Equitable Financial Life Insurance 10-Q 9 May 14 2014 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

DOCUMENT_AND_ENTITY_INFORMATIO

DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	9-May-14
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Entity Registrant Name	'AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0000727920	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer	'
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding	'	2,000,000

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEET

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
ASSETS	'	'
Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value	$29,836	$29,419
Mortgage loans on real estate	5,832	5,684
Equity real estate, held for the production of income	3	3
Policy loans	3,425	3,434
Other equity investments	1,891	1,863
Trading securities	4,470	4,221
Other invested assets	1,846	1,353
Total investments	47,303	45,977
Cash and cash equivalents	2,973	2,283
Cash and securities segregated, at fair value	900	981
Broker-dealer related receivables	1,694	1,539
Deferred policy acquisition costs	4,015	3,874
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	3,697	3,703
Amounts due from reinsurers	3,898	3,934
Loans to affiliates	1,088	1,088
Guaranteed minimum income benefit reinsurance contract asset, at fair value	7,443	6,747
Other assets	4,483	4,418
Separate Accounts' assets	108,351	108,857
Total Assets	185,845	183,401
LIABILITIES	'	'
Policyholders' account balances	30,611	30,340
Future policy benefits and other policyholders' liabilities	22,066	21,697
Broker-dealer related payables	631	538
Amounts due to reinsurers	59	71
Customers related payables	1,714	1,698
Short-term and long-term debt	573	468
Loans from affiliates	825	825
Current and deferred income taxes	3,450	2,813
Other liabilities	2,799	2,653
Separate Accounts' liabilities	108,351	108,857
Total Liabilities	171,079	169,960
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Notes 10 and 11)	0	0
AXA Equitable's equity:	'	'
Common stock, $1.25 par value, 2 million shares authorized, issued and outstanding	2	2
Capital in excess of par value	5,944	5,934
Retained earnings	6,182	5,205
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	-233	-603
Total AXA Equitable's equity	11,895	10,538
Noncontrolling interest	2,871	2,903
Total Equity	14,766	13,441
Total Liabilities and Equity	$185,845	$183,401

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEET_Par

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS	'	'
Common Stock par value	$1.25	$1.25
Common Stock authorized	2,000,000	2,000,000
Common Stock issued	2,000,000	2,000,000
Common Stock outstanding	2,000,000	2,000,000

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_EAR

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
REVENUES	'	'
Universal life and investment-type product policy fee income	$813	$897
Premiums	151	126
Net investment income (loss):	'	'
Investment income (loss) from derivative instruments	506	-907
Other Investment Income (Loss)	595	565
Total net investment income (loss)	1,101	-342
Investment gains (losses), net:	'	'
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses	-13	-14
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0
Net impariment losses recognized	-13	-14
Other investment gains (losses), net	15	-2
Total investment gains (losses), net	2	-16
Commissions, fees and other income	943	915
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of the reinsurance contract asset	696	-1,188
Total revenues	3,706	392
BENEFITS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS	'	'
Policyholders' benefits	812	428
Interest credited to policyholders' account balances	296	381
Compensation and benefits	430	423
Commissions	286	281
Distribution related payments	97	109
Amortization of deferred sales commissions	9	11
Interest expense	18	28
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	16	39
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	-159	-159
Rent expense	43	43
Amortization of other intangible assets	7	6
Other operating costs and expenses	340	358
Total benefits and other deductions	2,195	1,948
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes	1,511	-1,556
Income tax (expense) benefit	-455	622
Net earnings (loss)	1,056	-934
Less: net (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	-79	-70
Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to AXA Equitable	$977	($1,004)

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_COM

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	'	'
Net earnings (loss)	$1,056	($934)
Other comprehensive income (loss) net of income taxes:	'	'
Change in unrealized gains (losses), net of reclassification adjustment	353	-156
Changes in defined benefit plan related items not yet recognized in periodic benefit cost, net of reclassification adjustment	19	-25
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	372	-181
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,428	-1,115
Less: Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	-81	-66
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to AXA Equitable	$1,347	($1,181)

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_EQU

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Parent [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Capital in excess of par value [Member]	Retained earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Noncontrolling interest [Member]
In Millions
Beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2012	'	'	$2	$5,992	$9,125	$317	$2,494
Net earnings (loss)	-934	'	'	'	-1,004	'	70
Other Comprehensive Income	-181	'	'	'	'	-177	-4
Repurchase of AllianceBernstein Holding units	'	'	'	'	'	'	-13
Dividends and distributions	'	'	'	'	0	'	-69
Other	'	'	'	18	'	'	124
End of year at Mar. 31, 2013	16,875	14,273	2	6,010	8,121	140	2,602
Beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2013	13,441	'	2	5,934	5,205	-603	2,903
Net earnings (loss)	1,056	'	'	'	977	'	79
Other Comprehensive Income	372	'	'	'	'	370	2
Repurchase of AllianceBernstein Holding units	'	'	'	'	'	'	-2
Dividends and distributions	'	'	'	'	0	'	-121
Other	'	'	'	10	'	'	10
End of year at Mar. 31, 2014	$14,766	$11,895	$2	$5,944	$6,182	($233)	$2,871

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CAS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS	'	'
Net earnings (loss)	$1,056	($934)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: [Abstract]	'	'
Interest credited to policyholders' account balances	296	381
Universal life and investment-type product policy fee income	-813	-897
Net change in broker-dealer and customer related receivables/payables	-100	-571
(Income) loss related to derivative instruments	-506	907
Investment (gains) losses, net	-2	16
Change in segregated cash and securities, net	81	479
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs	-143	-120
Change in future policy benefits	282	-53
Change in current and deferred income taxes	449	-480
Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses	-156	18
Change in the fair value of the reinsurance contract asset	-696	1,188
Contribution to pension plans	0	0
Amortization of deferred compensation	6	7
Amortization of deferred sales commissions	9	11
Other depreciation and amortization	27	40
Amortization of reinsurance costs	55	74
Amortization of other intangibles	7	6
Other, net	-74	59
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	-222	131
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Maturities and repayments of fixed maturities and mortgage loans on real estate	633	1,083
Sales of investments	741	584
Purchases of investments	-1,575	-2,460
Cash settlements related to derivative instruments	264	-855
Change in short-term investments	-240	-5
Investment in capitalized software, leasehold improvements and EDP equipment	-26	-11
Other net	5	37
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-198	-1,627
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Policyholders account balances deposits and transfers from Separate Accounts	1,147	1,237
Policyholders account balances withdrawals	-288	-251
Change in short-term financings	109	63
Change in collateralized pledged assets	24	4
Change in collateralized pledged liabilities	238	-353
Shareholder dividends paid	0	0
Repurchase of AllianceBernstein Holdings units	-4	-21
Distribution to non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	-121	-69
Other, net	5	32
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,110	642
Change in cash and cash equivalents	690	-854
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	2,283	3,162
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	2,973	2,308
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	'	'
Interest Paid	0	0
Income Taxes Paid (Refunded)	$7	($150)

ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization [Abstract]	'
ORGANIZATION	'
	AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
	NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
	(UNAUDITED)
	1)       ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
	The preparation of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions (including normal, recurring accruals) that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary in the opinion of management for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position of AXA Equitable and its consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. These statements should be read in conjunction with the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2013. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
	At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company's economic interest in AllianceBernstein was 32.7%. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, AXA and its subsidiaries' (including AXA Financial Group) economic interest in AllianceBernstein was 63.6% and 63.7%.
	The terms “first quarter 2014” and “first quarter 2013” refer to the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

SIGNIFICANT_ACCOUNTING_POLICIE

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	'
	2)       SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
	Accounting for Variable Annuities with GMDB and GMIB Features
	Future claims exposure on products with guaranteed minimum death benefit (“GMDB”) and guaranteed minimum income benefit (“GMIB”) features are sensitive to movements in the equity markets and interest rates. The Company has in place various hedging programs utilizing derivatives that are designed to mitigate the impact of movements in equity markets and interest rates. The accounting for these various hedging programs do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. As a result, changes in the value of the derivatives will be recognized in the period in which they occur while offsetting changes in reserves and deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) will be recognized over time in accordance with policies described in the Company's Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, under “Policyholders' Account Balances and Future Policy Benefits” and “DAC”. These differences in recognition contribute to earnings volatility.
	GMIB reinsurance contracts are used to cede to affiliated and non-affiliated reinsurers a portion of the exposure on variable annuity products that offer the GMIB feature. The GMIB reinsurance contracts are accounted for as derivatives and are reported at fair value. Gross reserves for GMIB are calculated on the basis of assumptions related to projected benefits and related contract charges over the lives of the contracts and therefore will not immediately reflect the offsetting impact on future claims exposure resulting from the same capital market and/or interest rate fluctuations that cause gains or losses on the fair value of the GMIB reinsurance contracts. The changes in the fair value of the GMIB reinsurance contracts are recorded in the period in which they occur while offsetting changes in gross reserves and DAC for GMIB are recognized over time in accordance with policies described in the Company's Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 under “Policyholders' Account Balances and Future Policy Benefits” and “DAC”. These differences in recognition contribute to earnings volatility.
	Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements
	In July 2013, the FASB issued new guidance on the presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The amendments in this guidance state that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion thereof, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. An exception to this guidance would be where a net operating loss carryforward or similar tax loss or credit carryforward would not be available under the tax law to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position, or the tax law does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose. In such a case, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2013. Implementation of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	In February 2013, the FASB issued new guidance to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of AOCI. The amendments in this guidance require an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of AOCI on the respective line items in the statement of earnings (loss) if the amount being reclassified is required to be reclassified in its entirety to net earnings (loss). For other amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net earnings in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts. The guidance requires disclosure of reclassification information either in the notes or the face of the financial statements provided the information is presented in one location. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 31, 2012. Implementation of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	In December 2011, the FASB issued new and enhanced disclosures about offsetting (netting) of financial instruments and derivatives, including repurchase/reverse repurchase agreements and securities lending/borrowing arrangements, to converge with those required by IFRS. The disclosures require presentation in tabular format of gross and net information about assets and liabilities that either are offset (presented net) on the balance sheet or are subject to master netting agreements or similar arrangements providing rights of setoff, such as global master repurchase, securities lending, and derivative clearing agreements, irrespective of whether the assets and liabilities are offset. Financial instruments subject only to collateral agreements are excluded from the scope of these requirements, however, the tabular disclosures are required to include the fair values of financial collateral, including cash, related to master netting agreements or similar arrangements. In January 2013, the FASB issued new guidance limiting the scope of the new balance sheet offsetting disclosures to derivatives, repurchase agreements, and securities lending transactions to the extent that they are (1) offset in the financial statements or (2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after January 1, 2013. Implementation of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

