$LNC
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP Stock $lnc

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2011 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000005955811000107 Filed on August 03, 2011

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q2	2010 Q2
Revenue	$2.807B	$2.605B
YoY Change	7.75%	38.42%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.027B	$838.0M
YoY Change	22.55%
Gross Profit	$1.780B	$1.767B
YoY Change	0.74%
Gross Profit Margin	63.41%	67.83%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$2.326B	$2.205B
YoY Change	5.47%	17.55%
Operating Profit	-$546.0M	-$438.3M
YoY Change	24.57%
Interest Expense	-$72.00M	-$69.00M
YoY Change	4.35%	13.3%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$409.0M	$330.0M
YoY Change	23.94%	-712.24%
Income Tax	$105.0M	$78.00M
% Of Pretax Income	25.67%	23.64%
Net Earnings	$301.0M	$255.0M
YoY Change	18.04%	-258.39%
Net Earnings / Revenue	10.72%	9.79%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.97	$0.35
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.94	$0.33
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	311.4M shares	304500B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	319.9M shares	314600B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q2	2010 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$2.912B	$3.700B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$150.0M	$218.0M
YoY Change	-31.19%	37.11%
Goodwill	$3.019B
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$85.03B	$80.75B
YoY Change	5.31%	16.76%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$201.6B	$180.1B
YoY Change	11.89%	7.83%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$251.0M	$99.00M
YoY Change	153.54%	-78.24%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.057B	$2.475B
YoY Change	-16.89%	14.21%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$5.729B	$5.865B
YoY Change	-2.32%	22.83%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$3.855B	$4.079B
YoY Change	-5.49%	-59.85%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$9.584B	$9.944B
YoY Change	-3.62%	-33.42%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.057B	$2.475B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$9.584B	$9.944B
Total Liabilities	$188.0B	$167.5B
YoY Change	12.23%	6.03%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$4.536B
YoY Change
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$12.56B	$12.64B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$201.6B	$180.1B
YoY Change	11.89%	7.83%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q2	2010 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$301.0M	$255.0M
YoY Change	18.04%	-258.39%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization
YoY Change
Cash From Operating Activities	$538.0M	$308.0M
YoY Change	74.68%	-57.58%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$705.0M	-$1.044B
YoY Change	-32.47%	-77.95%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$705.0M	-$1.044B
YoY Change	-32.47%	-77.95%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	863.0M	991.0M
YoY Change	-12.92%	-8.49%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	538.0M	308.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-705.0M	-1.044B
Cash From Financing Activities	863.0M	991.0M
Net Change In Cash	696.0M	255.0M
YoY Change	172.94%	-108.72%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$538.0M	$308.0M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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	lnc	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Cash Basis Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod	1000000	USD
	lnc	Impaired Financing Receivable Interest Income Cash Basis Method ImpairedFinancingReceivableInterestIncomeCashBasisMethod	2000000	USD
	lnc	Creditqualityindicatorsformortgageloanstextblock Creditqualityindicatorsformortgageloanstextblock	<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 19px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 213px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:213px;"> </td><td colspan="7" style="width: 230px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:230px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">As of June 30, 2011</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td colspan="7" style="width: 230px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:230px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">As of December 31, 2010</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 213px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:213px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 56px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Debt-</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 56px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Debt-</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 213px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:213px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 56px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Service</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 56px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Service</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 213px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:213px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 66px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Principal</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Coverage</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 66px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Principal</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"> </td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Coverage</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 233px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:233px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Loan-to-Value</font></td><td colspan="2" style="width: 66px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Amount</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 66px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">% </font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Ratio</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 