$PRU
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC Stock $pru

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2012 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000119312512334825 Filed on August 03, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
Revenue	$16.14B	$12.24B
YoY Change	31.82%	11.44%
Cost Of Revenue	$7.427B	$6.035B
YoY Change	23.07%
Gross Profit	$8.713B	$6.209B
YoY Change	40.33%
Gross Profit Margin	53.98%	50.71%
Selling, General & Admin	$3.256B	$3.423B
YoY Change	-4.88%	44.37%
% of Gross Profit	37.37%	55.13%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.237B	$511.0M
YoY Change	142.07%
% of Gross Profit	14.2%	8.23%
Operating Expenses	$13.17B	$11.16B
YoY Change	17.98%	17.71%
Operating Profit	-$4.454B	-$4.951B
YoY Change	-10.04%
Interest Expense
YoY Change
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$2.969B	$1.084B
YoY Change	173.89%	-28.02%
Income Tax	$732.0M	$292.0M
% Of Pretax Income	24.65%	26.94%
Net Earnings	$2.222B	$795.0M
YoY Change	179.5%	-26.18%
Net Earnings / Revenue	13.77%	6.49%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$4.75	$1.61
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$4.69	$1.59
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$14.24B	$13.91B
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
YoY Change
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$366.6B	$335.5B
YoY Change	9.26%	22.62%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$647.5B	$613.4B
YoY Change	5.56%	23.67%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$3.226B	$2.152B
YoY Change	49.91%	-3.02%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$18.39B	$12.74B
YoY Change	44.41%	25.38%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$24.30B	$24.58B
YoY Change	-1.14%	9.73%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$11.04B	$16.75B
YoY Change	-34.08%	17.81%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$24.30B	$41.32B
YoY Change	-41.2%	12.87%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$18.39B	$12.74B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$24.30B	$41.32B
Total Liabilities	$608.8B	$578.3B
YoY Change	5.27%	24.04%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$17.52B
YoY Change
Common Stock	$24.32B
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$12.12B
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	$196.1M
Shareholders Equity	$38.02B	$35.04B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$647.5B	$613.4B
YoY Change	5.56%	23.67%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q2	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$2.222B	$795.0M
YoY Change	179.5%	-26.18%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.237B	$511.0M
YoY Change	142.07%
Cash From Operating Activities	$5.269B	$2.943B
YoY Change	79.03%	13.11%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$3.285B	-$2.375B
YoY Change	38.32%	724.65%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$3.285B	-$2.375B
YoY Change	38.32%	724.65%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.013B	2.219B
YoY Change	-190.72%	-503.45%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	5.269B	2.943B
Cash From Investing Activities	-3.285B	-2.375B
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.013B	2.219B
Net Change In Cash	-29.00M	2.787B
YoY Change	-101.04%	57.99%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$5.269B	$2.943B
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