INVESTMENTS

INVESTMENTS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Investments Disclosure [Abstract]	'
INVESTMENTS	'
	3)       INVESTMENTS
	Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities
	The following table provides information relating to fixed maturities and equity securities classified as AFS:
	Available-for-Sale Securities by Classification
								Gross			Gross
					Amortized			Unrealized			Unrealized			Fair			OTTI
					Cost			Gains			Losses			Value			in AOCI (3)
					(In Millions)
	March 31, 2014:
	Fixed Maturity Securities:
		Corporate			$	21,412		$	1,565		$	110		$	22,867		$	0
		U.S. Treasury, government and agency				3,596			37			272			3,361			0
		States and political subdivisions				444			55			0			499			0
		Foreign governments				391			48			6			433			0
		Commercial mortgage-backed				954			12			228			738			23
		Residential mortgage-backed(1)				872			35			0			907			0
		Asset-backed(2)				103			12			2			113			4
		Redeemable preferred stock				889			59			30			918			0
			Total Fixed Maturities			28,661			1,823			648			29,836			27
	Equity securities					28			0			0			28			0
	Total at March 31, 2014				$	28,689		$	1,823		$	648		$	29,864		$	27
	December 31, 2013:
	Fixed Maturity Securities:
		Corporate			$	21,516		$	1,387		$	213		$	22,690		$	0
		U.S. Treasury, government and agency				3,584			22			477			3,129			0
		States and political subdivisions				444			35			2			477			0
		Foreign governments				392			46			5			433			0
		Commercial mortgage-backed				971			10			265			716			23
		Residential mortgage-backed(1)				914			34			1			947			0
		Asset-backed(2)				132			11			3			140			4
		Redeemable preferred stock				883			55			51			887			0
			Total Fixed Maturities			28,836			1,600			1,017			29,419			27
	Equity securities					37			0			3			34			0
	Total at December 31, 2013				$	28,873		$	1,600		$	1,020		$	29,453		$	27
	Includes publicly traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
	Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages and other asset types and credit tenant loans.
	Amounts represent OTTI losses in AOCI, which were not included in earnings (loss) in accordance with current accounting guidance.
	At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, the Company had trading fixed maturities with an amortized cost of $223 million and $243 million and carrying values of $227 million and $238 million. Gross unrealized gains on trading fixed maturities were $4 million and $2 million and gross unrealized losses were $0 million and $7 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
	The contractual maturities of AFS fixed maturities (excluding redeemable preferred stock) at March 31, 2014 are shown in the table below. Bonds not due at a single maturity date have been included in the table in the final year of maturity. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
	Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities
	Contractual Maturities at March 31, 2014
				Amortized Cost			Fair Value
				(In Millions)
	Due in one year or less			$	2,005		$	2,053
	Due in years two through five				7,048			7,671
	Due in years six through ten				10,650			11,108
	Due after ten years				6,140			6,328
		Subtotal			25,843			27,160
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities				954			738
	Residential mortgage-backed securities				872			907
	Asset-backed securities				103			113
	Total			$	27,772		$	28,918
	The following table shows proceeds from sales, gross gains (losses) from sales and OTTI for AFS fixed maturities during the first quarters of 2014 and 2013:
					Three Months Ended
					March 31,
					2014			2013
					(In Millions)
	Proceeds from sales				$	48		$	260
	Gross gains on sales				$	10		$	7
	Gross losses on sales				$	-1		$	0
	Total OTTI				$	-13		$	-14
	Non-credit losses recognized in OCI					0			0
	Credit losses recognized in earnings (loss)				$	-13		$	-14
The following table sets forth the amount of credit loss impairments on fixed maturity securities held by the Company at the dates indicated and the corresponding changes in such amounts.
Fixed Maturities - Credit Loss Impairments
		2014			2013
		(In Millions)
Balances at January 1,		$	-370		$	-372
Previously recognized impairments on securities that matured, paid, prepaid or sold			50			2
Recognized impairments on securities impaired to fair value this period(1)			0			0
Impairments recognized this period on securities not previously impaired			-13			-14
Additional impairments this period on securities previously impaired			0			0
Increases due to passage of time on previously recorded credit losses			0			0
Accretion of previously recognized impairments due to increases in expected cash flows			0			0
Balances at March 31,		$	-333		$	-384
(1)       Represents circumstances where the Company determined in the current period that it intends to sell the security or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of the security's amortized cost.
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturities and equity securities classified as AFS are included in the consolidated balance sheets as a component of AOCI. The table below presents these amounts as of the dates indicated:
				March 31,			December 31,
				2014			2013
				(In Millions)
AFS Securities:
	Fixed maturities:
		With OTTI loss		$	-22		$	-28
		All other			1,197			610
	Equity securities				0			-3
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)				$	1,175		$	579
Changes in net unrealized investment gains (losses) recognized in AOCI include reclassification adjustments to reflect amounts realized in Net earnings (loss) for the current period that had been part of OCI in earlier periods. The tables that follow below present a roll-forward of net unrealized investment gains (losses) recognized in AOCI, split between amounts related to fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized and all other amounts:
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Fixed Maturities with OTTI Losses
																	AOCI Gain
					Net												(Loss) Related
					Unrealized									Deferred			to Net
					Gains									Income			Unrealized
					(Losses) on						Policyholders'			Tax Asset			Investment
					Investments			DAC			Liabilities			(Liability)			Gains (Losses)
					(In Millions)
Balance, January 1, 2014					$	-28		$	2		$	10		$	5		$	-11
Net investment gains (losses) arising
	during the period					4			0			0			0			4
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
		Included in Net earnings (loss)				2			0			0			0			2
		Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)				0			0			0			0			0
Impact of net unrealized investment
	gains (losses) on:
		DAC				0			-1			0			0			-1
		Deferred income taxes				0			0			0			0			0
		Policyholders' liabilities				0			0			-5			0			-5
Balance, March 31, 2014					$	-22		$	1		$	5		$	5		$	-11
Balance, January 1, 2013					$	-12		$	1		$	4		$	2		$	-5
Net investment gains (losses) arising
	during the period					-2			0			0			0			-2
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
		Included in Net earnings (loss)				6			0			0			0			6
		Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)				0			0			0			0			0
Impact of net unrealized investment
	gains (losses) on:
		DAC				0			0			0			0			0
		Deferred income taxes				0			0			0			-1			-1
		Policyholders' liabilities				0			0			0			0			0
Balance, March 31, 2013					$	-8		$	1		$	4		$	1		$	-2
(1)       Represents “transfers in” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings (loss) for securities with no prior OTTI loss.
All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) in AOCI
																	AOCI Gain
					Net												(Loss) Related
					Unrealized									Deferred			to Net
					Gains									Income			Unrealized
					(Losses) on						Policyholders'			Tax Asset			Investment
					Investments			DAC			Liabilities			(Liability)			Gains (Losses)
					(In Millions)
Balance, January 1, 2014					$	607		$	-107		$	-245		$	-90		$	165
Net investment gains (losses) arising
	during the period					598			0			0			0			598
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
		Included in Net earnings (loss)				-8			0			0			0			-8
		Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)				0			0			0			0			0
Impact of net unrealized investment
	gains (losses) on:
		DAC				0			-3			0			0			-3
		Deferred income taxes				0			0			0			-189			-189
		Policyholders' liabilities				0			0			-46			0			-46
Balance, March 31, 2014					$	1,197		$	-110		$	-291		$	-279		$	517
Balance, January 1, 2013					$	2,900		$	-179		$	-603		$	-741		$	1,377
Net investment gains (losses) arising
	during the period					-304			0			0			0			-304
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
		Included in Net earnings (loss)				7			0			0			0			7
		Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)				0			0			0			0			0
Impact of net unrealized investment
	gains (losses) on:
		DAC				0			58			0			0			58
		Deferred income taxes				0			0			0			80			80
		Policyholders' liabilities				0			0			10			0			10
Balance, March 31, 2013					$	2,603		$	-121		$	-593		$	-661		$	1,228
(1)       Represents “transfers out” related to the portion of OTTI losses during the period that were not recognized in earnings (loss) for securities with no prior OTTI loss.
The following tables disclose the fair values and gross unrealized losses of the 600 issues at March 31, 2014 and the 747 issues at December 31, 2013 of fixed maturities that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for the specified periods at the dates indicated:
				Less Than 12 Months						12 Months or Longer						Total
							Gross						Gross						Gross
							Unrealized						Unrealized						Unrealized
				Fair Value			Losses			Fair Value			Losses			Fair Value			Losses
				(In Millions)
March 31, 2014:
Fixed Maturity Securities:
	Corporate			$	2,057		$	-70		$	750		$	-40		$	2,807		$	-110
	U.S. Treasury, government
		and agency			2,383			-221			449			-51			2,832			-272
	States and political subdivisions				0			0			21			0			21			0
	Foreign governments				67			-5			7			-1			74			-6
	Commercial mortgage-backed				6			-1			514			-227			520			-228
	Residential mortgage-backed				218			0			1			0			219			0
	Asset-backed				1			0			25			-2			26			-2
	Redeemable preferred stock				249			-27			89			-3			338			-30
Total				$	4,981		$	-324		$	1,856		$	-324		$	6,837		$	-648
December 31, 2013:
Fixed Maturity Securities:
Corporate				$	4,381		$	-187		$	248		$	-26		$	4,629		$	-213
	U.S. Treasury, government
		and agency			2,645			-477			0			0			2,645			-477
	States and political subdivisions				36			-2			0			0			36			-2
	Foreign governments				68			-4			7			-1			75			-5
	Commercial mortgage-backed				30			-5			529			-260			559			-265
	Residential mortgage-backed				260			-1			1			0			261			-1
	Asset-backed				2			0			28			-3			30			-3
	Redeemable preferred stock				232			-49			79			-2			311			-51
Total				$	7,654		$	-725		$	892		$	-292		$	8,546		$	-1,017
The Company's investments in fixed maturity securities do not include concentrations of credit risk of any single issuer greater than 10% of the consolidated equity of AXA Equitable, other than securities of the U.S. government, U.S. government agencies, and certain securities guaranteed by the U.S. government. The Company maintains a diversified portfolio of corporate securities across industries and issuers and does not have exposure to any single issuer in excess of 0.3% of total investments. The largest exposures to a single issuer of corporate securities held at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were $141 million and $158 million, respectively. Corporate high yield securities, consisting primarily of public high yield bonds, are classified as other than investment grade by the various rating agencies, i.e., a rating below Baa3/BBB- or the NAIC designation of 3 (medium grade), 4 or 5 (below investment grade) or 6 (in or near default). At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, approximately $1,848 million and $1,913 million, or 6.4% and 6.6%, of the $28,661 million and $28,836 million aggregate amortized cost of fixed maturities held by the Company were considered to be other than investment grade. These securities had net unrealized losses of $237 million and $215 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
The Company does not originate, purchase or warehouse residential mortgages and is not in the mortgage servicing business. The Company's fixed maturity investment portfolio includes RMBS backed by subprime and Alt-A residential mortgages, comprised of loans made by banks or mortgage lenders to residential borrowers with lower credit ratings. The criteria used to categorize such subprime borrowers include FICO scores, interest rates charged, debt-to-income ratios and loan-to-value ratios. Alt-A residential mortgages are mortgage loans where the risk profile falls between prime and subprime; borrowers typically have clean credit histories but the mortgage loan has an increased risk profile due to higher loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratios and/or inadequate documentation of the borrowers' income. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, the Company owned $10 million and $10 million in RMBS backed by subprime residential mortgage loans and $8 million and $8 million in RMBS backed by Alt-A residential mortgage loans. RMBS backed by subprime and Alt-A residential mortgages are fixed income investments supporting General Account liabilities.
At March 31, 2014, the carrying value of fixed maturities that were non-income producing for the twelve months preceding that date was $19 million.
For the first quarters of 2014 and 2013, investment income is shown net of investment expenses of $18 million and $14 million, respectively.
At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, the amortized cost of the Company's trading account securities was $4,464 million and $4,225 million with respective fair values of $4,470 million and $4,221 million. Also at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, Other equity investments included the General Account's investment in Separate Accounts which had carrying values of $196 million and $192 million and costs of $184 million and $183 million as well as other equity securities with carrying values of $28 million and $34 million and costs of $28 million and $37 million.
In the first quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, net unrealized and realized holding gains (losses) on trading account equity securities, including earnings (loss) on the General Account's investment in Separate Accounts, of $13 million and $21 million, were included in Net investment income (loss) in the consolidated statements of earnings (loss).
Mortgage Loans
Mortgage loans on real estate are placed on nonaccrual status once management believes the collection of accrued interest is doubtful. Once mortgage loans on real estate are classified as nonaccrual loans, interest income is recognized under the cash basis of accounting and the resumption of the interest accrual would commence only after all past due interest has been collected or the mortgage loan on real estate has been restructured to where the collection of interest is considered likely. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the carrying values of commercial mortgage loans on real estate that had been classified as nonaccrual loans were $93 million and $93 million, respectively.
Troubled Debt Restructurings
In 2011, one of the 2 loans shown in the table below was modified to interest only payments until October 5, 2013. On October 10, 2013, this loan was further modified to interest only payments through June 5, 2014, at which time the loan reverts to its normal amortizing payment. In 2012, the second loan was modified retroactive to the July 1, 2012 payment and was converted to interest only payments through maturity in August 2014. Due to the nature of the modifications, short-term principal amortization relief, the modifications have no financial impact. The fair market value of the underlying real estate collateral is the primary factor in determining the allowance for credit losses and as such, modifications of loan terms typically have no direct impact on the allowance for credit losses.
Troubled Debt Restructuring - Modifications
			Number			Outstanding Recorded Investment
			of Loans			Pre-Modification			Post - Modification
31-Mar-14						(In Millions)
Troubled debt restructurings:
	Agricultural mortgage loans			0		$	0		$	0
	Commercial mortgage loans			2			126			135
Total				2		$	126		$	135
There were no default payments on the above loans during the first quarter of 2014.
Valuation Allowances for Mortgage Loans:
Allowance for credit losses for commercial mortgage loans for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013 was as follows:
			2014			2013
Allowance for credit losses:			(In Millions)
Beginning balance, January 1,			$	42		$	34
	Charge-offs			0			-2
	Recoveries			0			0
	Provision			0			3
Ending balance, March 31,			$	42		$	35
Ending balance, March 31,:
	Individually Evaluated for Impairment		$	42		$	35
There were no allowances for credit losses for agricultural mortgage loans for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013.
The values used in these ratio calculations were developed as part of the periodic review of the commercial and agricultural mortgage loan portfolio, which includes an evaluation of the underlying collateral value. The following tables provide information relating to the loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratio for commercial and agricultural mortgage loans at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value and Debt Service Coverage Ratios
31-Mar-14
					Debt Service Coverage Ratio
																				Less		Total
					Greater			1.8x to			1.5x to			1.2x to			1.0x to			than		Mortgage
Loan-to-Value Ratio:(2)					than 2.0x			2.0x			1.8x			1.5x			1.2x			1.0x		Loans
					(In Millions)
Commercial Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%					$	285		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	36		$	0	$	321
50% - 70%						403			496			801			546			135			84		2,465
70% - 90%						117			0			185			413			56			135		906
90% plus						135			0			0			0			26			108		269
Total Commercial
	Mortgage Loans				$	940		$	496		$	986		$	959		$	253		$	327	$	3,961
Agricultural Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%					$	179		$	85		$	219		$	392		$	207		$	50	$	1,132
50% - 70%						124			58			221			187			152			38		780
70% - 90%						0			0			0			0			0			0		0
90% plus						0			0			0			0			0			0		0
Total Agricultural
	Mortgage Loans				$	303		$	143		$	440		$	579		$	359		$	88	$	1,912
Total Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%					$	464		$	85		$	219		$	392		$	243		$	50	$	1,453
50% - 70%						527			554			1,022			733			287			122		3,245
70% - 90%						117			0			185			413			56			135		906
90% plus						135			0			0			0			26			108		269
Total Mortgage Loans					$	1,243		$	639		$	1,426		$	1,538		$	612		$	415	$	5,873
The debt service coverage ratio is calculated using the most recently reported net operating income results from property operations divided by annual debt service.
The loan-to-value ratio is derived from current loan balance divided by the fair market value of the property. The fair market value of the underlying commercial properties is updated annually.
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value and Debt Service Coverage Ratios
31-Dec-13
					Debt Service Coverage Ratio
																				Less		Total
					Greater			1.8x to			1.5x to			1.2x to			1.0x to			than		Mortgage
Loan-to-Value Ratio:(2)					than 2.0x			2.0x			1.8x			1.5x			1.2x			1.0x		Loans
					(In Millions)
Commercial Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%					$	285		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	36		$	0	$	321
50% - 70%						360			573			671			533			135			0		2,272
70% - 90%						116			0			313			240			105			219		993
90% plus						135			0			0			60			27			48		270
Total Commercial
	Mortgage Loans				$	896		$	573		$	984		$	833		$	303		$	267	$	3,856
Agricultural Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%					$	185		$	82		$	214		$	410		$	208		$	49	$	1,148
50% - 70%						127			50			193			164			149			39		722
70% - 90%						0			0			0			0			0			0		0
90% plus						0			0			0			0			0			0		0
Total Agricultural
	Mortgage Loans				$	312		$	132		$	407		$	574		$	357		$	88	$	1,870
Total Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%					$	470		$	82		$	214		$	410		$	244		$	49	$	1,469
50% - 70%						487			623			864			697			284			39		2,994
70% - 90%						116			0			313			240			105			219		993
90% plus						135			0			0			60			27			48		270
Total Mortgage Loans					$	1,208		$	705		$	1,391		$	1,407		$	660		$	355	$	5,726
The debt service coverage ratio is calculated using the most recently reported net operating income results from property operations divided by annual debt service.
The loan-to-value ratio is derived from current loan balance divided by the fair market value of the property. The fair market value of the underlying commercial properties is updated annually.
The following table provides information relating to the aging analysis of past due mortgage loans at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans
																						Recorded
																						Investment
											90									Total		> 90 Days
					30-59			60-89			Days									Financing		and
					Days			Days			or >			Total			Current			Receivables		Accruing
														(In Millions)
31-Mar-14
	Commercial				$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	3,961		$	3,961	$	0
	Agricultural					2			8			7			17			1,895			1,912		7
Total Mortgage Loans					$	2		$	8		$	7		$	17		$	5,856		$	5,873	$	7
31-Dec-13
	Commercial				$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	3,856		$	3,856	$	0
	Agricultural					5			4			14			23			1,847			1,870		14
Total Mortgage Loans					$	5		$	4		$	14		$	23		$	5,703		$	5,726	$	14
The following table provides information regarding impaired mortgage loans at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Impaired Mortgage Loans
								Unpaid						Average			Interest
					Recorded			Principal			Related			Recorded			Income
					Investment			Balance			Allowance			Investment(1)			Recognized
					(In Millions)
March 31, 2014:
With no related allowance recorded:
	Commercial mortgage loans - other				$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
	Agricultural mortgage loans					0			0			0			0			0
Total					$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
With related allowance recorded:
	Commercial mortgage loans - other				$	135		$	135		$	-42		$	135		$	1
	Agricultural mortgage loans					0			0			0			0			0
Total					$	135		$	135		$	-42		$	135		$	1
December 31, 2013:
With no related allowance recorded:
	Commercial mortgage loans - other				$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
	Agricultural mortgage loans					0			0			0			1			0
Total					$	0		$	0		$	0		$	1		$	0
With related allowance recorded:
	Commercial mortgage loans - other				$	135		$	135		$	-42		$	139		$	2
	Agricultural mortgage loans					0			0			0			0			0
Total					$	135		$	135		$	-42		$	139		$	2
Represents a five-quarter average of recorded amortized cost.