66px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Amount</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 66px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">% </font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Ratio</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 233px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:233px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Less than 65%</font></td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</font></td><td style="width: 56px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 5,138</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 74.7</font></td><td style="width: 14px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">%</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">1.62</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</font></td><td style="width: 56px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 4,863</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 72.1</font></td><td style="width: 14px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">%</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">1.62</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 233px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:233px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">65% to 74%</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 56px; text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,335</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 19.4</font></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">%</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">1.39</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 56px; text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,484</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 22.0</font></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">%</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">1.40</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 233px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:233px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">75% to 100%</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 56px; text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 279</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 4.1</font></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">%</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">0.92</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 56px; text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 179</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2.7</font></td><td style="width: 14px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">%</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">0.85</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 19px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 233px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:233px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Greater than 100%</font></td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 56px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 122</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1.8</font></td><td style="width: 14px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">%</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">1.14</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 56px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 219</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 3.2</font></td><td style="width: 14px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">%</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">1.06</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 223px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:223px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Total mortgage loans on real estate</font></td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</font></td><td style="width: 56px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 6,874</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 100.0</font></td><td style="width: 14px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">%</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"> </td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</font></td><td style="width: 56px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:56px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 6,745</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 52px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:52px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 100.0</font></td><td style="width: 14px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond;FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">%</font></td><td style="width: 16px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:16px;"> </td><td style="width: 66px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:66px;"> </td></tr></table></div>
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CY2010Q4	lnc	Percentage Of Total Mortgage Loans PercentageOfTotalMortgageLoans	1	pure
CY2010Q2	lnc	Fixed Maturity Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains FixedMaturityAvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains	35000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Fixed Maturity Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains FixedMaturityAvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains	31000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Fixed Maturity Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Losses FixedMaturityAvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses	-51000000	USD
CY2010Q2	lnc	Fixed Maturity Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Losses FixedMaturityAvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses	-29000000	USD
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CY2010Q2	lnc	Equity Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains EquityAvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains	5000000	USD
CY2010Q2	lnc	Equity Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Losses EquityAvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses	0	USD
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CY2010Q2	lnc	Other Investments Gross Realized Gain Loss OtherInvestmentsGrossRealizedGainLoss	-8000000	USD
