurchase Amount DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount	25350000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Debt Expected Interest Payment Due Year One DebtExpectedInterestPaymentDueYearOne	1245000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Debt Expected Interest Payment Due Year Two DebtExpectedInterestPaymentDueYearTwo	1130000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Debt Expected Interest Payment Due Year Three DebtExpectedInterestPaymentDueYearThree	1081000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Debt Expected Interest Payment Due Year Four DebtExpectedInterestPaymentDueYearFour	1047000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Debt Expected Interest Payment Due Year Five DebtExpectedInterestPaymentDueYearFive	1009000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	A summary of our insurance contracts is presented below: <div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.722%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:31.351%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.409%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.409%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.409%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.409%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.413%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#404040;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2021</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 2.12pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#404040;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Long-term care</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 2.12pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#404040;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Structured settlement annuities & life</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 2.12pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#404040;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Other contracts</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 2.12pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#404040;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Other adjustments(a)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#404040;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Future policy benefit reserves</span></div></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,097 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,902 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">188 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,394 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">29,581 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Claim reserves</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,546 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">258 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">585 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,389 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investment contracts</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">955 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">954 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,909 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Unearned premiums and other</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">15 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">184 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">89 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">287 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total</span></div></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">21,658 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,299 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,815 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,394 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">37,166 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:1pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.722%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:31.351%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.409%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.409%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.409%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.409%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:12.413%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#404040;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2020</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Future policy benefit reserves</span></div></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,934 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">9,207 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">181 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,160 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">34,482 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #005cb9;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Claim reserves</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,393 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">275 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">694 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,362 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investment contracts</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,034 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,016 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,049 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Unearned premiums and other</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">19 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">189 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">89 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">298 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/><td colspan="3" style="display:none"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total</span></div></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">21,346 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,705 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,980 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,160 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">42,191 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:1pt;padding-left:13.5pt;text-indent:-13.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a) The decrease in Other adjustments of $4,766 million is a result of the higher margin resulting from the 2021 premium deficiency test and the decline in unrealized gains on investment securities.</span></div>
CY2021	ge	Liabilityfor Future Policy Benefits Other Adjustments LiabilityforFuturePolicyBenefitsOtherAdjustments	3394000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefits LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefits	29581000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Incurred But Not Reported Ibnr Claims Amount LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredButNotReportedIBNRClaimsAmount	5389000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Guaranteed Interest Contracts GuaranteedInterestContracts	1909000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Shortduration Insurance Contracts Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Accumulated Unallocated Claim Adjustment Expense ShortdurationInsuranceContractsLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseAccumulatedUnallocatedClaimAdjustmentExpense	287000000	USD
CY2021	ge	Liabilityfor Future Policy Benefits Other Adjustments LiabilityforFuturePolicyBenefitsOtherAdjustments	3394000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefits And Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitsAndUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	37166000000	USD
CY2020	ge	Liabilityfor Future Policy Benefits Other Adjustments LiabilityforFuturePolicyBenefitsOtherAdjustments	8160000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefits LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefits	34482000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Incurred But Not Reported Ibnr Claims Amount LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredButNotReportedIBNRClaimsAmount	5362000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Guaranteed Interest Contracts GuaranteedInterestContracts	2049000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Shortduration Insurance Contracts Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Accumulated Unallocated Claim Adjustment Expense ShortdurationInsuranceContractsLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseAccumulatedUnallocatedClaimAdjustmentExpense	298000000	USD
CY2020	ge	Liabilityfor Future Policy Benefits Other Adjustments LiabilityforFuturePolicyBenefitsOtherAdjustments	8160000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefits And Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitsAndUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	42191000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Liabilityfor Future Policy Benefitsand Unpaid Claimsand Claims Adjustment LiabilityforFuturePolicyBenefitsandUnpaidClaimsandClaimsAdjustment	-4766000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Incurred Claims1 LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaims1	1699000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Incurred Claims1 LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaims1	1801000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Incurred Claims1 LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaims1	1873000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Supplemental Information For Property Casualty Insurance Underwriters Prior Year Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	-46000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Supplemental Information For Property Casualty Insurance Underwriters Prior Year Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	-1000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Supplemental Information For Property Casualty Insurance Underwriters Prior Year Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	-36000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments For Losses And Loss Adjustment Expense PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense	1709000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Losses And Loss Adjustment Expense PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense	1728000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Losses And Loss Adjustment Expense PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense	1626000000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Reinsurance Costs And Recoveries Net ReinsuranceCostsAndRecoveriesNet	351000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Reinsurance Costs And Recoveries Net ReinsuranceCostsAndRecoveriesNet	350000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Reinsurance Costs And Recoveries Net ReinsuranceCostsAndRecoveriesNet	362000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Reinsurance Recoverables Allowance ReinsuranceRecoverablesAllowance	1654000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Reinsurance Recoverables Allowance ReinsuranceRecoverablesAllowance	1510000000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Reinsurance Recoverables ReinsuranceRecoverables	2651000000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Reinsurance Recoverables ReinsuranceRecoverables	2552000000	USD
CY2021Q4	ge	Liability For Future Policy Benefits Margin Percentage LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitsMarginPercentage	0.11
CY2021Q4	ge	Expected Capital Contributions To Run Off Insurance Operations ExpectedCapitalContributionsToRunOffInsuranceOperations	14500000000	USD
CY2021	ge	Expected Capital Contributions To Run Off Insurance Operations Future Funding Period ExpectedCapitalContributionsToRunOffInsuranceOperationsFutureFundingPeriod	P7Y
CY2021Q1	ge	Capital Contributions To Insurance Subsidiaries CapitalContributionsToInsuranceSubsidiaries	2000000000	USD
CY2020Q1	ge	Capital Contributions To Insurance Subsidiaries CapitalContributionsToInsuranceSubsidiaries	2000000000	USD
CY2019Q1	ge	Capital Contributions To Insurance Subsidiaries CapitalContributionsToInsuranceSubsidiaries	1900000000	USD
CY2018Q1	ge	Capital Contributions To Insurance Subsidiaries CapitalContributionsToInsuranceSubsidiaries	3500000000	USD
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