Derivatives and Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The Company uses derivatives for asset/liability risk management primarily to reduce exposures to equity market and interest rate risks. Derivative hedging strategies are designed to reduce these risks from an economic perspective and are all executed within the framework of a “Derivative Use Plan” approved by the NYSDFS. Operation of these hedging programs is based on models involving numerous estimates and assumptions, including, among others, mortality, lapse, surrender and withdrawal rates, election rates, market volatility and interest rates. A wide range of derivative contracts are used in these hedging programs, including exchange traded equity, currency and interest rate futures contracts, total return and/or other equity swaps, interest rate swap and floor contracts, swaptions, variance swaps as well as equity options, that collectively are managed in an effort to reduce the economic impact of unfavorable changes in guaranteed benefits' exposures attributable to movements in the equity and fixed income markets.
Derivatives utilized to hedge exposure to Variable Annuities with Guarantee Features
The Company has issued and continues to offer certain variable annuity products with GMDB, GMIB and GIB features. The Company had previously issued certain variable annuity products with guaranteed withdrawal benefit for life (“GWBL”), guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (“GMWB”) and guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit (“GMAB”) features (collectively, “GWBL and other features”). The risk associated with the GMDB feature is that under-performance of the financial markets could result in GMDB benefits, in the event of death, being higher than what accumulated policyholders' account balances would support. The risk associated with the GMIB feature is that under-performance of the financial markets could result in the present value of GMIB benefits, in the event of annuitization, being higher than what accumulated policyholders' account balances would support, taking into account the relationship between current annuity purchase rates and the GMIB guaranteed annuity purchase rates. The risk associated with the GIB and GWBL and other features is that under-performance of the financial markets could result in the GIB and GWBL and other features' benefits being higher than what accumulated policyholders' account balances would support.
For GMDB, GMIB, GIB and GWBL and other features, the Company retains certain risks including basis, credit spread and some volatility risk and risk associated with actual versus expected assumptions for mortality, lapse and surrender, withdrawal and contractholder election rates, among other things. The derivative contracts are managed to correlate with changes in the value of the GMDB, GMIB, GIB and GWBL and other features that result from financial markets movements. A portion of exposure to realized equity volatility is hedged using equity options and variance swaps. The Company has purchased reinsurance contracts to mitigate the risks associated with GMDB features and the impact of potential market fluctuations on future policyholder elections of GMIB features contained in certain annuity contracts issued by the Company.
At the end of 2012, AXA Equitable adjusted its outlook for future interest rate scenarios for some variable annuities with hedged GMDB and GMIB guarantees, as measured under AXA Equitable's economic hedging framework, leading to a reduction in AXA Equitable's estimate of its interest rate exposure. The reduced interest rate exposure led to AXA Equitable reducing the size of its interest rate hedges, as well as a change to the maturity profile of the hedge instruments.
The Company periodically has had in place a hedge program to partially protect against declining interest rates with respect to a part of its projected variable annuity sales.
Derivatives utilized to hedge crediting exposure on SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL products/investment options
The Company hedges index-linked crediting rates in the Structured Capital Strategies® (“SCS”) variable annuity, Structured Investment Option in the EQUI-VEST® variable annuity series (“SIO”), Market Stabilizer Option® (“MSO”) in the variable life insurance products and Indexed Universal Life (“IUL”) insurance products. These products permit the contract owner to participate in the performance of an index up to a cap for a set period of time. They also contain a protection feature, in which the Company will absorb up to a certain percentage loss in index value, depending on the product, index and duration selected.
The risk associated with these features is that strong or poor index performance, respectively, would require the Company to pay out high returns or to absorb a significant loss on the contract holder's behalf.
In order to support the returns associated with these features, the Company enters into derivative contracts whose payouts, in combination, emulate those of the capped index performance and protection features.
Derivatives utilized to hedge risks associated with interest margins on Interest Sensitive Life and Annuity Contracts
Margins or “spreads” on interest-sensitive life insurance and annuity contracts are affected by interest rate fluctuations as the yield on portfolio investments, primarily fixed maturities, are intended to support required payments under these contracts, including interest rates credited to their policy and contract holders. From time to time the Company uses interest rate derivatives to reduce the risk associated with minimum guarantees on these interest-sensitive contracts. At March 31, 2014, there were no positions outstanding for these programs.
Derivatives utilized to hedge equity market risks associated with the General Account's investments in Separate Accounts
The Company's General Account investment in Separate Account equity funds exposes the Company to equity market risk which is partially hedged through equity-index futures contracts to minimize such risk.
Derivatives utilized for General Account Investment Portfolio
Beginning in the second quarter 2013, the Company implemented a strategy in its General Account investment portfolio to replicate the credit exposure of fixed maturity securities otherwise permissible under its investment guidelines through the sale of credit default swaps (“CDS”). Under the terms of these swaps, the Company receives quarterly fixed premiums that, together with any initial amount paid or received at trade inception, replicate the credit spread otherwise currently obtainable by purchasing the referenced entity's bonds of similar maturity. These credit derivatives have remaining terms of five years or less and are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value, including the yield component that emerges from initial amounts paid or received, reported in Net investment income (loss). The Company manages its credit exposure taking into consideration both cash and derivatives based positions and selects the reference entities in its replicated credit exposures in a manner consistent with its selection of fixed maturities. In addition, the Company has transacted the sale of CDS's exclusively in single name reference entities of investment grade credit quality and with counterparties subject to collateral posting requirements. If there is an event of default by the reference entity or other such credit event as defined under the terms of the swap contract, the Company is obligated to perform under the credit derivative and, at the counterparty's option, either pay the referenced amount of the contract less an auction-determined recovery amount or pay the referenced amount of the contract and receive in return the defaulted or similar security of the reference entity for recovery by sale at the contract settlement auction. To date, there have been no events of default or circumstances indicative of a deterioration in the credit quality of the named referenced entities to require or suggest that the Company will have to perform under these CDS's. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these credit derivatives is limited to the par value of the referenced securities which is the dollar-equivalent of the derivative notional amount. The Standard North American CDS Contract (“SNAC”) under which the Company executes these CDS sales transactions does not contain recourse provisions for recovery of amounts paid under the credit derivative.
Periodically the Company purchases 30-year, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”) as General Account investments, and simultaneously enters into asset swap contracts (“ASW”), to result in payment of the variable principal at maturity and semi-annual coupons of the TIPS to the swap counterparty (pay variable) in return for fixed amounts (receive fixed). These swap contracts, when considered in combination with the TIPS, together result in a net position that is intended to replicate a fixed-coupon cash bond with a yield higher than a term-equivalent U.S. Treasury bond.
The table below presents quantitative disclosures about the Company's derivative instruments, including those embedded in other contracts though required to be accounted for as derivative instruments.
	Derivative Instruments by Category
													Gains (Losses)
				At March 31, 2014									Reported In Net
							Fair Value						Earnings (Loss)
				Notional			Asset			Liability			Three Months Ended
				Amount			Derivatives			Derivatives			31-Mar-14
				(In Millions)
Freestanding derivatives:
Equity contracts:(1)
	Futures			$	5,158		$	0		$	2		$	-92
	Swaps				1,197			2			28			-22
	Options				6,361			1,006			557			42
Interest rate contracts:(1)
	Floors				2,100			172			0			2
	Swaps				9,858			320			55			406
	Futures				11,612			0			0			170
Credit contracts:(1)
	Credit default swaps				352			10			1			2
Other freestanding contracts:(1)
	Foreign currency contracts				193			1			2			-2
		Net investment income (loss)												506
Embedded derivatives:
GMIB reinsurance contracts					0			7,443			0			696
GIB and GWBL and other features(2)					0			0			7			-7
SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features(3)					0			0			364			-56
Total				$	36,831		$	8,954		$	1,016		$	1,139
Reported in Other invested assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
Reported in Future policy benefits and other policyholders' liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
SCS and SIO are reported in Policyholders' account balances; MSO and IUL are reported in Future policyholders' benefits and other policyholders' liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
													Gains (Losses)
				At December 31, 2013									Reported In Net
							Fair Value						Earnings (Loss)
				Notional			Asset			Liability			Three Months Ended
				Amount			Derivatives			Derivatives			31-Mar-13
				(In Millions)
Freestanding derivatives:
Equity contracts:(1)
	Futures			$	4,935		$	0		$	3		$	-520
	Swaps				1,293			0			51			-103
	Options				7,506			1,056			593			108
Interest rate contracts:(1)
	Floors				2,400			193			0			1
	Swaps				9,823			216			212			-129
	Futures				10,763			0			0			-107
	Swaptions				0			0			0			-157
Credit contracts:(1)
	Credit default swaps				342			10			1			0
Other freestanding contracts:(1)
	Foreign currency contracts				112			1			1			0
		Net investment income (loss)												-907
Embedded derivatives:
GMIB reinsurance contracts					0			6,746			0			-1,188
GIB and GWBL and other features(2)					0			0			0			92
SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features(3)					0			0			346			-145
Total				$	37,174		$	8,222		$	1,207		$	-2,148
Reported in Other invested assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
Reported in Future policy benefits and other policyholders' liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
SCS and SIO are reported in Policyholders' account balances; MSO and IUL are reported in Future policyholders' benefits and other policyholders' liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
At March 31, 2014, the Company had open exchange-traded futures positions on the S&P 500, Russell 2000, NASDAQ 100 and Emerging Market indices, having initial margin requirements of $215 million. At March 31, 2014, the Company had exchange-traded futures positions on the 2-year, 5-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury Notes on U.S. Treasury bonds and ultra-long bonds, and on Eurodollars futures, having initial margin requirements of $51 million. At that same date, the Company had open exchange-traded future positions on the Euro Stoxx, FTSE 100, Topix and European, Australasia, and Far East (“EAFE”) indices as well as corresponding currency futures on the Euro/U.S. dollar, Pound/U.S. dollar, and Yen/U.S. dollar, having initial margin requirements of $7 million. All outstanding equity-based and treasury futures contracts at March 31, 2014 are exchange-traded and net settled daily in cash. Although notional amount is the most commonly used measure of volume in the derivatives market, it is not used as a measure of credit risk. A derivative with positive fair value (a derivative asset) indicates existence of credit risk because the counterparty would owe money to the Company if the contract were closed at the reporting date. Alternatively, a derivative contract with negative fair value (a derivative liability) indicates the Company would owe money to the counterparty if the contract were closed at the reporting date. To reduce credit exposures in OTC derivative transactions the Company generally enters into master agreements that provide for a netting of financial exposures with the counterparty and allow for collateral arrangements. The Company further controls and minimizes its counterparty exposure through a credit appraisal and approval process.
The standardized “ISDA Master Agreement” under which the Company conducts its OTC derivative transactions includes provisions for payment netting. In the normal course of business activities, if there is more than one derivative transaction with a single counterparty, the Company will set-off the cash flows of those derivatives into a single amount to be exchanged in settlement of the resulting net payable or receivable with that counterparty. In the event of default, insolvency, or other similar event pre-defined under the ISDA Master Agreement that would result in termination of OTC derivatives transactions before their maturity, netting procedures would be applied to calculate a single net payable or receivable with the counterparty.
Under the ISDA Master Agreement, the Company generally has executed a Credit Support Annex (“CSA”) with each of its OTC derivative counterparties that require both posting and accepting collateral either in the form of cash or high-quality securities, such as U.S. Treasury securities or those issued by government agencies. These CSAs are bilateral agreements that require collateral postings by the party “out-of-the-money” or in a net derivative liability position. Various thresholds for the amount and timing of collateralization of net liability positions are applicable. Consequently, the credit exposure of the Company's OTC derivative contracts is limited to the net positive estimated fair value of those contracts at the reporting date after taking into consideration the existence of netting agreements and any collateral received pursuant to CSAs. Derivatives are recognized at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets and are reported either as assets in Other invested assets or as liabilities in Other liabilities, except for embedded insurance-related derivatives as earlier described above and derivatives transacted with a related counterparty. The Company nets the fair value of all derivative financial instruments with counterparties for which an ISDA Master Agreement and related CSA have been executed.
At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, the Company held $858 million and $607 million in cash and securities collateral delivered by trade counterparties, representing the fair value of the related derivative agreements. This unrestricted cash collateral is reported in Cash and cash equivalents, and the obligation to return it is reported in Other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The aggregate fair value of all collateralized derivative transactions that were in a liability position at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, were $2 million and $42 million, for which the Company posted collateral of $0 million and $35 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, in the normal operation of its collateral arrangements. Certain of the Company's ISDA Master Agreements contain contingent provisions that permit the counterparty to terminate the ISDA Master Agreement if the Company's credit rating falls below a specified threshold, however, the occurrence of such credit event would not impose additional collateral requirements.
On June 10, 2013, new derivative regulations under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act went into effect, requiring financial entities, including U.S. life insurers, to clear newly executed OTC interest rate swaps with central clearing houses, and to post larger sums of higher quality collateral, among other provisions. Counterparties subject to these new regulations are required to post initial margin to the clearing house as well as variation margin to cover any daily negative mark-to-market movements in the value of newly executed OTC interest rate swap contracts. Centrally cleared OTC interest rate swap contracts, protected by initial margin requirements and higher quality collateral-eligible assets, are expected to reduce the risk of loss in the event of counterparty default. The Company has counterparty exposure to the clearing house and its clearing broker for futures and OTC derivative contracts. The Company does not expect the new regulations to materially increase the amount or change the quality of collateral that otherwise would have been imposed directly with its counterparties under CSAs.
The following table presents information about the Insurance Segment's offsetting of financial assets and liabilities and derivative instruments at March 31, 2014.
Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Instruments
At March 31, 2014
							Gross
				Gross			Amounts			Net Amounts
				Amounts			Offset in the			Presented in the
				Recognized			Balance Sheets			Balance Sheets
				(In Millions)
ASSETS(1)
Description
Derivatives:
Equity contracts				$	1,009		$	584		$	425
Interest rate contracts					434			54			380
Credit contracts					9			0			9
		Total Derivatives, subject to an ISDA Master Agreement			1,452			638			814
Total Derivatives, not subject to an ISDA Master Agreement					57			0			57
		Total Derivatives			1,509			638			871
Other financial instruments					975			0			975
		Other invested assets		$	2,484		$	638		$	1,846
LIABILITIES(2)
Description
Derivatives:
Equity contracts				$	584		$	584		$	0
Interest rate contracts					54			54			0
Credit contracts					0			0			0
		Total Derivatives, subject to an ISDA Master Agreement			638			638			0
Total Derivatives, not subject to an ISDA Master Agreement					0			0			0
		Total Derivatives			638			638			0
Other financial liabilities					2,799			0			2,799
		Other liabilities		$	3,437		$	638		$	2,799
Excludes Investment Management segment's $3 million net derivative assets and $141 million of securities borrowed.
Excludes Investment Management segment's $7 million net derivative liability and $37 million of securities loaned.
The following table presents information about the Insurance segment's gross collateral amounts that are not offset in the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2014.
Gross Collateral Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
At March 31, 2014
				Net Amounts		Collateral (Received)/Held
				Presented in the			Financial						Net
				Balance Sheets			Instruments			Cash			Amounts
				(In Millions)
Counterparty A				$	62		$	0		$	-60		$	2
Counterparty B					23			0			-23			0
Counterparty C					76			0			-76			0
Counterparty D					182			0			-182			0
Counterparty E					51			0			-51			0
Counterparty F					-2			0			2			0
Counterparty G					146			-142			0			4
Counterparty H					19			-19			0			0
Counterparty I					103			0			-103			0
Counterparty J					2			0			-2			0
Counterparty K					39			0			-34			5
Counterparty L					69			0			-66			3
Counterparty M					39			0			-39			0
Counterparty N					57			0			0			57
Counterparty Q					5			0			0			5
		Total Derivatives		$	871		$	-161		$	-634		$	76
Other financial instruments					975			0			0			975
		Other invested assets		$	1,846		$	-161		$	-634		$	1,051
The following table presents information about the Insurance segment's offsetting of financial assets and liabilities and derivative instruments at December 31, 2013.
Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Instruments
At December 31, 2013
							Gross
				Gross			Amounts			Net Amounts
				Amounts			Offset in the			Presented in the
				Recognized			Balance Sheets			Balance Sheets
				(In Millions)
ASSETS(1)
Description
Derivatives:
Equity contracts				$	1,056		$	642		$	414
Interest rate contracts					344			211			133
Credit contracts					9			0			9
		Total Derivatives, subject to an ISDA Master Agreement			1,409			853			556
Total Derivatives, not subject to an ISDA Master Agreement					64			0			64
		Total Derivatives			1,473			853			620
Other financial instruments					733			0			733
		Other invested assets		$	2,206		$	853		$	1,353
LIABILITIES(2)
Description
Derivatives:
Equity contracts				$	642		$	642		$	0
Interest rate contracts					211			211			0
		Total Derivatives, subject to an ISDA Master Agreement			853			853			0
Total Derivatives, not subject to an ISDA Master Agreement					0			0			0
		Total Derivatives			853			853			0
Other financial liabilities					2,653			0			2,653
		Other liabilities		$	3,506		$	853		$	2,653
Excludes Investment Management segment's $3 million net derivative assets and $84 million of securities borrowed.
Excludes Investment Management segment's $8 million net derivative liability and $65 million of securities loaned.
The following table presents information about the Insurance segment's gross collateral amounts that are not offset in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2013.
Gross Collateral Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
At December 31, 2013
				Net Amounts		Collateral (Received)/Held
				Presented in the			Financial						Net
				Balance Sheets			Instruments			Cash			Amounts
				(In Millions)
Counterparty A				$	46		$	0		$	-46		$	0
Counterparty B					17			0			-17			0
Counterparty C					28			0			-28			0
Counterparty D					175			0			-175			0
Counterparty E					47			0			-47			0
Counterparty F					-28			0			28			0
Counterparty G					134			-134			0			0
Counterparty H					4			0			-4			0
Counterparty I					-2			0			2			0
Counterparty J					-12			0			12			0
Counterparty K					41			0			-38			3
Counterparty L					72			0			-69			3
Counterparty M					30			0			-30			0
Counterparty N					64			0			0			64
Counterparty Q					4			0			-4			0
		Total Derivatives		$	620		$	-134		$	-416		$	70
Other financial instruments					733			0			0			733
		Other invested assets		$	1,353		$	-134		$	-416		$	803

