$PRU
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC Stock $pru

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000113777419000099 Filed on November 05, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
Revenue	$19.22B	$15.11B	$16.15B
YoY Change	4.29%	-6.46%	-1.01%
Cost Of Revenue		$7.722B	$9.311B
YoY Change		-17.07%	13.65%
Gross Profit		$7.383B	$6.837B
YoY Change		7.99%	-15.8%
Gross Profit Margin		48.88%	42.34%
Selling, General & Admin	$4.421B	$3.961B	$3.406B
YoY Change	36.37%	16.29%	-0.44%
% of Gross Profit		53.65%	49.82%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$108.0M	$591.0M	$563.0M
YoY Change	-6.9%	4.97%	-12.44%
% of Gross Profit		8.0%	8.23%
Operating Expenses	$17.88B	$13.38B	$14.31B
YoY Change	2.88%	-6.5%	7.66%
Operating Profit		-$5.997B	-$7.473B
YoY Change		-19.75%	44.49%
Interest Expense
YoY Change
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$1.344B	$1.725B	$1.838B
YoY Change	27.64%	-6.15%	-39.16%
Income Tax	$221.0M	$332.0M	$184.0M
% Of Pretax Income	16.44%	19.25%	10.01%
Net Earnings	$1.128B	$1.418B	$1.672B
YoY Change	33.97%	-15.19%	-25.29%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.87%	9.39%	10.35%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.78	$3.47	$3.97
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.76	$3.44	$3.90
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	402.0M shares	404.1M shares	416.2M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		408.5M shares	424.7M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$21.89B		$17.62B
YoY Change	6.39%
Cash & Equivalents	$16.33B	$18.29B	$12.47B
Short-Term Investments	$5.560B		$5.149B
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$554.0M	$524.0M
YoY Change
Goodwill	$3.013B
YoY Change	249.13%
Intangibles	$600.0M
YoY Change	72.41%
Long-Term Investments	$8.252B	$523.5B	$465.0B
YoY Change	16.97%	12.59%	0.02%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$896.6B	$885.6B	$822.7B
YoY Change	10.0%	7.64%	0.2%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses	$594.0M	$564.0M
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$562.0M	$586.0M	$744.0M
YoY Change	-24.26%	-21.24%	11.71%
Long-Term Debt Due	$1.371B	$904.0M	$1.649B
YoY Change	-19.78%	-45.18%	-2.54%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$20.89B	$22.27B	$13.92B
YoY Change	44.12%	59.97%	-34.33%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$18.65B	$19.15B	$17.42B
YoY Change	7.3%	9.93%	1.56%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$20.21B	$17.19B	$16.20B
YoY Change	26.16%	6.14%	0.79%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$18.65B	$19.15B	$17.42B
YoY Change	7.3%	9.93%	1.56%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$20.89B	$22.27B	$13.92B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$18.65B	$19.15B	$17.42B
Total Liabilities	$832.8B	$819.3B	$775.7B
YoY Change	8.72%	5.63%	0.66%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$32.99B	$32.27B	$30.01B
YoY Change	8.27%	7.55%	19.73%
Common Stock	$25.54B	$25.36B	$24.82B
YoY Change	2.83%	2.18%	0.36%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$19.45B	$19.39B	$17.25B
YoY Change	10.57%	12.41%	7.71%
Treasury Stock Shares	267.5M shares	268.0M shares	245.7M shares
Shareholders Equity	$63.12B	$65.80B	$46.73B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$896.6B	$885.6B	$822.7B
YoY Change	10.0%	7.64%	0.2%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.128B	$1.418B	$1.672B
YoY Change	33.97%	-15.19%	-25.29%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$108.0M	$591.0M	$563.0M
YoY Change	-6.9%	4.97%	-12.44%
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.985B	$7.316B	$3.593B
YoY Change	-65.03%	103.62%	-11.83%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$3.912B	-$5.079B	-$6.452B
YoY Change	-54.97%	-21.28%	15.73%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$3.912B	-$5.079B	-$6.452B
YoY Change	-54.97%	-21.28%	15.73%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.992B	597.0M	400.0M
YoY Change	7014.29%	49.25%	-152.98%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	3.985B	7.316B	3.593B
Cash From Investing Activities	-3.912B	-5.079B	-6.452B
Cash From Financing Activities	-1.992B	597.0M	400.0M
Net Change In Cash	-1.919B	2.834B	-2.459B
YoY Change	-171.58%	-215.25%	9.05%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$3.985B	$7.316B	$3.593B
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Gross Liability DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability	9331000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Amount Not Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral	1076000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Of Collateral DerivativeAssetFairValueOfCollateral	614000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	462000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Gross SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellGross	986000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Liability SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellLiability	0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResell	986000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Fair Value Of Collateral SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellFairValueOfCollateral	986000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Amount Offset Against Collateral SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Gross DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedGross	11393000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Liability DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedLiability	9331000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowed	2062000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Collateral Obligation To Return Securities DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedCollateralObligationToReturnSecurities	1600000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	462000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Offset Against Collateral Net Of Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement Policy Election DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOffsetAgainstCollateralNetOfNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangementPolicyElection	5387000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Asset DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	5281000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Not Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral	106000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Of Collateral DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOfCollateral	45000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	61000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Gross SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseGross	9950000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Fair Value Of Collateral SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseFairValueOfCollateral	9950000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Amount Offset Against Collateral SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Gross DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedGross	15337000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Asset DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedAsset	5281000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoaned	10056000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Collateral Right To Reclaim Securities DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedCollateralRightToReclaimSecurities	9995000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	61000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	5281000000	USD
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	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss To Be Reclassified Within Twelve Months CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths	286000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	pru	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Investment Hedge Before Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	532000000	USD
CY2019Q3	pru	Credit Derivative Protection Purchased Notional Amount CreditDerivativeProtectionPurchasedNotionalAmount	274000000	USD
CY2018Q4	pru	Credit Derivative Protection Purchased Notional Amount CreditDerivativeProtectionPurchasedNotionalAmount	145000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	18128000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	18128000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	18128000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	1389000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	8143000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	8143000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	8143000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	134000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	9331000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	9331000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	9331000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	1148000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	5281000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	5281000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	127000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	146000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	129000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	92000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	67000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	143000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	617000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Renewal Term LesseeOperatingLeaseRenewalTerm	P18Y