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CY2011Q2	lnc	Amortization Associated With Realized Gain Loss On Certain Investments AmortizationAssociatedWithRealizedGainLossOnCertainInvestments	-7000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Total Realized Gain Loss Related To Certain Investments TotalRealizedGainLossRelatedToCertainInvestments	-34000000	USD
CY2010Q2	lnc	Total Realized Gain Loss Related To Certain Investments TotalRealizedGainLossRelatedToCertainInvestments	-5000000	USD
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	lnc	Fixed Maturity Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains FixedMaturityAvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains	84000000	USD
	lnc	Fixed Maturity Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Losses FixedMaturityAvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses	-114000000	USD
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	lnc	Equity Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Losses EquityAvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses	0	USD
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	lnc	Other Investments Gross Realized Gain Loss OtherInvestmentsGrossRealizedGainLoss	-29000000	USD
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CY2011Q2	lnc	Amortization Associated With Gross Other Than Temporary Impairment Net Income AmortizationAssociatedWithGrossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentNetIncome	10000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Available For Sale Securities Gross Other Than Temporary Impairments Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncome	18000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Change In Related Items On Gross Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income ChangeInRelatedItemsOnGrossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncome	-3000000	USD
CY2010Q2	lnc	Change In Related Items On Gross Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income ChangeInRelatedItemsOnGrossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncome	0	USD
CY2010Q2	lnc	Gross Otti Recognized In Net Income Loss GrossOttiRecognizedInNetIncomeLoss	-17000000	USD
CY2010Q2	lnc	Amortization Associated With Gross Other Than Temporary Impairment Net Income AmortizationAssociatedWithGrossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentNetIncome	6000000	USD
CY2010Q2	lnc	Available For Sale Securities Gross Other Than Temporary Impairments Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncome	0	USD
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	lnc	Gross Otti Recognized In Net Income Loss GrossOttiRecognizedInNetIncomeLoss	-91000000	USD
	lnc	Available For Sale Securities Gross Other Than Temporary Impairments Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentsRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncome	22000000	USD
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	lnc	Amortization Associated With Gross Other Than Temporary Impairment Net Income AmortizationAssociatedWithGrossOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentNetIncome	27000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Collateral Payable Held For Derivative Investments Carrying Value CollateralPayableHeldForDerivativeInvestmentsCarryingValue	1023000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Securities Pledged Under Securities Lending Agreements Carrying Value SecuritiesPledgedUnderSecuritiesLendingAgreementsCarryingValue	200000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Securities Pledged Under Reverse Repurchase Agreements Carrying Value SecuritiesPledgedUnderReverseRepurchaseAgreementsCarryingValue	280000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Securities Pledged For Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility Carrying Value SecuritiesPledgedForTermAssetBackedSecuritiesLoanFacilityCarryingValue	202000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Securities Pledged For Federal Home Loan Bank Of Indianapolis Carrying Value SecuritiesPledgedForFederalHomeLoanBankOfIndianapolisCarryingValue	100000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Collateral Payable Held For Derivative Investments Fair Value CollateralPayableHeldForDerivativeInvestmentsFairValue	1023000000	USD
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CY2011Q2	lnc	Securities Pledged Under Reverse Repurchase Agreements Fair Value SecuritiesPledgedUnderReverseRepurchaseAgreementsFairValue	292000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Securities Pledged For Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility Fair Value SecuritiesPledgedForTermAssetBackedSecuritiesLoanFacilityFairValue	231000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Securities Pledged For Federal Home Loan Bank Of Indianapolis Fair Value SecuritiesPledgedForFederalHomeLoanBankOfIndianapolisFairValue	126000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Total Payables For Collateral On Investments Fair Value TotalPayablesForCollateralOnInvestmentsFairValue	1864000000	USD
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CY2010Q4	lnc	Securities Pledged Under Securities Lending Agreements Carrying Value SecuritiesPledgedUnderSecuritiesLendingAgreementsCarryingValue	199000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Securities Pledged Under Reverse Repurchase Agreements Carrying Value SecuritiesPledgedUnderReverseRepurchaseAgreementsCarryingValue	280000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Securities Pledged For Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility Carrying Value SecuritiesPledgedForTermAssetBackedSecuritiesLoanFacilityCarryingValue	280000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Securities Pledged For Federal Home Loan Bank Of Indianapolis Carrying Value SecuritiesPledgedForFederalHomeLoanBankOfIndianapolisCarryingValue	100000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Collateral Payable Held For Derivative Investments Fair Value CollateralPayableHeldForDerivativeInvestmentsFairValue	800000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Securities Pledged Under Securities Lending Agreements Fair Value SecuritiesPledgedUnderSecuritiesLendingAgreementsFairValue	192000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Securities Pledged Under Reverse Repurchase Agreements Fair Value SecuritiesPledgedUnderReverseRepurchaseAgreementsFairValue	294000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Securities Pledged For Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility Fair Value SecuritiesPledgedForTermAssetBackedSecuritiesLoanFacilityFairValue	318000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Securities Pledged For Federal Home Loan Bank Of Indianapolis Fair Value SecuritiesPledgedForFederalHomeLoanBankOfIndianapolisFairValue	115000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Total Payables For Collateral On Investments Fair Value TotalPayablesForCollateralOnInvestmentsFairValue	1719000000	USD