CLOSED_BLOCKS

CLOSED BLOCKS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Closed Blocks [Abstract]	'
CLOSED BLOCKS	'
	4)       CLOSED BLOCK
	The excess of Closed Block liabilities over Closed Block assets (adjusted to exclude the impact of related amounts in AOCI) represents the expected maximum future post-tax earnings from the Closed Block that would be recognized in income from continuing operations over the period the policies and contracts in the Closed Block remain in force. As of January 1, 2001, AXA Equitable has developed an actuarial calculation of the expected timing of AXA Equitable's Closed Block's earnings.
	If the actual cumulative earnings from the Closed Block are greater than the expected cumulative earnings, only the expected earnings will be recognized in net income. Actual cumulative earnings in excess of expected cumulative earnings at any point in time are recorded as a policyholder dividend obligation because they will ultimately be paid to Closed Block policyholders as an additional policyholder dividend unless offset by future performance that is less favorable than originally expected. If a policyholder dividend obligation has been previously established and the actual Closed Block earnings in a subsequent period are less than the expected earnings for that period, the policyholder dividend obligation would be reduced (but not below zero). If, over the period the policies and contracts in the Closed Block remain in force, the actual cumulative earnings of the Closed Block are less than the expected cumulative earnings, only actual earnings would be recognized in income from continuing operations. If the Closed Block has insufficient funds to make guaranteed policy benefit payments, such payments will be made from assets outside the Closed Block.
	Many expenses related to Closed Block operations, including amortization of DAC, are charged to operations outside of the Closed Block; accordingly, net revenues of the Closed Block do not represent the actual profitability of the Closed Block operations. Operating costs and expenses outside of the Closed Block are, therefore, disproportionate to the business outside of the Closed Block.
	Summarized financial information for the Closed Block follows:
					March 31,			December 31,
					2014			2013
					(In Millions)
	CLOSED BLOCK LIABILITIES:
	Future policy benefits, policyholders’ account balances and other				$	7,671		$	7,716
	Policyholder dividend obligation					182			128
	Other liabilities					133			144
	Total Closed Block liabilities					7,986			7,988
	ASSETS DESIGNATED TO THE CLOSED BLOCK:
	Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of
		$4,936 and $4,987)				5,236			5,232
	Mortgage loans on real estate					1,342			1,343
	Policy loans					940			949
	Cash and other invested assets					70			48
	Other assets					178			186
	Total assets designated to the Closed Block					7,766			7,758
	Excess of Closed Block liabilities over assets designated to the Closed Block					220			230
	Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
		Net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of deferred income tax (expense) benefit
			of $(45) and $(45) and policyholder dividend obligation of $(182) and $(128)			84			83
	Maximum Future Earnings To Be Recognized From Closed Block Assets and Liabilities				$	304		$	313
	Closed Block revenues and expenses were as follows:
							Three Months Ended
							March 31,
						2014			2013
						(In Millions)
	REVENUES:
	Premiums and other income					$	72		$	75
	Investment income (loss)						96			109
	Net investment gains (losses)						2			-3
	Total revenues						170			181
	BENEFITS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS:
	Policyholders’ benefits and dividends						156			152
	Other operating costs and expenses						0			1
	Total benefits and other deductions						156			153
	Net revenues, before income taxes						14			28
	Income tax (expense) benefit						-5			-10
	Net Revenues (Losses)					$	9		$	18
	Reconciliation of the policyholder dividend obligation follows:
				Three Months Ended
				March 31,
			2014			2013
			(In Millions)
	Balances, beginning of year		$	128		$	373
	Unrealized investment gains (losses)			54			-3
	Balances, End of Period		$	182		$	370

GMDB_GMIB_GWBL_AND_NO_LAPSE_GU

GMDB, GMIB, GWBL AND NO LAPSE GUARANTEE FEATURES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Gmdb Gmib Gwbl And No Lapse Guarantee Features [Abstract]	'
GMDB GMIB GWBL AND NO LAPSE GUARANTEE FEATURES	'
	5)       GMDB, GMIB, GIB, GWBL AND OTHER FEATURES AND NO LAPSE GUARANTEE FEATURES
	A) Variable Annuity Contracts – GMDB, GMIB, GIB and GWBL and Other Features
	The Company has certain variable annuity contracts with GMDB, GMIB, GIB and GWBL and other features in-force that guarantee one of the following:
	Return of Premium: the benefit is the greater of current account value or premiums paid (adjusted for withdrawals);
	Ratchet: the benefit is the greatest of current account value, premiums paid (adjusted for withdrawals), or the highest account value on any anniversary up to contractually specified ages (adjusted for withdrawals);
	Roll-Up: the benefit is the greater of current account value or premiums paid (adjusted for withdrawals) accumulated at contractually specified interest rates up to specified ages;
	Combo: the benefit is the greater of the ratchet benefit or the roll-up benefit, which may include a five year or an annual reset; or
	Withdrawal: the withdrawal is guaranteed up to a maximum amount per year for life.
	The following table summarizes the GMDB and GMIB liabilities, before reinsurance ceded, reflected in the General Account in future policy benefits and other policyholders' liabilities:
				GMDB			GMIB			Total
				(In Millions)
	Balance at January 1, 2014			$	1,626		$	4,203		$	5,829
		Paid guarantee benefits			-56			-139			-195
		Other changes in reserve			31			361			392
	Balance at March 31, 2014			$	1,601		$	4,425		$	6,026
	Balance at January 1, 2013			$	1,772		$	4,561		$	6,333
		Paid guarantee benefits			-72			-18			-90
		Other changes in reserve			69			-44			25
	Balance at March 31, 2013			$	1,769		$	4,499		$	6,268
	Related GMDB reinsurance ceded amounts were:
				Three Months Ended
				March 31,
				2014			2013
				(In Millions)
	Balance, beginning of year			$	791		$	844
		Paid guarantee benefits			-25			-32
		Other changes in reserve			15			43
	Balance, End of Period			$	781		$	855
	AXA Equitable recorded an out-of-period adjustment in its financial statements related to model refinements as of and for the first quarter 2014 decreasing the gross GMDB and GMIB liabilities by $130 million and the ceded GMDB liabilities by $20 million, resulting in a net decrease to policyholders' benefits of $110 million.
	The GMIB reinsurance contracts are considered derivatives and are reported at fair value.
	The March 31, 2014 values for variable annuity contracts in-force on such date with GMDB and GMIB features are presented in the following table. For contracts with the GMDB feature, the net amount at risk in the event of death is the amount by which the GMDB benefits exceed related account values. For contracts with the GMIB feature, the net amount at risk in the event of annuitization is the amount by which the present value of the GMIB benefits exceeds related account values, taking into account the relationship between current annuity purchase rates and the GMIB guaranteed annuity purchase rates. Since variable annuity contracts with GMDB guarantees may also offer GMIB guarantees in the same contract, the GMDB and GMIB amounts listed are not mutually exclusive:
					Return
					of
					Premium			Ratchet			Roll-Up		Combo		Total
					(Dollars In Millions)
	GMDB:
		Account values invested in:
			General Account		$	12,925		$	211		$	89	$	357	$	13,582
			Separate Accounts		$	36,885		$	8,561		$	4,034	$	36,950	$	86,430
		Net amount at risk, gross			$	261		$	159		$	2,194	$	11,108	$	13,722
		Net amount at risk, net of
			amounts reinsured		$	261		$	105		$	1,457	$	4,300	$	6,123
		Average attained age
			of contractholders			50.8			64.7			70.4		65.4		54.7
		Percentage of contractholders
			over age 70			8.50%			32.80%			53.70%		34.60%		15.70%
		Range of contractually specified
			interest rates			N/A			N/A			3% - 6%		3% - 6.5%		3% - 6.5%
	GMIB:
		Account values invested in:
			General Account			N/A			N/A		$	351	$	401	$	752
			Separate Accounts			N/A			N/A		$	8,989	$	47,582	$	56,571
		Net amount at risk, gross				N/A			N/A		$	966	$	2,135	$	3,101
		Net amount at risk, net of
			amounts reinsured			N/A			N/A		$	291	$	514	$	805
		Weighted average years remaining
			until annuitization			N/A			N/A			0.7		3.3		3.1
		Range of contractually specified
			interest rates			N/A			N/A			3% - 6%		3% - 6.5%		3% - 6.5%
	The liability for SCS, SIO, MSO, IUL, GIB and GWBL and other features, not included above, was $371 million and $346 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, which are accounted for as embedded derivatives. The liability for GIB, GWBL and other features reflects the present value of expected future payments (benefits) less the fees attributable to these features over a range of market consistent economic scenarios. The liability for SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL reflects the present value of expected future payments assuming the segments are held to maturity.
	B) Separate Account Investments by Investment Category Underlying GMDB and GMIB Features
	The total account values of variable annuity contracts with GMDB and GMIB features include amounts allocated to the guaranteed interest option, which is part of the General Account and variable investment options that invest through Separate Accounts in variable insurance trusts. The following table presents the aggregate fair value of assets, by major investment category, held by Separate Accounts that support variable annuity contracts with GMDB and GMIB benefits and guarantees. The investment performance of the assets impacts the related account values and, consequently, the net amount of risk associated with the GMDB and GMIB benefits and guarantees. Since variable annuity contracts with GMDB benefits and guarantees may also offer GMIB benefits and guarantees in each contract, the GMDB and GMIB amounts listed are not mutually exclusive:
	Investment in Variable Insurance Trust Mutual Funds
			March 31,			December 31,
			2014			2013
			(In Millions)
GMDB:
	Equity		$	64,159		$	64,035
	Fixed income			3,234			3,330
	Balanced			18,588			19,237
	Other			449			496
	Total		$	86,430		$	87,098
GMIB:
	Equity		$	41,358		$	41,603
	Fixed income			2,135			2,208
	Balanced			12,861			13,401
	Other			217			246
	Total		$	56,571		$	57,458
C) Hedging Programs for GMDB and GMIB Features
Beginning in 2003, AXA Equitable established a program intended to hedge certain risks associated first with the GMDB feature and, beginning in 2004, with the GMIB feature of the Accumulator® series of variable annuity products. The program has also been extended to cover other guaranteed benefits as they have been made available. This program utilizes derivative contracts, such as exchange-traded equity, currency, and interest rate futures contracts, total return and/or equity swaps, interest rate swap and floor contracts, swaptions, variance swaps as well as equity options, that collectively are managed in an effort to reduce the economic impact of unfavorable changes in guaranteed benefits' exposures attributable to movements in the equity and fixed income markets. At the present time, this program hedges certain economic risks on products sold, to the extent such risks are not reinsured. At March 31, 2014, the total account value and net amount at risk of the hedged variable annuity contracts were $39,227 million and $4,914 million, respectively, with the GMDB feature and $22,842 million and $514 million, respectively, with the GMIB feature.
These programs do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Therefore, gains (losses) on the derivatives contracts used in these programs, including current period changes in fair value, are recognized in net investment income (loss) in the period in which they occur, and may contribute to earnings (loss) volatility.
D) Variable and Interest-Sensitive Life Insurance Policies - No Lapse Guarantee
The no lapse guarantee feature contained in variable and interest-sensitive life insurance policies keeps them in force in situations where the policy value is not sufficient to cover monthly charges then due. The no lapse guarantee remains in effect so long as the policy meets a contractually specified premium funding test and certain other requirements.
The following table summarizes the no lapse guarantee liabilities reflected in the General Account in Future policy benefits and other policyholders' liabilities and the related reinsurance ceded:
			Direct			Reinsurance
			Liability			Ceded			Net
			(In Millions)
Balance at January 1, 2014			$	829		$	-441		$	388
	Other changes in reserves			36			-44			-8
Balance at March 31, 2014			$	865		$	-485		$	380
Balance at January 1, 2013			$	556		$	-310		$	246
	Other changes in reserves			63			-39			24
Balance at March 31, 2013			$	619		$	-349		$	270