Facts In Submission

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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Equity Securities Available For Sale At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockEquitySecuritiesAvailableForSaleAtFairValue	3122000000	USD
CY2011Q4	pru	Assets Designated To Closed Block Commercial Mortgage Loans AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockCommercialMortgageLoans	8322000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Policy Loans AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockPolicyLoans	5296000000	USD
CY2011Q4	pru	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Long Term Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherLongTermInvestments	2080000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Short Term Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockShortTermInvestments	485000000	USD
CY2011Q4	pru	Assets Designated To Closed Block Total Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockTotalInvestments	61598000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Cash And Cash Equivalents AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockCashAndCashEquivalents	1006000000	USD
CY2011Q4	pru	Assets Designated To Closed Block Accrued Investments Income AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockAccruedInvestmentsIncome	571000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Closed Block Assets AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherClosedBlockAssets	284000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	63459000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Excess Of Reported Closed Block Liabilities Over Assets Designated To Closed Block ExcessOfReportedClosedBlockLiabilitiesOverAssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	2990000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Investments Available For Sale Change In Unrealized Appreciation ClosedBlockInvestmentsAvailableForSaleChangeInUnrealizedAppreciation	3836000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Change In Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesChangeInPolicyholderDividendObligation	-3847000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Maximum Future Earnings To Be Recognized ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesMaximumFutureEarningsToBeRecognized	2979000000	USD
	us-gaap	Schedule Of Closed Block Assets And Liabilities ScheduleOfClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilities	<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 345px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:345px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 72px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:72px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">June 30,</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 72px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:72px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">December 31,</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 345px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:345px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 72px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:72px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2012</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 72px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:72px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2011</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 1px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 345px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:345px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 345px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:345px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="5" style="width: 156px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:156px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">(in millions)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 369px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:369px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Closed Block Liabilities</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Future policy benefits</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">51,160</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">51,423</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Policyholders' dividends payable</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">898</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">902</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Policyholders' dividend obligation</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">5,425</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">4,609</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Policyholders' account balances</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">5,454</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">5,484</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Other Closed Block liabilities</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">4,380</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">4,031</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="7" style="width: 513px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:513px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Total Closed Block Liabilities</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">67,317</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">66,449</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 345px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:345px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 369px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:369px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Closed Block Assets</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">42,415</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">42,024</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Other trading account assets, at fair value</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">236</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">269</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">3,053</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">3,122</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Commercial mortgage and other loans</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">8,985</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">8,322</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Policy loans</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">5,165</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">5,296</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Other long-term investments</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">2,126</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">2,080</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Short-term investments</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">674</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">485</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="7" style="width: 513px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:513px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Total investments</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">62,654</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">61,598</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Cash and cash equivalents</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">794</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">1,006</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Accrued investment income</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">560</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">571</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="8" style="width: 525px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:525px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Other Closed Block assets</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">324</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">284</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="7" style="width: 513px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:513px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Total Closed Block Assets</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">64,332</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">63,459</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 345px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:345px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="9" style="width: 537px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:537px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Excess of reported Closed Block Liabilities over Closed Block Assets</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">2,985</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">2,990</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="9" style="width: 537px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:537px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Portion of above representing accumulated other comprehensive income:</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="7" style="width: 513px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:513px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Net unrealized investment gains (losses)</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">4,634</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">3,836</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="7" style="width: 513px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:513px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Allocated to policyholder dividend obligation</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">(4,646)</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">(3,847)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td colspan="9" style="width: 537px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:537px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Future earnings to be recognized from Closed Block Assets and Closed Block Liabilities</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;">2,973</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: right;">2,979</font></td></tr></table></div>
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	us-gaap	Closed Block Dividend Obligation Change In Unrealized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockDividendObligationChangeInUnrealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	799000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	1414000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	1467000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	146000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsOtherRevenue	-1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	3026000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefits ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefits	1789000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Change In Policyholder Benefits And Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockOperationsChangeInPolicyholderBenefitsAndInterestCreditedToPolicyholderAccountBalances	69000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderDividends	976000000	USD
	pru	Closed Block Operations General And Administrative Expenses ClosedBlockOperationsGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenses	250000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	3084000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	-58000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	-65000000	USD
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	pru	Adjustment Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax AdjustmentIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Results ClosedBlockOperationsNetResults	6000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	1462000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	1490000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	252000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsOtherRevenue	32000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	3236000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefits ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefits	1729000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Change In Policyholder Benefits And Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockOperationsChangeInPolicyholderBenefitsAndInterestCreditedToPolicyholderAccountBalances	69000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderDividends	1209000000	USD
	pru	Closed Block Operations General And Administrative Expenses ClosedBlockOperationsGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenses	263000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	3270000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	-34000000	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	-37000000	USD
	pru	Closed Block Revenue Net Of Closed Block Benefits Expenses Income Taxes Before Discontinued Operations ClosedBlockRevenueNetOfClosedBlockBenefitsExpensesIncomeTaxesBeforeDiscontinuedOperations	3000000	USD
	pru	Adjustment Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax AdjustmentIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	0	USD
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Results ClosedBlockOperationsNetResults	3000000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Premiums ClosedBlockOperationsPremiums	743000000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	734000000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Realized Investment Gains Losses ClosedBlockOperationsRealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	155000000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Other Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsOtherRevenue	-21000000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Revenue ClosedBlockOperationsRevenue	1611000000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Benefits ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderBenefits	930000000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Change In Policyholder Benefits And Interest Credited To Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockOperationsChangeInPolicyholderBenefitsAndInterestCreditedToPolicyholderAccountBalances	35000000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Policyholder Dividends ClosedBlockOperationsPolicyholderDividends	572000000	USD
CY2012Q2	pru	Closed Block Operations General And Administrative Expenses ClosedBlockOperationsGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenses	123000000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense ClosedBlockOperationsBenefitsAndExpense	1660000000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Results Before Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsResultsBeforeIncomeTaxes	-49000000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Income Taxes ClosedBlockOperationsIncomeTaxes	-53000000	USD
CY2012Q2	pru	Closed Block Revenue Net Of Closed Block Benefits Expenses Income Taxes Before Discontinued Operations ClosedBlockRevenueNetOfClosedBlockBenefitsExpensesIncomeTaxesBeforeDiscontinuedOperations	4000000	USD
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