	lnc	Increase Decrease In Cash Collateral For Derivative Investments IncreaseDecreaseInCashCollateralForDerivativeInvestments	223000000	USD
	lnc	Increase Decrease In Cash Collateral For Derivative Investments IncreaseDecreaseInCashCollateralForDerivativeInvestments	804000000	USD
	lnc	Increase Decrease In Cash Collateral For Securities Lending Agreements IncreaseDecreaseInCashCollateralForSecuritiesLendingAgreements	1000000	USD
	lnc	Increase Decrease In Cash Collateral For Securities Lending Agreements IncreaseDecreaseInCashCollateralForSecuritiesLendingAgreements	-313000000	USD
	lnc	Increase Decrease In Cash Collateral For Reverse Repurchase Agreements IncreaseDecreaseInCashCollateralForReverseRepurchaseAgreements	0	USD
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	lnc	Increase Decrease In Cash Collateral For Securities Pledged For Talf IncreaseDecreaseInCashCollateralForSecuritiesPledgedForTalf	-78000000	USD
	lnc	Increase Decrease In Cash Collateral For Securities Pledged For Talf IncreaseDecreaseInCashCollateralForSecuritiesPledgedForTalf	-13000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Investment Commitments InvestmentCommitments	760000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Investment Commitments Limited Partnerships InvestmentCommitmentsLimitedPartnerships	271000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Investment Commitments Limited Private Placements InvestmentCommitmentsLimitedPrivatePlacements	261000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Investment Commitments Mortgage Loans InvestmentCommitmentsMortgageLoans	228000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Largest Mortgage Loan Concentration In Geographic Region LargestMortgageLoanConcentrationInGeographicRegion	0.33	pure
CY2010Q4	lnc	Largest Mortgage Loan Concentration In Geographic Region LargestMortgageLoanConcentrationInGeographicRegion	0.30	pure
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CY2011Q2	lnc	Collateral Obtained Percent Of Fair Value Fhlbi Low End Of Range CollateralObtainedPercentOfFairValueFhlbiLowEndOfRange	0.85	pure
CY2011Q2	lnc	Collateral Obtained Percent Of Fair Value Talf CollateralObtainedPercentOfFairValueTalf	0.90	pure
CY2011Q2	lnc	Collateral Obtained Percent Of Fair Value Reverse Repurchase Agreements CollateralObtainedPercentOfFairValueReverseRepurchaseAgreements	0.95	pure
CY2011Q2	lnc	Collateral Obtained Percent Of Fair Value Securities Lending Agreements Foreign CollateralObtainedPercentOfFairValueSecuritiesLendingAgreementsForeign	1.05	pure
CY2011Q2	lnc	Collateral Obtained Percent Of Fair Value Securities Lending Agreements Domestic CollateralObtainedPercentOfFairValueSecuritiesLendingAgreementsDomestic	1.02	pure
CY2010Q4	lnc	Number Of Partnerships In Alternative Investment Portfolio NumberOfPartnershipsInAlternativeInvestmentPortfolio	95	pure
CY2011Q2	lnc	Number Of Partnerships In Alternative Investment Portfolio NumberOfPartnershipsInAlternativeInvestmentPortfolio	97	pure
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	lnc	Other Than Temporary Impairment For Afs Securities Backed By Pools Of Mortgages OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentForAfsSecuritiesBackedByPoolsOfMortgages	49000000	USD
	lnc	Other Than Temporary Impairment For Afs Securities Backed By Pools Of Mortgages Unrealized OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentForAfsSecuritiesBackedByPoolsOfMortgagesUnrealized	4000000	USD
	lnc	Other Than Temporary Impairment For Afs Securities Backed By Pools Of Mortgages Unrealized OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentForAfsSecuritiesBackedByPoolsOfMortgagesUnrealized	-13000000	USD
	lnc	Other Than Temporary Impairment For Afs Securities Backed By Pools Of Mortgages Realized OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentForAfsSecuritiesBackedByPoolsOfMortgagesRealized	40000000	USD
	lnc	Other Than Temporary Impairment For Afs Securities Backed By Pools Of Mortgages Realized OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentForAfsSecuritiesBackedByPoolsOfMortgagesRealized	62000000	USD
	lnc	Available For Sale Securities Change In Gross Unrealized Holding Gain Loss AvailableForSaleSecuritiesChangeInGrossUnrealizedHoldingGainLoss	334000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Collateral Obtained Percent Of Fair Value Fhlbi Low End Of Range CollateralObtainedPercentOfFairValueFhlbiLowEndOfRange	0.85	pure
CY2010Q4	lnc	Collateral Obtained Percent Of Fair Value Talf CollateralObtainedPercentOfFairValueTalf	0.90	pure
CY2010Q4	lnc	Collateral Obtained Percent Of Fair Value Reverse Repurchase Agreements CollateralObtainedPercentOfFairValueReverseRepurchaseAgreements	0.95	pure
CY2010Q4	lnc	Collateral Obtained Percent Of Fair Value Securities Lending Agreements Domestic CollateralObtainedPercentOfFairValueSecuritiesLendingAgreementsDomestic	1.02	pure
CY2010Q4	lnc	Collateral Obtained Percent Of Fair Value Fhlbi High End Of Range CollateralObtainedPercentOfFairValueFhlbiHighEndOfRange	0.95	pure
CY2010Q4	lnc	Collateral Obtained Percent Of Fair Value Securities Lending Agreements Foreign CollateralObtainedPercentOfFairValueSecuritiesLendingAgreementsForeign	1.05	pure
CY2011Q2	lnc	Fair Value Investments Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share Unobservable Input Investment Holdings Movements Calls FairValueInvestmentsEntitiesThatCalculateNetAssetValuePerShareUnobservableInputInvestmentHoldingsMovementsCalls	-88000000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Number Of Instruments Held DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld	484605	pure