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES	'
	6)       FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
	Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The accounting guidance established a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value, and identifies three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
	Level 1       Unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Level 1 fair values generally are supported by market transactions that occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
	Level 2       Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and inputs to model-derived valuations that are directly observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
	Level 3       Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity and often requiring significant management judgment or estimation, such as an entity's own assumptions about the cash flows or other significant components of value that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
	The Company defines fair value as the unadjusted quoted market prices for those instruments that are actively traded in financial markets. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured using present value or other valuation techniques. The fair value determinations are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about the financial instrument, including estimates of the timing and amount of expected future cash flows and the credit standing of counterparties. Such adjustments do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company's entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, nor do they consider the tax impact of the realization of unrealized gains or losses. In many cases, the fair value cannot be substantiated by direct comparison to independent markets, nor can the disclosed value be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument.
	Management is responsible for the determination of the value of investments carried at fair value and the supporting methodologies and assumptions. Under the terms of various service agreements, the Company often utilizes independent valuation service providers to gather, analyze, and interpret market information and derive fair values based upon relevant methodologies and assumptions for individual securities. These independent valuation service providers typically obtain data about market transactions and other key valuation model inputs from multiple sources and, through the use of widely accepted valuation models, provide a single fair value measurement for individual securities for which a fair value has been requested. As further described below with respect to specific asset classes, these inputs include, but are not limited to, market prices for recent trades and transactions in comparable securities, benchmark yields, interest rate yield curves, credit spreads, quoted prices for similar securities, and other market-observable information, as applicable. Specific attributes of the security being valued also are considered, including its term, interest rate, credit rating, industry sector, and when applicable, collateral quality and other security- or issuer-specific information. When insufficient market observable information is available upon which to measure fair value, the Company either will request brokers knowledgeable about these securities to provide a non-binding quote or will employ internal valuation models. Fair values received from independent valuation service providers and brokers and those internally modeled or otherwise estimated are assessed for reasonableness.
	Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below. Fair value measurements also are required on a non-recurring basis for certain assets, including goodwill, mortgage loans on real estate, equity real estate held for production of income, and equity real estate held for sale, only when an OTTI or other event occurs. When such fair value measurements are recorded, they must be classified and disclosed within the fair value hierarchy. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, no assets were required to be measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
	Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2014
						Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
						(In Millions)
	Assets:
	Investments:
		Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
			Corporate			$	0		$	22,638		$	229		$	22,867
			U.S. Treasury, government and agency				0			3,361			0			3,361
			States and political subdivisions				0			452			47			499
			Foreign governments				0			433			0			433
			Commercial mortgage-backed				0			16			722			738
			Residential mortgage-backed(1)				0			904			3			907
			Asset-backed(2)				0			52			61			113
			Redeemable preferred stock				250			653			15			918
				Subtotal			250			28,509			1,077			29,836
		Other equity investments					222			6			48			276
		Trading securities					542			3,928			0			4,470
		Other invested assets:
			Short-term investments				0			338			0			338
			Swaps				0			239			0			239
			Credit Default Swaps				0			9			0			9
			Futures				-2			0			0			-2
			Options				0			449			0			449
			Floors				0			172			0			172
				Subtotal			-2			1,207			0			1,205
	Cash equivalents						2,093			0			0			2,093
	Segregated securities						0			900			0			900
	GMIB reinsurance contracts						0			0			7,443			7,443
	Separate Accounts' assets						105,110			2,850			240			108,200
			Total Assets			$	108,215		$	37,400		$	8,808		$	154,423
	Liabilities
	GWBL and other features' liability					$	0		$	0		$	7		$	7
	SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features' liability						0			364			0			364
			Total Liabilities			$	0		$	364		$	7		$	371
	(1)       Includes publicly traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized obligations.
	(2)       Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages and other asset types and credit tenant loans.
	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2013
						Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
						(In Millions)
	Assets:
	Investments:
		Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
			Corporate			$	0		$	22,400		$	291		$	22,691
			U.S. Treasury, government and agency				0			3,129			0			3,129
			States and political subdivisions				0			431			46			477
			Foreign governments				0			433			0			433
			Commercial mortgage-backed				0			16			700			716
			Residential mortgage-backed(1)				0			943			4			947
			Asset-backed(2)				0			56			83			139
			Redeemable preferred stock				216			656			15			887
				Subtotal			216			28,064			1,139			29,419
		Other equity investments					233			9			52			294
		Trading securities					529			3,692			0			4,221
		Other invested assets:
			Short-term investments				0			99			0			99
		Swaps				0			-45			0			-45
		Credit Default Swaps				0			9			0			9
		Futures				-2			0			0			-2
		Options				0			463			0			463
		Floors				0			193			0			193
			Subtotal			-2			719			0			717
Cash equivalents						1,310			0			0			1,310
Segregated securities						0			981			0			981
GMIB reinsurance contracts						0			0			6,747			6,747
Separate Accounts' assets						105,579			2,948			237			108,764
		Total Assets			$	107,865		$	36,413		$	8,175		$	152,453
Liabilities:
SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed
	features' liability					0			346			0			346
		Total Liabilities			$	0		$	346		$	0		$	346
(1)       Includes publicly traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized obligations.
(2)       Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages and other asset types and credit tenant loans.
At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, the fair value of public fixed maturities is approximately $22,013 million and $21,671 million or approximately 15.1% and 15.0% of the Company's total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis (excluding GMIB reinsurance contracts and segregated securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis). The fair values of the Company's public fixed maturity securities are generally based on prices obtained from independent valuation service providers and for which the Company maintains a vendor hierarchy by asset type based on historical pricing experience and vendor expertise. Although each security generally is priced by multiple independent valuation service providers, the Company ultimately uses the price received from the independent valuation service provider highest in the vendor hierarchy based on the respective asset type, with limited exception. To validate reasonableness, prices also are internally reviewed by those with relevant expertise through comparison with directly observed recent market trades. Consistent with the fair value hierarchy, public fixed maturity securities validated in this manner generally are reflected within Level 2, as they are primarily based on observable pricing for similar assets and/or other market observable inputs. If the pricing information received from independent valuation service providers is not reflective of market activity or other inputs observable in the market, the Company may challenge the price through a formal process in accordance with the terms of the respective independent valuation service provider agreement. If as a result it is determined that the independent valuation service provider is able to reprice the security in a manner agreed as more consistent with current market observations, the security remains within Level 2. Alternatively, a Level 3 classification may result if the pricing information then is sourced from another vendor, non-binding broker quotes, or internally-developed valuations for which the Company's own assumptions about market-participant inputs would be used in pricing the security.
At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, the fair value of private fixed maturities is approximately $7,823 million and $7,748 million or approximately 5.4% and 5.4% of the Company's total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair values of the Company's private fixed maturities, which primarily are comprised of investments in private placement securities generally are determined using a discounted cash flow model. In certain cases, these models use observable inputs with a discount rate based upon the average of spread surveys collected from private market intermediaries who are active in both primary and secondary transactions, taking into account, among other factors, the credit quality and industry sector of the issuer and the reduced liquidity associated with private placements. Generally, these securities have been reflected within Level 2. For certain private fixed maturities, the discounted cash flow model may also incorporate unobservable inputs, which reflect the Company's own assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset. To the extent management determines that such unobservable inputs are significant to the fair value measurement of a security, a Level 3 classification generally is made.
As disclosed in Note 3, at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, the net fair value of freestanding derivative positions is approximately $867 million and $617 million or approximately 72.0% and 86.1% of Other invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair values of the Company's derivative positions are generally based on prices obtained either from independent valuation service providers or derived by applying market inputs from recognized vendors into industry standard pricing models. The majority of these derivative contracts are traded in the OTC derivative market and are classified in Level 2. The fair values of derivative assets and liabilities traded in the OTC market are determined using quantitative models that require use of the contractual terms of the derivative instruments and multiple market inputs, including interest rates, prices, and indices to generate continuous yield or pricing curves and volatility factors, which then are applied to value the positions. The predominance of market inputs is actively quoted and can be validated through external sources or reliably interpolated if less observable. If the pricing information received from independent valuation service providers is not reflective of market activity or other inputs observable in the market, the Company may challenge the price through a formal process in accordance with the terms of the respective independent valuation service provider agreement. If as a result it is determined that the independent valuation service provider is able to reprice the derivative instrument in a manner agreed as more consistent with current market observations, the position remains within Level 2.
The credit risk of the counterparty and of the Company are considered in determining the fair values of all OTC derivative asset and liability positions, respectively, after taking into account the effects of master netting agreements and collateral arrangements. Each reporting period, the Company values its derivative positions using the standard swap curve and evaluates whether to adjust the embedded credit spread to reflect changes in counterparty or its own credit standing. As a result, the Company reduced the fair value of its OTC derivative asset exposures by $0.3 million and $0.4 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, to recognize incremental counterparty non-performance risk. The unadjusted swap curve was determined to be reflective of the non-performance risk of the Company for purpose of determining the fair value of its OTC liability positions at March 31, 2014.
At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, investments classified as Level 1 comprise approximately 74.1% and 74.5% of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and primarily include redeemable preferred stock, trading securities, cash equivalents and Separate Accounts assets. Fair value measurements classified as Level 1 include exchange-traded prices of fixed maturities, equity securities and derivative contracts, and net asset values for transacting subscriptions and redemptions of mutual fund shares held by Separate Accounts. Cash equivalents classified as Level 1 include money market accounts, overnight commercial paper and highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less, and are carried at cost as a proxy for fair value measurement due to their short-term nature.
At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, investments classified as Level 2 comprise approximately 25.0% and 24.5% of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and primarily include U.S. government and agency securities and certain corporate debt securities, such as public and private fixed maturities. As market quotes generally are not readily available or accessible for these securities, their fair value measures are determined utilizing relevant information generated by market transactions involving comparable securities and often are based on model pricing techniques that effectively discount prospective cash flows to present value using appropriate sector-adjusted credit spreads commensurate with the security's duration, also taking into consideration issuer-specific credit quality and liquidity. Segregated securities classified as Level 2 are U.S. Treasury Bills segregated by AllianceBernstein in a special reserve bank custody account for the exclusive benefit of brokerage customers, as required by Rule 15c3-3 of the Exchange Act and for which fair values are based on quoted yields in secondary markets.
Observable inputs generally used to measure the fair value of securities classified as Level 2 include benchmark yields, reported secondary trades, issuer spreads, benchmark securities and other reference data. Additional observable inputs are used when available, and as may be appropriate, for certain security types, such as prepayment, default, and collateral information for the purpose of measuring the fair value of mortgage- and asset-backed securities. At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, approximately $931 million and $970 million of AAA-rated mortgage- and asset-backed securities are classified as Level 2 for which the observability of market inputs to their pricing models is supported by sufficient, albeit more recently contracted, market activity in these sectors.
The Company currently offers indexed investment options in the SCS and EQUI-VEST variable annuity products, the IUL product, and in the MSO fund available in some life contracts. These investment options, which depending on the product and on the index selected can currently have 1, 3, or 5 year terms, provide for participation in the performance of specified indices up to a segment-specific declared maximum rate. Under certain conditions that vary by product, e.g. holding these segments for the full term, these segments also shield policyholders from some or all negative investment performance associated with these indices. These investment options have defined formulaic liability amounts, and the current values of the option component of these segment reserves are accounted for as Level 2 embedded derivatives. The fair values of these embedded derivatives are based on prices obtained from independent valuation service providers.
At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, investments classified as Level 3 comprise approximately 0.9% and 1.0% of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and primarily include CMBS and corporate debt securities, such as private fixed maturities. Determinations to classify fair value measures within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy generally are based upon the significance of the unobservable factors to the overall fair value measurement. Included in the Level 3 classification at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, were approximately $169 million and $150 million of fixed maturities with indicative pricing obtained from brokers that otherwise could not be corroborated to market observable data. The Company applies various due-diligence procedures, as considered appropriate, to validate these non-binding broker quotes for reasonableness, based on its understanding of the markets, including use of internally-developed assumptions about inputs a market participant would use to price the security. In addition, approximately $786 million and $787 million of mortgage- and asset-backed securities, including CMBS, are classified as Level 3 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
The Company also issues certain benefits on its variable annuity products that are accounted for as derivatives and are also considered Level 3. The GMWB feature allows the policyholder to withdraw at minimum, over the life of the contract, an amount based on the contract's benefit base. The GWBL feature allows the policyholder to withdraw, each year for the life of the contract, a specified annual percentage of an amount based on the contract's benefit base. The GMAB feature increases the contract account value at the end of a specified period to a GMAB base. The GIB feature provides a lifetime annuity based on predetermined annuity purchase rates if and when the contract account value is depleted. This lifetime annuity is based on predetermined annuity purchase rates applied to a GIB base.
Level 3 also includes the GMIB reinsurance contract asset which is accounted for as derivative contracts. The GMIB reinsurance contract asset's fair value reflects the present value of reinsurance premiums and recoveries and risk margins over a range of market consistent economic scenarios while the GIB and GWBL and other features related liability reflects the present value of expected future payments (benefits) less fees, adjusted for risk margins, attributable to the GIB and GWBL and other features over a range of market-consistent economic scenarios. The valuations of both the GMIB reinsurance contract asset and GIB and GWBL and other features' liability incorporate significant non-observable assumptions related to policyholder behavior, risk margins and projections of equity Separate Account funds consistent with the S&P 500 Index. The credit risks of the counterparty and of the Company are considered in determining the fair values of its GMIB reinsurance contract asset and GIB and GWBL and other features' liability positions, respectively, after taking into account the effects of collateral arrangements. Incremental adjustment to the swap curve, adjusted for non-performance risk, is made to the resulting fair values of the GMIB reinsurance contract asset to reflect change in the claims-paying ratings of counterparties to the reinsurance treaties. After giving consideration to collateral arrangements, the Company reduced the fair value of its GMIB reinsurance contract asset by $152 million and $133 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, to recognize incremental counterparty non-performance risk. The unadjusted swap curve was determined to be reflective of the AA quality claims-paying rating of AXA Equitable, therefore, no incremental adjustment was made for non-performance risk for purpose of determining the fair value of the GIB and GWBL and other features' liability embedded derivative at March 31, 2014. Equity and fixed income volatilities are combined, with weighting based on the current fund distribution, to produce an overall volatility assumption. Scenarios are developed that value an at the money option at a price consistent with the overall volatility.
In the first quarter of 2014, AFS fixed maturities with fair values of $71 million were transferred out of Level 3 and into Level 2 principally due to the availability of trading activity and/or market observable inputs to measure and validate their fair values. In addition, AFS fixed maturities with fair value of $1 million were transferred from Level 2 into the Level 3 classification. These transfers in the aggregate represent approximately 0.5% of total equity at March 31, 2014.
In the first quarter of 2013, AFS fixed maturities with fair values of $5 million were transferred out of Level 3 and into Level 2 principally due to the availability of trading activity and/or market observable inputs to measure and validate their fair values. These transfers in the aggregate represent approximately 0.3% of total equity at March 31, 2013.
The table below presents a reconciliation for all Level 3 assets and liabilities for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively:
Level 3 Instruments
Fair Value Measurements
										State and
										Political						Commercial			Residential
										Sub-			Foreign			Mortgage-			Mortgage-			Asset-
							Corporate			divisions			Govts			backed			backed			backed
							(In Millions)
Balance, January 1, 2014							$	291		$	46		$	0		$	700		$	4		$	83
	Total gains (losses), realized and
		unrealized, included in:
		Earnings (loss) as:
			Net investment income (loss)					0			0			0			0			0			0
			Investment gains (losses), net					0			0			0			-16			0			0
					Subtotal			0			0			0			-16			0			0
		Other comprehensive income (loss)						9			1			0			40			0			3
Purchases								0			0			0			0			0			0
Issues								0			0			0			0			0			0
Sales								-1			0			0			-2			-1			-25
Settlements								0			0			0			0			0			0
Transfers into Level 3(1)								1			0			0			0			0			0
Transfers out of Level 3(1)								-71			0			0			0			0			0
Balance, March 31, 2014							$	229		$	47		$	0		$	722		$	3		$	61
Balance, January 1, 2013							$	355		$	50		$	19		$	900		$	9		$	113
	Total gains (losses), realized and
		unrealized, included in:
		Earnings (loss) as:
			Net investment income (loss)					0			0			0			0			0			0
			Investment gains (losses), net					1			0			0			-20			0			0
					Subtotal			1			0			0			-20			0			0
		Other comprehensive income (loss)						5			0			0			50			0			1
Purchases								0			0			1			0			0			0
Sales								-29			0			0			-1			-2			-6
Transfers into Level 3(1)								0			0			0			0			0			0
Transfers out of Level 3(1)								-5			0			0			0			0			0
Balance, March 31, 2013							$	327		$	50		$	20		$	929		$	7		$	108
							Redeem-															GWBL
							able			Other			Other			GMIB			Separate			and Other
							Preferred			Equity			Invested			Reinsurance			Accounts			Features'
							Stock			Investments(2)			Assets			Asset			Assets			Liability
							(In Millions)
Balance, January 1, 2014							$	15		$	52		$	0		$	6,747		$	237		$	0
	Total gains (losses), realized and
		unrealized, included in:
		Earnings (loss) as:
			Net investment income (loss)					0			-4			0			0			0			0
			Investment gains (losses), net					0			0			0			0			-1			0
			Increase (decrease) in the fair value
				of the reinsurance contract asset				0			0			0			653			0			0
			Policyholders' benefits					0			0			0			0			0			-21
					Subtotal			0			-4			0			653			-1			-21
		Other comprehensive income (loss)						0			0			0			0			0			0
Purchases								0			0			0			54			6			28
Issues								0			0			0			0			0			0
Sales								0			0			0			-11			-1			0
Settlements								0			0			0			0			-1			0
Transfers into Level 3(1)								0			0			0			0			0			0
Transfers out of Level 3(1)								0			0			0			0			0			0
Balance, March 31, 2014							$	15		$	48		$	0		$	7,443		$	240		$	7
Balance, January 1, 2013							$	15		$	77		$	0		$	11,044		$	224		$	265
	Total gains (losses), realized and
		unrealized, included in:
		Earnings (loss) as:
			Net investment income (loss)					0			0			0			0			0			0
			Investment gains (losses), net					0			0			0			0			0			0
			Increase (decrease) in the fair value
				of the reinsurance contract asset				0			0			0			-1,235			0			0
			Policyholders' benefits					0			0			0			0			0			-108
					Subtotal			0			0			0			-1,235			0			-108
		Other comprehensive income (loss)						0			-2			0			0			0			0
Purchases								0			0			0			61			0			16
Sales								0			0			0			-14			-2			0
Settlements								0			0			0			0			-1			0
Transfers into Level 3(1)								0			0			0			0			0			0
Transfers out of Level 3(1)								0			0			0			0			0			0
Balance, March 31, 2013							$	15		$	75		$	0		$	9,856		$	221		$	173
Transfers into/out of Level 3 classification are reflected at beginning-of-period fair values.
Includes Trading securities' Level 3 amount.
The table below details changes in unrealized gains (losses) for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013 by category for Level 3 assets and liabilities still held at March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively:
									Earnings (Loss)
															Increase
									Net			Investment			(Decrease) in the
									Investment			Gains			Fair Value of the						Policy-
									Income			(Losses),			Reinsurance						holders'
									(Loss)			Net			Contract Asset			OCI			Benefits
									(In Millions)
Level 3 Instruments
First Quarter 2014
Held at March 31, 2014:
	Change in unrealized gains (losses):
		Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
			Corporate						$	0		$	0		$	0		$	9		$	0
			State and political subdivisions							0			0			0			1			0
			Commercial mortgage-backed							0			0			0			39			0
			Asset-backed							0			0			0			2			0
			Other fixed maturities, available-for-sale							0			0			0			0			0
				Subtotal					$	0		$	0		$	0		$	51		$	0
		Other equity investments								0			0			0			0			0
		GMIB reinsurance contracts								0			0			696			0			0
		Separate Accounts’ assets								0			-1			0			0			0
		GWBL and other features’ liability								0			0			0			0			-7
				Total					$	0		$	-1		$	696		$	51		$	-7
Level 3 Instruments
First Quarter 2013
Held at March 31, 2013:
	Change in unrealized gains (losses):
		Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
			Corporate						$	0		$	0		$	0		$	6		$	0
			Commercial mortgage-backed							0			0			0			44			0
			Asset-backed							0			0			0			1			0
			Other fixed maturities, available-for-sale							0			0			0			0			0
				Subtotal					$	0		$	0		$	0		$	51		$	0
		GMIB reinsurance contracts								0			0			-1,188			0			0
		GWBL and other features’ liability								0			0			0			0			92
				Total					$	0		$	0		$	-1,188		$	51		$	92
The following tables disclose quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements by category for assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
31-Mar-14
				Fair			Valuation			Significant
				Value			Technique			Unobservable Input			Range
Assets:				(In Millions)
Investments:
	Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
		Corporate		$	52		Matrix pricing model			Spread over the industry-specific
										benchmark yield curve			125 bps - 550 bps
		Residential mortgage-backed			1		Matrix pricing model			Spread over U.S. Treasury curve			45 bps
		Asset-backed			7		Matrix pricing model			Spread over U.S. Treasury curve			30 bps - 687 bps
	Other equity investments				18		Market comparable			Revenue multiple			0.9x - 16.8x
								companies		R&D multiple			0.3x - 10.0x
										Discount rate			18.00%
										Discount years			1.75
										Discount for lack of marketability
											and risk factors		50.00%
Separate Accounts' assets					215		Third party appraisal			Capitalization rate			5.40%
										Exit capitalization rate			6.40%
										Discount rate			7.40%
					11		Discounted cash flow			Spread over U.S. Treasury curve			225 bps - 404 bps
										Inflation rate			0.0% - 2.3%
										Discount factor			3.0% - 6.3%
GMIB reinsurance contracts					7,443		Discounted cash flow				Lapse Rates		1.0% - 8.0%
											Withdrawal Rates		0.2% - 8.0%
											GMIB Utilization Rates		0.0% - 15.0%
											Non-performance risk		7 bps - 22 bps
											Volatility rates - Equity		21.0% - 33.0%
Liabilities:
GMWB/GWBL(1)				$	70			Discounted Cash flow			Lapse Rates		1.0% - 8.0%
											Withdrawal Rates		0.0% - 7.0%
											Volatility rates - Equity		21.0% - 33.0%
Excludes GMAB and GIB liabilities.
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
31-Dec-13
				Fair			Valuation			Significant
				Value			Technique			Unobservable Input			Range
Assets:				(In Millions)
Investments:
	Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
		Corporate		$	54		Matrix pricing model			Spread over the industry-specific
										benchmark yield curve			125 bps - 550 bps
		Residential mortgage-backed			1		Matrix pricing model			Spread over U.S. Treasury curve			45 bps
		Asset-backed			7		Matrix pricing model			Spread over U.S. Treasury curve			30 bps - 687 bps
	Other equity investments				52		Market comparable			Revenue multiple			1.2x - 4.9x
								companies		R&D multiple			1.1x - 17.1x
										Discount rate			18.00%
										Discount years			1
										Discount for lack of marketability
											and risk factors		50.0% - 60.0%
Separate Accounts' assets					215		Third party appraisal			Capitalization rate			5.40%
										Exit capitalization rate			6.40%
										Discount rate			7.40%
					11		Discounted cash flow			Spread over U.S. Treasury curve			256 bps - 434 bps
										Inflation rate			0.0% - 2.3%
										Discount factor			3.3% - 6.8%
GMIB reinsurance contracts					6,747		Discounted Cash flow			Lapse Rates			1.0% - 8.0%
										Withdrawal Rates			0.2% - 8.0%
										GMIB Utilization Rates			0.0% - 15.0%
										Non-performance risk			7 bps - 21 bps
										Volatility rates - Equity			20.0%- 33.0%
Liabilities:
GMWB/GWBL(1)				$	61		Discounted Cash flow			Lapse Rates			1.0% - 8.0%
										Withdrawal Rates			0.0% - 7.0%
										Volatility rates - Equity			20.0% - 33.0%
Excludes GMAB and GIB liabilities.
Excluded from the tables above at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, are approximately $1,061 million and $1,088 million, respectively, of Level 3 fair value measurements of investments for which the underlying quantitative inputs are not developed by the Company and are not reasonably available. The fair value measurements of these Level 3 investments comprise approximately 77.7% and 76.2% of total assets classified as Level 3 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and represent only 0.7% and 0.8% of total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These investments primarily consist of certain privately placed debt securities with limited trading activity, including commercial mortgage-, residential mortgage- and asset-backed instruments, and their fair values generally reflect unadjusted prices obtained from independent valuation service providers and indicative, non-binding quotes obtained from third-party broker-dealers recognized as market participants. Significant increases or decreases in the fair value amounts received from these pricing sources may result in the Company's reporting significantly higher or lower fair value measurements for these Level 3 investments.
Included in the tables above at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, are approximately $52 million and $54 million fair value of privately placed, available-for-sale corporate debt securities classified as Level 3 that is determined by application of a matrix pricing model, representing approximately 22.7% and 18.6% of the total fair value of Level 3 securities in the corporate fixed maturities asset class. The significant unobservable input to the matrix pricing model is the spread over the industry-specific benchmark yield curve. Generally, an increase or decrease in spreads would lead to directionally inverse movement in the fair value measurements of these securities.
Residential mortgage-backed securities classified as Level 3 primarily consist of non-agency paper with low trading activity. Included in the tables above at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, are approximately 33.0% and 25.0%, respectively, of the total fair value of these Level 3 securities that is determined by application of a matrix pricing model and for which the spread over the U.S. Treasury curve is the most significant unobservable input to the pricing result. Generally, a change in spreads would lead to directionally inverse movement in the fair value measurements of these securities.
Asset-backed securities classified as Level 3 primarily consist of non-agency mortgage loan trust certificates, including subprime and Alt-A paper, credit tenant loans, and equipment financings. Included in the tables above at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, are approximately 11.5% and 8.4%, respectively, of the total fair value of these Level 3 securities that is determined by application of a matrix pricing model and for which the spread over the U.S. Treasury curve is the most significant unobservable input to the pricing result. Significant increases (decreases) in spreads would result in significantly lower (higher) fair value measurements.
Other equity investments classified as Level 3 primarily consist of private venture capital fund investments of AllianceBernstein for which fair values are adjusted to reflect expected exit values as evidenced by financing and sale transactions with third parties or when consideration of other factors, such as current company performance and market conditions, is determined by management to require valuation adjustment. Significant increase (decrease) in isolation in the underlying enterprise value to revenue multiple and enterprise value to R&D investment multiple, if applicable, would result in significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. Significant increase (decrease) in the discount rate would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. Significant increase (decrease) in isolation in the discount factor ascribed for lack of marketability and various risk factors would result in significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. Changes in the discount factor generally are not correlated to changes in the value multiples. Also classified as Level 3 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, are approximately $30 million and $30 million private equity investments of AllianceBernstein for which fair value is estimated using the capital account balances provided by the partnerships. The interests in these partnerships cannot be redeemed. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, AllianceBernstein's aggregate unfunded commitments to these investments were approximately $12 million and $10 million, respectively.
Separate Accounts' assets classified as Level 3 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, primarily consist of private equity investments with fair value of approximately $218 million and $215 million, respectively, including approximately $215 million and $219 million fair value investment in a private real estate fund, as well as mortgage loans with fair value of approximately $7 million and $7 million. Third party appraisal is used to measure the fair value of the private real estate investment fund, including consideration of observable replacement cost and sales comparisons for the underlying commercial properties, as well as the results from applying a discounted cash flow approach. Significant increase (decrease) in isolation in the capitalization rate and exit capitalization rate assumptions used in the discounted cash flow approach to appraisal value would result in a higher (lower) measure of fair value. A discounted cash flow approach also is applied to determine the approximately $3 million and $4 million fair value of the other private equity investment and for which the significant unobservable assumptions are an inflation rate formula and a discount factor that takes into account various risks, including the illiquid nature of the investment at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. A significant increase (decrease) in the inflation rate would have directionally inverse effect on the fair value of the security. With respect to the fair value measurement of mortgage loans, a significant increase (decrease) in the assumed spread over U.S. Treasuries would produce a lower (higher) fair value measurement. Changes in the discount rate or factor used in the valuation techniques to determine the fair values of these private equity investments and mortgage loans generally are not correlated to changes in the other significant unobservable inputs. Significant increase (decrease) in isolation in the discount rate or factor would result in significantly lower (higher) fair value measurements. The remaining Separate Accounts' investments classified as Level 3, consist of mortgage- and asset-backed securities with fair values of approximately $5 million and $9 million at March 31, 2014 and $3 million and $7 million at December 31, 2013, respectively. These fair value measurements are determined using substantially the same valuation techniques as earlier described above for the Company's General Account investments in these securities.
Significant unobservable inputs with respect to the fair value measurement of the Level 3 GMIB reinsurance contract asset and the Level 3 liabilities identified in the table above are developed using Company data. Validations of unobservable inputs are performed to the extent the Company has experience. When an input is changed the model is updated and the results of each step of the model are analyzed for reasonableness.
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company's GMIB reinsurance contract asset are lapse rates, withdrawal rates and GMIB utilization rates. Significant increases in GMIB utilization rates or decreases in lapse or withdrawal rates in isolation would tend to increase the GMIB reinsurance contract asset.
Fair value measurement of the GMIB reinsurance contract asset includes dynamic lapse and GMIB utilization assumptions whereby projected contractual lapses and GMIB utilization reflect the projected net amount of risks of the contract. As the net amount of risk of a contract increases, the assumed lapse rate decreases and the GMIB utilization increases. Increases in volatility would increase the asset.
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company's GMWB and GWBL liability are lapse rates and withdrawal rates. Significant increases in withdrawal rates or decreases in lapse rates in isolation would tend to increase these liabilities. Increases in volatility would increase these liabilities.
The carrying values and fair values at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 for financial instruments not otherwise disclosed in Note 3 are presented in the table below. Certain financial instruments are exempt from the requirements for fair value disclosure, such as insurance liabilities other than financial guarantees and investment contracts and pension and other postretirement obligations.
				Carrying			Fair Value
				Value			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
				(In Millions)
March 31, 2014:
	Mortgage loans on real estate			$	5,832		$	0		$	0		$	5,915		$	5,915
	Other limited partnership interests				1,631			0			0			1,631			1,631
	Loans to affiliates				1,088			0			809			398			1,207
	Policyholders' account balances: Investment contracts				2,397			0			0			2,509			2,509
	Long-term debt				200			0			222			0			222
	Loans from affiliates				825			0			987			0			987
December 31, 2013:
	Mortgage loans on real estate			$	5,684		$	0		$	0		$	5,716		$	5,176
	Other limited partnership interests				1,592			0			0			1,592			1,592
	Loans to affiliates				1,088			0			800			398			1,198
	Policyholders' account balances: Investment contracts				2,435			0			0			2,523			2,523
	Long-term debt				200			0			225			0			225
	Loans from affiliates				825			0			969			0			969
Fair values for commercial and agricultural mortgage loans on real estate are measured by discounting future contractual cash flows to be received on the mortgage loan using interest rates at which loans with similar characteristics and credit quality would be made. The discount rate is derived from taking the appropriate U.S. Treasury rate with a like term to the remaining term of the loan and adding a spread reflective of the risk premium associated with the specific loan. Fair values for mortgage loans anticipated to be foreclosed and problem mortgage loans are limited to the fair value of the underlying collateral, if lower.
Other limited partnership interests and other equity investments, including interests in investment companies, are accounted for under the equity method and for which the carrying value provides a reasonable estimate of fair value as the underlying investments of these partnerships are valued at estimated fair value.
Fair values for the Company's long-term debt are determined from quotations provided by brokers knowledgeable about these securities and internally assessed for reasonableness. The fair values of the Company's borrowing and lending arrangements with AXA affiliated entities are determined in the same manner as for such transactions with third parties, including matrix pricing models for debt securities and discounted cash flow analysis for mortgage loans.
The fair values for the Company's association plans contracts, supplementary contracts not involving life contingencies (“SCNILC”), deferred annuities and certain annuities, which are included in Policyholder's account balances are estimated using projected cash flows discounted at rates reflecting current market rates. Significant unobservable inputs reflected in the cash flows include lapse rates and withdrawal rates. Incremental adjustments may be made to the fair value to reflect non-performance risk. Certain other products such as Access Accounts are held at book value.