	pru	Lessee Operating Lease Optionto Terminate Term LesseeOperatingLeaseOptiontoTerminateTerm	P8Y
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	524000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	564000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P6Y
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.0250
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Remainder Of Fiscal Year LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear	40000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	53000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	564000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	35000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	25000000	USD
	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	104000000	USD
	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	75000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Lease Income LeaseIncome	39000000	USD
	us-gaap	Lease Income LeaseIncome	139000000	USD
	us-gaap	Schedule Of Closed Block Assets And Liabilities ScheduleOfClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilities	<div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Closed Block liabilities and assets designated to the Closed Block, as well as maximum future earnings to be recognized from these liabilities and assets, are as follows:</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="9"/></tr><tr><td style="width:76%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:9%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/><td style="width:9%;"/><td style="width:1%;"/></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">September 30, <br/>2019</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">December 31, <br/>2018</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="7" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">(in millions)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Closed Block liabilities</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Future policy benefits</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>47,726</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>48,282</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Policyholders’ dividends payable</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>840</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>812</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Policyholders’ dividend obligation</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>6,563</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>3,150</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Policyholders’ account balances</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>4,988</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>5,061</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Other Closed Block liabilities</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>4,391</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>3,955</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Total Closed Block liabilities</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>64,508</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>61,260</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Closed Block assets</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>42,078</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>38,538</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>243</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>195</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Equity securities, at fair value</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>2,064</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>1,784</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Commercial mortgage and other loans</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>8,484</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>8,782</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Policy loans</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>4,302</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>4,410</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Other invested assets</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>3,367</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>3,316</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Short-term investments</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>323</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>477</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Total investments</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>60,861</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>57,502</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Cash and cash equivalents</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>359</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>467</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Accrued investment income</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>478</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>466</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Other Closed Block assets</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>133</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>105</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:52px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Total Closed Block assets</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>61,831</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>58,540</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Excess of reported Closed Block liabilities over Closed Block assets</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>2,677</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>2,720</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Portion of above representing accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Net unrealized investment gains (losses)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>3,926</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>857</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Allocated to policyholder dividend obligation</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>(3,977</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>(899</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Future earnings to be recognized from Closed Block assets and Closed Block liabilities</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>2,626</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span>2,678</span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></td></tr></table></div><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div>
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Future Policy Benefits And Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockLiabilitiesFuturePolicyBenefitsAndPolicyholderAccountBalances	47726000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Future Policy Benefits And Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockLiabilitiesFuturePolicyBenefitsAndPolicyholderAccountBalances	48282000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividends Payable ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendsPayable	840000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividends Payable ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendsPayable	812000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	6563000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	3150000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Policyholder Funds ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherPolicyholderFunds	4988000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Policyholder Funds ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherPolicyholderFunds	5061000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherClosedBlockLiabilities	4391000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherClosedBlockLiabilities	3955000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilities	64508000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilities	61260000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Fixed Maturity Available For Sale At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockFixedMaturityAvailableForSaleAtFairValue	42078000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Fixed Maturity Available For Sale At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockFixedMaturityAvailableForSaleAtFairValue	38538000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Trading Securities Debt AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockTradingSecuritiesDebt	243000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Trading Securities Debt AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockTradingSecuritiesDebt	195000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Equity Securities At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockEquitySecuritiesAtFairValue	2064000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Equity Securities At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockEquitySecuritiesAtFairValue	1784000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Mortgage Loans On Real Estate AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockMortgageLoansOnRealEstate	8484000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Mortgage Loans On Real Estate AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockMortgageLoansOnRealEstate	8782000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Policy Loans AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockPolicyLoans	4302000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Policy Loans AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockPolicyLoans	4410000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherInvestments	3367000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherInvestments	3316000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Short Term Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockShortTermInvestments	323000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Short Term Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockShortTermInvestments	477000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockInvestments	60861000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockInvestments	57502000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Cash And Cash Equivalents AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockCashAndCashEquivalents	359000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Cash And Cash Equivalents AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockCashAndCashEquivalents	467000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Accrued Investment Income AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockAccruedInvestmentIncome	478000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Accrued Investment Income AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockAccruedInvestmentIncome	466000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Closed Block Assets1 AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherClosedBlockAssets1	133000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Closed Block Assets1 AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherClosedBlockAssets1	105000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	61831000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	58540000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Excess Of Reported Closed Block Liabilities Over Assets Designated To Closed Block ExcessOfReportedClosedBlockLiabilitiesOverAssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	2677000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Excess Of Reported Closed Block Liabilities Over Assets Designated To Closed Block ExcessOfReportedClosedBlockLiabilitiesOverAssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	2720000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Investments Available For Sale Change In Unrealized Appreciation ClosedBlockInvestmentsAvailableForSaleChangeInUnrealizedAppreciation	3926000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Investments Available For Sale Change In Unrealized Appreciation ClosedBlockInvestmentsAvailableForSaleChangeInUnrealizedAppreciation	857000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Change In Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesChangeInPolicyholderDividendObligation	-3977000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Change In Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesChangeInPolicyholderDividendObligation	-899000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	1752000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Change In Policyholder Benefits And Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockOperationsChangeInPolicyholderBenefitsAndInterestCreditedToPolicyholderAccountBalances	99000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Maximum Future Earnings To Be Recognized ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesMaximumFutureEarningsToBeRecognized	2626000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Maximum Future Earnings To Be Recognized ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesMaximumFutureEarningsToBeRecognized	2678000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	3150000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Dividend Obligation Increase Decrease For Effect Of Operating Results ClosedBlockDividendObligationIncreaseDecreaseForEffectOfOperatingResults	334000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Dividend Obligation Change In Unrealized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockDividendObligationChangeInUnrealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	3079000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	6563000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	510000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	528000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	1618000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	1680000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	591000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	562000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	1732000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	351000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	-4000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	456000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	104000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsOtherRevenue	31000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsOtherRevenue	166000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsOtherRevenue	356000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsOtherRevenue	273000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	1483000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	1252000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	4162000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	3809000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefits ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefits	659000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefits ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefits	676000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefits ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefits	2148000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefits ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefits	2182000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Change In Policyholder Benefits And Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockOperationsChangeInPolicyholderBenefitsAndInterestCreditedToPolicyholderAccountBalances	33000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Change In Policyholder Benefits And Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockOperationsChangeInPolicyholderBenefitsAndInterestCreditedToPolicyholderAccountBalances	33000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Change In Policyholder Benefits And Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockOperationsChangeInPolicyholderBenefitsAndInterestCreditedToPolicyholderAccountBalances	97000000	USD
	us-gaap	Tax Adjustments Settlements And Unusual Provisions TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions	40000000	USD
	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderDividends	649000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderDividends	424000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderDividends	1617000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderDividends	1240000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Expense ClosedBlockOperationsOtherExpense	88000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Expense ClosedBlockOperationsOtherExpense	91000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Expense ClosedBlockOperationsOtherExpense	266000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Expense ClosedBlockOperationsOtherExpense	275000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	1429000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	1224000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	4128000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	3796000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	54000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	28000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	34000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	13000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	39000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	12000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	-14000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	-33000000	USD
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