CY2011Q2	invest	Derivative Notional Amount DerivativeNotionalAmount	35880000000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	1813000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Derivative Asset Fair Value Gross Liability DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability	-716000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Asset DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	595000000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	-1948000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Number Of Instruments Held DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld	470270	pure
CY2010Q4	invest	Derivative Notional Amount DerivativeNotionalAmount	34438000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	1784000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Derivative Asset Fair Value Gross Liability DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability	-708000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Asset DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	518000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	-1959000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Remaining Life Less Than1 Year RemainingLifeLessThan1Year	7048000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Remaining Life1 To5 Years RemainingLife1To5Years	11590000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Remaining Life6 To10 Years RemainingLife6To10Years	10908000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Remaining Life11 To30 Years RemainingLife11To30Years	6325000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Remaining Life Over30 Years RemainingLifeOver30Years	9000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Remaining Life Total Years RemainingLifeTotalYears	35880000000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Income Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeNet	-54000000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Income Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeNet	47000000	USD
	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Income Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeNet	13000000	USD
	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Income Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeNet	20000000	USD
	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassified To Investment Income Net CashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassifiedToInvestmentIncomeNet	10000000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassified To Investment Income Net CashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassifiedToInvestmentIncomeNet	-4000000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassified To Investment Income Net CashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassifiedToInvestmentIncomeNet	7000000	USD
	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Reclassified To Investment Income Net CashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassifiedToInvestmentIncomeNet	-4000000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness Net GainLossOnFairValueHedgeIneffectivenessNet	0	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Change In Unrealized Gain Loss On Fair Value Hedging Instruments ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnFairValueHedgingInstruments	1000000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Change In Unrealized Gain Loss On Fair Value Hedging Instruments ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnFairValueHedgingInstruments	1000000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness Net GainLossOnFairValueHedgeIneffectivenessNet	0	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness Net GainLossOnFairValueHedgeIneffectivenessNet	0	USD
	us-gaap	Change In Unrealized Gain Loss On Fair Value Hedging Instruments ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnFairValueHedgingInstruments	2000000	USD
	us-gaap	Change In Unrealized Gain Loss On Fair Value Hedging Instruments ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnFairValueHedgingInstruments	2000000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Fair Value Hedge Ineffectiveness Net GainLossOnFairValueHedgeIneffectivenessNet	1000000	USD
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CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Credit Derivative Current Fair Value CreditDerivativeCurrentFairValue	-7000000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Assets Needed For Immediate Settlement Aggregate Fair Value AssetsNeededForImmediateSettlementAggregateFairValue	125000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Number Of Credit Risk Derivatives Held NumberOfCreditRiskDerivativesHeld	9	pure
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Credit Derivative Current Fair Value CreditDerivativeCurrentFairValue	-16000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Assets Needed For Immediate Settlement Aggregate Fair Value AssetsNeededForImmediateSettlementAggregateFairValue	145000000	USD
CY2010Q4	lnc	Less Counterparty Thresholds LessCounterpartyThresholds	10000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Additional Collateral Aggregate Fair Value AdditionalCollateralAggregateFairValue	135000000	USD
CY2011Q2	lnc	Less Counterparty Thresholds LessCounterpartyThresholds	0	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Additional Collateral Aggregate Fair Value AdditionalCollateralAggregateFairValue	125000000	USD
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	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-Q
	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2011-06-30
	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP
	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000059558
	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2011Q3	dei	Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding	308340501	shares
CY2010Q2	dei	Entity Public Float EntityPublicFloat	7700000000	USD
	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2011
	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	Q2

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