EMPLOYEE_BENEFIT_PLANS

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]	'
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS	'
	7)       EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
	The funding policy of the Company for its qualified pension plans is to satisfy its funding obligations each year in an amount not less than the minimum required by the ERISA, as amended by the Pension Act, and not greater than the maximum it can deduct for Federal income tax purposes.
	AXA Equitable announced in the third quarter of 2013 that benefit accruals under its qualified and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans would be discontinued after December 31, 2013. A new company contribution was added to the 401(k) Plan effective January 1, 2014, in addition to the discretionary profit sharing contribution program. AXA Equitable also provides an excess 401(k) contribution for eligible compensation over the qualified plan compensation limits under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan.
	In the first quarter of 2014, no cash contributions were made by AXA Equitable or AllianceBernstein to their respective qualified pension plans. Based on the funded status of the Company's plans at March 31, 2014, no minimum contribution is required to be made in 2014 under ERISA, as amended by the Pension Act, but management is currently evaluating if it will make contributions for the remainder of 2014.
	Components of certain benefit costs for the Company were as follows:
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
		(In Millions)
	Net Periodic Pension Expense:
	(Qualified Plans)
	Service cost	$	3	$	11
	Interest cost		26		23
	Expected return on assets		-38		-38
	Net amortization		28		41
	Net Periodic Pension Expense	$	19	$	37

SHAREBASED_AND_OTHER_COMPENSAT

SHARE-BASED AND OTHER COMPENSATION PROGRAMS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Shared Based And Other Compensation Programs [Abstract]	'
SHARE BASED AND OTHER COMPENSATION PROGRAMS	'
	SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION PROGRAMS
	Compensations costs for first quarters of 2014 and 2013 for share-based payment arrangements as further described herein are as follows:
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
		(In Thousands)
	Performance Units/Shares	$	2,997	$	8,240
	Stock Options		367		831
	Restricted Stock		20		37
	AXA Miles		74		66
	AllianceBernstein Stock Options		-400		-700
	AllianceBernstein Restricted Units		3,382		6,000
	Total Compensation Expenses	$	6,440	$	14,474
	AXA and AXA Financial sponsor various share-based compensation plans for eligible employees and financial professionals of AXA Financial and its subsidiaries, including the Company. AllianceBernstein also sponsors its own unit option plans for certain of its employees. Activity in these share-based plans in the discussions that follow relates to awards granted to eligible employees of AXA Equitable under each of these plans in the aggregate, except where otherwise noted.
	Performance Units and Performance Shares
	2014 Grant. On March 24, 2014, under the terms of the Performance Share Plan, AXA awarded approximately 2 million unearned performance shares to employees of AXA Equitable. The extent to which 2014-2016 cumulative performance targets measuring the performance of AXA and the insurance related businesses of AXA Financial Group are achieved will determine the number of performance shares earned, which may vary in linear formula between 0% and 130% of the number of performance shares at stake. Half of the performance shares earned during this performance period will vest and be settled on the third anniversary of the award date, and the remaining half period will vest and be settled on the fourth anniversary of the award date. The plan will settle in shares to all participants. In first quarter 2014, the expense associated with the March 24, 2014 grant of performance shares was approximately $7 million.
	Settlement of 2011 Grant in 2014. On April 3, 2014, cash distributions of approximately $26 million were made to active and former AXA Equitable employees in settlement of 986,580 performance units earned under the terms of the AXA Performance Unit Plan 2011.
	Stock Options
	2014 Grant. On March 24, 2014, 395,720 options to purchase AXA ordinary shares were granted to employees of AXA Equitable under the terms of the Stock Option Plan at an exercise price of 18.68 euros. All of those options have a five-year graded vesting schedule, with one-third vesting on each of the third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the grant date. Of the total options awarded on March 24, 2014, 214,174 are further subject to conditional vesting terms that require the AXA ordinary share price to outperform the Euro Stoxx Insurance Index over a specified period. All of the options granted on March 24, 2014 have a ten-year term. The weighted average grant date fair value per option award was estimated at $2.89 using a Black-Scholes options pricing model with modification to measure the value of the conditional vesting feature. Key assumptions used in the valuation included expected volatility of 29.24%, a weighted average expected term of 8.2 years, an expected dividend yield of 6.38% and a risk-free interest rate of 1.54%. The total fair value of these options (net of expected forfeitures) of approximately $1 million is charged to expense over the shorter of the vesting term or the period up to the date at which the participant becomes retirement eligible. In first quarter 2014, the Company recognized expenses associated with the March 24, 2014 grant of options of $168,474.
	AllianceBernstein Long-term Incentive Compensation Plans. During the first quarter of 2014, AllianceBernstein purchased 0.2 million Holding units for $4 million from employees to allow them to fulfill statutory tax withholding requirements at the time of distribution of long-term incentive compensation awards, offset by Holding units purchased by employees as part of a distribution reinvestment election. In first quarter of 2013, AllianceBernstein purchased 1.0 million Holding units for $20 million. These amounts reflect open-market purchases of 0.8 million Holding units for $16 million, with the remainder relating to purchases of Holding units from employees to allow them to fulfill statutory tax withholding requirements at the time of distribution of long-term incentive compensation awards, offset by Holding units purchased by employees as part of a distribution reinvestment election.
	During first quarter of 2014, AllianceBernstein granted to employees and Eligible Directors 0.2 million restricted Holding awards. During the first quarter of 2013, AllianceBernstein granted to employees and eligible Directors 6.6 million restricted Holding unit awards (including 6.5 million restricted Holding units granted in January 2013 for 2012 year-end awards). In the first quarter 2014, AllianceBernstein used Holding units repurchased during the quarter and 8,337 newly issued Holding units to fund the restricted Holding unit awards granted in the first quarter of 2014.

INCOME_TAXES

INCOME TAXES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]	'
INCOME TAXES	'
	9)       INCOME TAXES
	Income taxes for the interim periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 have been computed using an estimated annual effective tax rate. This rate is revised, if necessary, at the end of each successive interim period to reflect the current estimate of the annual effective tax rate.

LITIGATION

LITIGATION	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Litigation [Abstract]	'
LITIGATION	'
	10)       LITIGATION
	There have been no new material legal proceedings and no material developments in specific litigations or regulatory matters previously reported in the Company's Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, except as set forth below:
	Insurance Regulatory Matters
	On March 17, 2014, AXA Equitable entered into a consent order with the Consumer Protection Division of the NYSDFS. Pursuant to the consent order, AXA Equitable, among other things, paid a $20 million fine to the NYSDFS for violating New York Insurance Law § 4240(e) by filing amended and restated plans of operation with the NYSDFS without adequately informing and explaining to the NYSDFS the significance of the AXA Tactical Manager volatility management tool strategy changes to certain investment options in insurance products. Following the publication of the consent order, AXA Equitable has received and responded to requests from other state insurance departments and the SEC for additional information. AXA Equitable may be subject to additional requests for information from other state insurance departments and to lawsuits that have been or will be filed by various litigants.
	____________________________________________________________________________
	In addition to the matters described above, a number of lawsuits, claims and assessments have been filed against life and health insurers and asset managers in the jurisdictions in which AXA Equitable and its respective subsidiaries do business. These actions and proceedings involve, among other things, insurers' sales practices, alleged agent misconduct, alleged failure to properly supervise agents, contract administration, alleged breach of fiduciary duties, alleged mismanagement of client funds and other matters. Some of the matters have resulted in the award of substantial judgments against other insurers and asset managers, including material amounts of punitive damages, or in substantial settlements. In some states, juries have substantial discretion in awarding punitive damages. AXA Equitable and its subsidiaries from time to time are involved in such actions and proceedings. Some of these actions and proceedings filed against AXA Equitable and its subsidiaries have been brought on behalf of various alleged classes of plaintiffs and certain of these plaintiffs seek damages of unspecified amounts. While the ultimate outcome of such matters cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management no such matter is likely to have a material adverse effect on AXA Equitable's consolidated financial position or results of operations. However, it should be noted that the frequency of large damage awards, including large punitive damage awards that bear little or no relation to actual economic damages incurred by plaintiffs in some jurisdictions, continues to create the potential for an unpredictable judgment in any given matter.
	Although the outcome of litigation and regulatory matters generally cannot be predicted with certainty, management intends to vigorously defend against the allegations made by the plaintiffs in the actions described above and believes that the ultimate resolution of the litigation and regulatory matters described therein involving AXA Equitable and/or its subsidiaries should not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of AXA Equitable. Management cannot make an estimate of loss, if any, or predict whether or not any of the litigations and regulatory matters described above will have a material adverse effect on AXA Equitable's consolidated results of operations in any particular period.

RELATED_PARTY_TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	'
	11)       RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
	AXA Equitable reimburses AXA Financial for expenses relating to the Excess Retirement Plan, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and certain other employee benefit plans that provide participants with medical, life insurance, and deferred compensation benefits. Such reimbursement was based on the cost to AXA Financial of the benefits provided which totaled $5 million, and $12 million respectively, for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013.
	AXA Equitable paid $154 million and $152 million, respectively, of commissions and fees to AXA Distribution and its subsidiaries for sales of insurance products for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013. AXA Equitable charged AXA Distribution's subsidiaries $70 million, and $80 million, respectively, for their applicable share of operating expenses for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013, pursuant to the Agreements for Services.
	At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company's GMIB reinsurance asset with AXA Arizona had carrying values of $5,948 million and $5,388 million, respectively, and is reported in Guaranteed minimum income benefit reinsurance contract asset, at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets. Ceded premiums to AXA Arizona in the first quarters of 2014 and 2013 related to the UL and no lapse guarantee riders totaled approximately $106 million and $116 million, respectively. Ceded claims paid in the first quarters of 2014 and 2013 were $30 million and $19 million, respectively.

ACCUMULATED_OTHER_COMPREHENSIV

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Abstract]	'
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	'
	12) ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
	AOCI represents cumulative gains (losses) on items that are not reflected in earnings (loss). The balances as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 follow:
					March 31,
					2014			2013
					(In Millions)
	Unrealized gains (losses) on investments				$	494		$	1,196
	Defined benefit pension plans					-738			-1,081
	Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)					-244			115
	Less: Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest					11			25
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to AXA Equitable				$	-233		$	140
	The components of OCI, net-of-taxes for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013 follow:
				Three Months Ended
				March 31,
				2014			2013
				(In Millions)
	Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
		Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period		$	391		$	-199
		(Gains) losses reclassified into net earnings (loss) during the period(1)			-4			8
	Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments				387			-191
	Adjustments for policyholders' liabilities, DAC, insurance liability
		loss recognition and other			-34			35
	Change in unrealized gains (losses), net of adjustments (net of deferred income tax
		expense (benefit) of $188 million and $(79) million)			353			-156
	Change in defined benefit plans:
		Net gain (loss) arising during the period			19			-52
		Less: reclassification adjustments to net earnings (loss) for:(2)
			Amortization of net (gains) losses included in net periodic cost		0			27
	Change in defined benefit plans (net of deferred income tax expense (benefit)
		of $10 million and $(13) million )(3)			19			-25
	Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes				372			-181
	Less: Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest				-2			4
	Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to AXA Equitable			$	370		$	-177
	See “Reclassification adjustments” in Note 3. Reclassification amounts presented net of income tax expense (benefit) of $2 million and $(5) million for the first quarter of 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	These AOCI components are included in the computation of net periodic costs (see Note 7).
	In the second quarter of 2013, the Company recorded an out-of-period adjustment of $83 million which reduced the liability for the qualified pension plan and increased OCI by $55 million, net of income taxes of $28 million related to first quarter 2013.
	Investment gains and losses reclassified from AOCI to net earnings (loss) primarily consist of realized gains (losses) on sales and OTTI of AFS securities and are included in Total investment gains (losses), net on the consolidated statements of earnings (loss). Amounts reclassified from AOCI to net earnings (loss) as related to defined benefit plans primarily consist of amortizations of net (gains) losses and net prior service cost (credit) recognized as a component of net periodic cost and reported in Compensation and benefit expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings (loss). Amounts presented in the table above are net of tax.

RESTRUCTURING

RESTRUCTURING	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Restructuring Charges [Abstract]	'
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	13)       RESTRUCTURING
	As part of AXA Equitable's on-going efforts to reduce costs and operate more efficiently, from time to time, management has approved and initiated plans to reduce headcount and relocate certain operations. In the first quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, AXA Equitable recorded $26 million and $21 million pre-tax charges related to severance and lease costs. The amount recorded in the first quarter of 2014, included pre-tax charges of $25 million, related to the reduction in office space in the Company's 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY headquarters.

SEGMENT_INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Information [Abstract]	'
SEGMENT INFORMATION	'
	14)       SEGMENT INFORMATION
	The following tables reconcile segment revenues and earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes to total revenues and earnings (loss) as reported on the consolidated statements of earnings (loss) and segment assets to total assets on the consolidated balance sheets, respectively.
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
		(In Millions)
	Segment revenues:
	Insurance	$	3,000	$	-314
	Investment Management (1)		712		710
	Consolidation/elimination		-6		-4
	Total Revenues	$	3,706	$	392
	Intersegment investment advisory and other fees of approximately $17 million and $16 million for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013, respectively, are included in total revenues of the Investment Management segment.
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
		(In Millions)
	Segment earnings (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes:
	Insurance	$	1,385	$	-1,682
	Investment Management(2)		126		126
	Consolidation/elimination		0		0
	Total Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations, Before Income Taxes	$	1,511	$	-1,556
	Net of interest expense incurred on securities borrowed.
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
		(In Millions)
	Segment assets:
	Insurance	$	173,797	$	171,532
	Investment Management		12,053		11,873
	Consolidation/elimination		-5		-4
	Total Assets	$	185,845	$	183,401

SIGNIFICANT_ACCOUNTING_POLICIE1

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (POLICIES)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Accounting for Variable Annuities With Guarantee Features [Policy Text Block]	'
	Accounting for Variable Annuities with GMDB and GMIB Features
	Future claims exposure on products with guaranteed minimum death benefit (“GMDB”) and guaranteed minimum income benefit (“GMIB”) features are sensitive to movements in the equity markets and interest rates. The Company has in place various hedging programs utilizing derivatives that are designed to mitigate the impact of movements in equity markets and interest rates. The accounting for these various hedging programs do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. As a result, changes in the value of the derivatives will be recognized in the period in which they occur while offsetting changes in reserves and deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) will be recognized over time in accordance with policies described in the Company's Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, under “Policyholders' Account Balances and Future Policy Benefits” and “DAC”. These differences in recognition contribute to earnings volatility.
	GMIB reinsurance contracts are used to cede to affiliated and non-affiliated reinsurers a portion of the exposure on variable annuity products that offer the GMIB feature. The GMIB reinsurance contracts are accounted for as derivatives and are reported at fair value. Gross reserves for GMIB are calculated on the basis of assumptions related to projected benefits and related contract charges over the lives of the contracts and therefore will not immediately reflect the offsetting impact on future claims exposure resulting from the same capital market and/or interest rate fluctuations that cause gains or losses on the fair value of the GMIB reinsurance contracts. The changes in the fair value of the GMIB reinsurance contracts are recorded in the period in which they occur while offsetting changes in gross reserves and DAC for GMIB are recognized over time in accordance with policies described in the Company's Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 under “Policyholders' Account Balances and Future Policy Benefits” and “DAC”. These differences in recognition contribute to earnings volatility
New Accounting Pronouncements Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements
	In July 2013, the FASB issued new guidance on the presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The amendments in this guidance state that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion thereof, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. An exception to this guidance would be where a net operating loss carryforward or similar tax loss or credit carryforward would not be available under the tax law to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position, or the tax law does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose. In such a case, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2013. Implementation of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	In February 2013, the FASB issued new guidance to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of AOCI. The amendments in this guidance require an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of AOCI on the respective line items in the statement of earnings (loss) if the amount being reclassified is required to be reclassified in its entirety to net earnings (loss). For other amounts that are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net earnings in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts. The guidance requires disclosure of reclassification information either in the notes or the face of the financial statements provided the information is presented in one location. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 31, 2012. Implementation of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	In December 2011, the FASB issued new and enhanced disclosures about offsetting (netting) of financial instruments and derivatives, including repurchase/reverse repurchase agreements and securities lending/borrowing arrangements, to converge with those required by IFRS. The disclosures require presentation in tabular format of gross and net information about assets and liabilities that either are offset (presented net) on the balance sheet or are subject to master netting agreements or similar arrangements providing rights of setoff, such as global master repurchase, securities lending, and derivative clearing agreements, irrespective of whether the assets and liabilities are offset. Financial instruments subject only to collateral agreements are excluded from the scope of these requirements, however, the tabular disclosures are required to include the fair values of financial collateral, including cash, related to master netting agreements or similar arrangements. In January 2013, the FASB issued new guidance limiting the scope of the new balance sheet offsetting disclosures to derivatives, repurchase agreements, and securities lending transactions to the extent that they are (1) offset in the financial statements or (2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. This guidance was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after January 1, 2013. Implementation of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

INVESTMENTS_TABLES

INVESTMENTS (TABLES)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Investments Tables [Abstract]	'
Available For Sale Securities [Text Block]	'
	Available-for-Sale Securities by Classification
								Gross			Gross
					Amortized			Unrealized			Unrealized			Fair			OTTI
					Cost			Gains			Losses			Value			in AOCI (3)
					(In Millions)
	March 31, 2014:
	Fixed Maturity Securities:
		Corporate			$	21,412		$	1,565		$	110		$	22,867		$	0
		U.S. Treasury, government and agency				3,596			37			272			3,361			0
		States and political subdivisions				444			55			0			499			0
		Foreign governments				391			48			6			433			0
		Commercial mortgage-backed				954			12			228			738			23
		Residential mortgage-backed(1)				872			35			0			907			0
		Asset-backed(2)				103			12			2			113			4
		Redeemable preferred stock				889			59			30			918			0
			Total Fixed Maturities			28,661			1,823			648			29,836			27
	Equity securities					28			0			0			28			0
	Total at March 31, 2014				$	28,689		$	1,823		$	648		$	29,864		$	27
	December 31, 2013:
	Fixed Maturity Securities:
		Corporate			$	21,516		$	1,387		$	213		$	22,690		$	0
		U.S. Treasury, government and agency				3,584			22			477			3,129			0
		States and political subdivisions				444			35			2			477			0
		Foreign governments				392			46			5			433			0
		Commercial mortgage-backed				971			10			265			716			23
		Residential mortgage-backed(1)				914			34			1			947			0
		Asset-backed(2)				132			11			3			140			4
		Redeemable preferred stock				883			55			51			887			0
			Total Fixed Maturities			28,836			1,600			1,017			29,419			27
	Equity securities					37			0			3			34			0
	Total at December 31, 2013				$	28,873		$	1,600		$	1,020		$	29,453		$	27
Investments Classified By Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]	'
	Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities
	Contractual Maturities at March 31, 2014
				Amortized Cost			Fair Value
				(In Millions)
	Due in one year or less			$	2,005		$	2,053
	Due in years two through five				7,048			7,671
	Due in years six through ten				10,650			11,108
	Due after ten years				6,140			6,328
		Subtotal			25,843			27,160
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities				954			738
	Residential mortgage-backed securities				872			907
	Asset-backed securities				103			113
	Total			$	27,772		$	28,918
Available For Sale Fixed Maturities Proceeds Gross Gains And Gross Losses From Sales And Other Than Temporary Impairments [Table Text Block]	'
					Three Months Ended
					March 31,
					2014			2013
					(In Millions)
	Proceeds from sales				$	48		$	260
	Gross gains on sales				$	10		$	7
	Gross losses on sales				$	-1		$	0
	Total OTTI				$	-13		$	-14
	Non-credit losses recognized in OCI					0			0
	Credit losses recognized in earnings (loss)				$	-13		$	-14
Fixed Maturities Credit Loss Impairments [Table Text Block]	'
	Fixed Maturities - Credit Loss Impairments
			2014			2013
			(In Millions)
	Balances at January 1,		$	-370		$	-372
	Previously recognized impairments on securities that matured, paid, prepaid or sold			50			2
	Recognized impairments on securities impaired to fair value this period(1)			0			0
	Impairments recognized this period on securities not previously impaired			-13			-14
	Additional impairments this period on securities previously impaired			0			0
	Increases due to passage of time on previously recorded credit losses			0			0
	Accretion of previously recognized impairments due to increases in expected cash flows			0			0
	Balances at March 31,		$	-333		$	-384
Unrealized Gain Loss On Investments [Table Text Block]	'
					March 31,			December 31,
					2014			2013
					(In Millions)
	AFS Securities:
		Fixed maturities:
			With OTTI loss		$	-22		$	-28
			All other			1,197			610
		Equity securities				0			-3
	Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)				$	1,175		$	579
Unrealized Gain Loss On Investments With Other Than Temporary Impairment [Table Text Block]	'
	Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Fixed Maturities with OTTI Losses
																		AOCI Gain
						Net												(Loss) Related
						Unrealized									Deferred			to Net
						Gains									Income			Unrealized
						(Losses) on						Policyholders'			Tax Asset			Investment
						Investments			DAC			Liabilities			(Liability)			Gains (Losses)
						(In Millions)
	Balance, January 1, 2014					$	-28		$	2		$	10		$	5		$	-11
	Net investment gains (losses) arising
		during the period					4			0			0			0			4
	Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
			Included in Net earnings (loss)				2			0			0			0			2
			Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)				0			0			0			0			0
	Impact of net unrealized investment
		gains (losses) on:
			DAC				0			-1			0			0			-1
			Deferred income taxes				0			0			0			0			0
			Policyholders' liabilities				0			0			-5			0			-5
	Balance, March 31, 2014					$	-22		$	1		$	5		$	5		$	-11
	Balance, January 1, 2013					$	-12		$	1		$	4		$	2		$	-5
	Net investment gains (losses) arising
		during the period					-2			0			0			0			-2
	Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
			Included in Net earnings (loss)				6			0			0			0			6
			Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)				0			0			0			0			0
	Impact of net unrealized investment
		gains (losses) on:
			DAC				0			0			0			0			0
			Deferred income taxes				0			0			0			-1			-1
			Policyholders' liabilities				0			0			0			0			0
	Balance, March 31, 2013					$	-8		$	1		$	4		$	1		$	-2
Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains Losses In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]	'
	All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) in AOCI
																		AOCI Gain
						Net												(Loss) Related
						Unrealized									Deferred			to Net
						Gains									Income			Unrealized
						(Losses) on						Policyholders'			Tax Asset			Investment
						Investments			DAC			Liabilities			(Liability)			Gains (Losses)
						(In Millions)
	Balance, January 1, 2014					$	607		$	-107		$	-245		$	-90		$	165
	Net investment gains (losses) arising
		during the period					598			0			0			0			598
	Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
			Included in Net earnings (loss)				-8			0			0			0			-8
			Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)				0			0			0			0			0
	Impact of net unrealized investment
		gains (losses) on:
			DAC				0			-3			0			0			-3
			Deferred income taxes				0			0			0			-189			-189
			Policyholders' liabilities				0			0			-46			0			-46
	Balance, March 31, 2014					$	1,197		$	-110		$	-291		$	-279		$	517
	Balance, January 1, 2013					$	2,900		$	-179		$	-603		$	-741		$	1,377
	Net investment gains (losses) arising
		during the period					-304			0			0			0			-304
	Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
			Included in Net earnings (loss)				7			0			0			0			7
			Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)				0			0			0			0			0
	Impact of net unrealized investment
		gains (losses) on:
			DAC				0			58			0			0			58
			Deferred income taxes				0			0			0			80			80
			Policyholders' liabilities				0			0			10			0			10
	Balance, March 31, 2013					$	2,603		$	-121		$	-593		$	-661		$	1,228
Schedule Of Unrealized Loss On Investments [Table Text Block]	'
					Less Than 12 Months						12 Months or Longer						Total
								Gross						Gross						Gross
								Unrealized						Unrealized						Unrealized
					Fair Value			Losses			Fair Value			Losses			Fair Value			Losses
					(In Millions)
	March 31, 2014:
	Fixed Maturity Securities:
		Corporate			$	2,057		$	-70		$	750		$	-40		$	2,807		$	-110
		U.S. Treasury, government
			and agency			2,383			-221			449			-51			2,832			-272
		States and political subdivisions				0			0			21			0			21			0
		Foreign governments				67			-5			7			-1			74			-6
		Commercial mortgage-backed				6			-1			514			-227			520			-228
		Residential mortgage-backed				218			0			1			0			219			0
		Asset-backed				1			0			25			-2			26			-2
		Redeemable preferred stock				249			-27			89			-3			338			-30
	Total				$	4,981		$	-324		$	1,856		$	-324		$	6,837		$	-648
	December 31, 2013:
	Fixed Maturity Securities:
	Corporate				$	4,381		$	-187		$	248		$	-26		$	4,629		$	-213
		U.S. Treasury, government
			and agency			2,645			-477			0			0			2,645			-477
		States and political subdivisions				36			-2			0			0			36			-2
		Foreign governments				68			-4			7			-1			75			-5
		Commercial mortgage-backed				30			-5			529			-260			559			-265
		Residential mortgage-backed				260			-1			1			0			261			-1
		Asset-backed				2			0			28			-3			30			-3
		Redeemable preferred stock				232			-49			79			-2			311			-51
	Total				$	7,654		$	-725		$	892		$	-292		$	8,546		$	-1,017
Troubled Debt Restructurings on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	'
	Troubled Debt Restructuring - Modifications
				Number			Outstanding Recorded Investment
				of Loans			Pre-Modification			Post - Modification
	31-Mar-14						(In Millions)
	Troubled debt restructurings:
		Agricultural mortgage loans			0		$	0		$	0
		Commercial mortgage loans			2			126			135
	Total				2		$	126		$	135
Allowance For Credit Losses On Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]	'
				2014			2013
	Allowance for credit losses:			(In Millions)
	Beginning balance, January 1,			$	42		$	34
		Charge-offs			0			-2
		Recoveries			0			0
		Provision			0			3
	Ending balance, March 31,			$	42		$	35
	Ending balance, March 31,:
		Individually Evaluated for Impairment		$	42		$	35
Debt Service Coverage Ratio [Table Text Block]	'
	Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value and Debt Service Coverage Ratios
	31-Mar-14
						Debt Service Coverage Ratio
																					Less		Total
						Greater			1.8x to			1.5x to			1.2x to			1.0x to			than		Mortgage
	Loan-to-Value Ratio:(2)					than 2.0x			2.0x			1.8x			1.5x			1.2x			1.0x		Loans
						(In Millions)
	Commercial Mortgage Loans(1)
	0% - 50%					$	285		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	36		$	0	$	321
	50% - 70%						403			496			801			546			135			84		2,465
	70% - 90%						117			0			185			413			56			135		906
	90% plus						135			0			0			0			26			108		269
	Total Commercial
		Mortgage Loans				$	940		$	496		$	986		$	959		$	253		$	327	$	3,961
	Agricultural Mortgage Loans(1)
	0% - 50%					$	179		$	85		$	219		$	392		$	207		$	50	$	1,132
	50% - 70%						124			58			221			187			152			38		780
	70% - 90%						0			0			0			0			0			0		0
	90% plus						0			0			0			0			0			0		0
	Total Agricultural
		Mortgage Loans				$	303		$	143		$	440		$	579		$	359		$	88	$	1,912
	Total Mortgage Loans(1)
	0% - 50%					$	464		$	85		$	219		$	392		$	243		$	50	$	1,453
	50% - 70%						527			554			1,022			733			287			122		3,245
	70% - 90%						117			0			185			413			56			135		906
	90% plus						135			0			0			0			26			108		269
	Total Mortgage Loans					$	1,243		$	639		$	1,426		$	1,538		$	612		$	415	$	5,873
	Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value and Debt Service Coverage Ratios
	31-Dec-13
						Debt Service Coverage Ratio
																					Less		Total
						Greater			1.8x to			1.5x to			1.2x to			1.0x to			than		Mortgage
	Loan-to-Value Ratio:(2)					than 2.0x			2.0x			1.8x			1.5x			1.2x			1.0x		Loans
						(In Millions)
	Commercial Mortgage Loans(1)
	0% - 50%					$	285		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	36		$	0	$	321
	50% - 70%						360			573			671			533			135			0		2,272
	70% - 90%						116			0			313			240			105			219		993
	90% plus						135			0			0			60			27			48		270
	Total Commercial
		Mortgage Loans				$	896		$	573		$	984		$	833		$	303		$	267	$	3,856
	Agricultural Mortgage Loans(1)
	0% - 50%					$	185		$	82		$	214		$	410		$	208		$	49	$	1,148
	50% - 70%						127			50			193			164			149			39		722
	70% - 90%						0			0			0			0			0			0		0
	90% plus						0			0			0			0			0			0		0
	Total Agricultural
		Mortgage Loans				$	312		$	132		$	407		$	574		$	357		$	88	$	1,870
	Total Mortgage Loans(1)
	0% - 50%					$	470		$	82		$	214		$	410		$	244		$	49	$	1,469
	50% - 70%						487			623			864			697			284			39		2,994
	70% - 90%						116			0			313			240			105			219		993
	90% plus						135			0			0			60			27			48		270
	Total Mortgage Loans					$	1,208		$	705		$	1,391		$	1,407		$	660		$	355	$	5,726
Age Analysis Of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Table Text Block]	'
	Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans
																							Recorded
																							Investment
												90									Total		> 90 Days
						30-59			60-89			Days									Financing		and
						Days			Days			or >			Total			Current			Receivables		Accruing
															(In Millions)
	31-Mar-14
		Commercial				$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	3,961		$	3,961	$	0
		Agricultural					2			8			7			17			1,895			1,912		7
	Total Mortgage Loans					$	2		$	8		$	7		$	17		$	5,856		$	5,873	$	7
	31-Dec-13
		Commercial				$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	3,856		$	3,856	$	0
		Agricultural					5			4			14			23			1,847			1,870		14
	Total Mortgage Loans					$	5		$	4		$	14		$	23		$	5,703		$	5,726	$	14
Impaired Mortgage Loans [Table Text Block]	'
	Impaired Mortgage Loans
									Unpaid						Average			Interest
						Recorded			Principal			Related			Recorded			Income
						Investment			Balance			Allowance			Investment(1)			Recognized
						(In Millions)
	March 31, 2014:
	With no related allowance recorded:
		Commercial mortgage loans - other				$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
		Agricultural mortgage loans					0			0			0			0			0
	Total					$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
	With related allowance recorded:
		Commercial mortgage loans - other				$	135		$	135		$	-42		$	135		$	1
		Agricultural mortgage loans					0			0			0			0			0
	Total					$	135		$	135		$	-42		$	135		$	1
	December 31, 2013:
	With no related allowance recorded:
		Commercial mortgage loans - other				$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
		Agricultural mortgage loans					0			0			0			1			0
	Total					$	0		$	0		$	0		$	1		$	0
	With related allowance recorded:
		Commercial mortgage loans - other				$	135		$	135		$	-42		$	139		$	2
		Agricultural mortgage loans					0			0			0			0			0
	Total					$	135		$	135		$	-42		$	139		$	2
Schedule Of Derivative Instruments [Text Block]	'
		Derivative Instruments by Category
														Gains (Losses)
					At March 31, 2014									Reported In Net
								Fair Value						Earnings (Loss)
					Notional			Asset			Liability			Three Months Ended
					Amount			Derivatives			Derivatives			31-Mar-14
					(In Millions)
	Freestanding derivatives:
	Equity contracts:(1)
		Futures			$	5,158		$	0		$	2		$	-92
		Swaps				1,197			2			28			-22
		Options				6,361			1,006			557			42
	Interest rate contracts:(1)
		Floors				2,100			172			0			2
		Swaps				9,858			320			55			406
		Futures				11,612			0			0			170
	Credit contracts:(1)
		Credit default swaps				352			10			1			2
	Other freestanding contracts:(1)
		Foreign currency contracts				193			1			2			-2
			Net investment income (loss)												506
	Embedded derivatives:
	GMIB reinsurance contracts					0			7,443			0			696
	GIB and GWBL and other features(2)					0			0			7			-7
	SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features(3)					0			0			364			-56
	Total				$	36,831		$	8,954		$	1,016		$	1,139
														Gains (Losses)
					At December 31, 2013									Reported In Net
								Fair Value						Earnings (Loss)
					Notional			Asset			Liability			Three Months Ended
					Amount			Derivatives			Derivatives			31-Mar-13
					(In Millions)
	Freestanding derivatives:
	Equity contracts:(1)
		Futures			$	4,935		$	0		$	3		$	-520
		Swaps				1,293			0			51			-103
		Options				7,506			1,056			593			108
	Interest rate contracts:(1)
		Floors				2,400			193			0			1
		Swaps				9,823			216			212			-129
		Futures				10,763			0			0			-107
		Swaptions				0			0			0			-157
	Credit contracts:(1)
		Credit default swaps				342			10			1			0
	Other freestanding contracts:(1)
		Foreign currency contracts				112			1			1			0
			Net investment income (loss)												-907
	Embedded derivatives:
	GMIB reinsurance contracts					0			6,746			0			-1,188
	GIB and GWBL and other features(2)					0			0			0			92
	SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features(3)					0			0			346			-145
	Total				$	37,174		$	8,222		$	1,207		$	-2,148
Offsetting Assets And Liabilities [Table Text Block]	'
	Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Instruments
	At March 31, 2014
								Gross
					Gross			Amounts			Net Amounts
					Amounts			Offset in the			Presented in the
					Recognized			Balance Sheets			Balance Sheets
					(In Millions)
	ASSETS(1)
	Description
	Derivatives:
	Equity contracts				$	1,009		$	584		$	425
	Interest rate contracts					434			54			380
	Credit contracts					9			0			9
			Total Derivatives, subject to an ISDA Master Agreement			1,452			638			814
	Total Derivatives, not subject to an ISDA Master Agreement					57			0			57
			Total Derivatives			1,509			638			871
	Other financial instruments					975			0			975
			Other invested assets		$	2,484		$	638		$	1,846
	LIABILITIES(2)
	Description
	Derivatives:
	Equity contracts				$	584		$	584		$	0
	Interest rate contracts					54			54			0
	Credit contracts					0			0			0
			Total Derivatives, subject to an ISDA Master Agreement			638			638			0
	Total Derivatives, not subject to an ISDA Master Agreement					0			0			0
			Total Derivatives			638			638			0
	Other financial liabilities					2,799			0			2,799
			Other liabilities		$	3,437		$	638		$	2,799
	Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Instruments
	At December 31, 2013
								Gross
					Gross			Amounts			Net Amounts
					Amounts			Offset in the			Presented in the
					Recognized			Balance Sheets			Balance Sheets
					(In Millions)
	ASSETS(1)
	Description
	Derivatives:
	Equity contracts				$	1,056		$	642		$	414
	Interest rate contracts					344			211			133
	Credit contracts					9			0			9
			Total Derivatives, subject to an ISDA Master Agreement			1,409			853			556
	Total Derivatives, not subject to an ISDA Master Agreement					64			0			64
			Total Derivatives			1,473			853			620
	Other financial instruments					733			0			733
			Other invested assets		$	2,206		$	853		$	1,353
	LIABILITIES(2)
	Description
	Derivatives:
	Equity contracts				$	642		$	642		$	0
	Interest rate contracts					211			211			0
			Total Derivatives, subject to an ISDA Master Agreement			853			853			0
	Total Derivatives, not subject to an ISDA Master Agreement					0			0			0
			Total Derivatives			853			853			0
	Other financial liabilities					2,653			0			2,653
			Other liabilities		$	3,506		$	853		$	2,653
Collateral Arrangements By Counterparty Not Offset In Consolidated Balancesheets [Table Text Block]	'
	Gross Collateral Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
	At March 31, 2014
					Net Amounts		Collateral (Received)/Held
					Presented in the			Financial						Net
					Balance Sheets			Instruments			Cash			Amounts
					(In Millions)
	Counterparty A				$	62		$	0		$	-60		$	2
	Counterparty B					23			0			-23			0
	Counterparty C					76			0			-76			0
	Counterparty D					182			0			-182			0
	Counterparty E					51			0			-51			0
	Counterparty F					-2			0			2			0
	Counterparty G					146			-142			0			4
	Counterparty H					19			-19			0			0
	Counterparty I					103			0			-103			0
	Counterparty J					2			0			-2			0
	Counterparty K					39			0			-34			5
	Counterparty L					69			0			-66			3
	Counterparty M					39			0			-39			0
	Counterparty N					57			0			0			57
	Counterparty Q					5			0			0			5
			Total Derivatives		$	871		$	-161		$	-634		$	76
	Other financial instruments					975			0			0			975
			Other invested assets		$	1,846		$	-161		$	-634		$	1,051
	Gross Collateral Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
	At December 31, 2013
					Net Amounts		Collateral (Received)/Held
					Presented in the			Financial						Net
					Balance Sheets			Instruments			Cash			Amounts
					(In Millions)
	Counterparty A				$	46		$	0		$	-46		$	0
	Counterparty B					17			0			-17			0
	Counterparty C					28			0			-28			0
	Counterparty D					175			0			-175			0
	Counterparty E					47			0			-47			0
	Counterparty F					-28			0			28			0
	Counterparty G					134			-134			0			0
	Counterparty H					4			0			-4			0
	Counterparty I					-2			0			2			0
	Counterparty J					-12			0			12			0
	Counterparty K					41			0			-38			3
	Counterparty L					72			0			-69			3
	Counterparty M					30			0			-30			0
	Counterparty N					64			0			0			64
	Counterparty Q					4			0			-4			0
			Total Derivatives		$	620		$	-134		$	-416		$	70
	Other financial instruments					733			0			0			733
			Other invested assets		$	1,353		$	-134		$	-416		$	803

CLOSED_BLOCKS_TABLES

CLOSED BLOCKS (TABLES)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Tables [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Closed Block Assets And Liabilities	'
					March 31,			December 31,
					2014			2013
					(In Millions)
	CLOSED BLOCK LIABILITIES:
	Future policy benefits, policyholders’ account balances and other				$	7,671		$	7,716
	Policyholder dividend obligation					182			128
	Other liabilities					133			144
	Total Closed Block liabilities					7,986			7,988
	ASSETS DESIGNATED TO THE CLOSED BLOCK:
	Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost of
		$4,936 and $4,987)				5,236			5,232
	Mortgage loans on real estate					1,342			1,343
	Policy loans					940			949
	Cash and other invested assets					70			48
	Other assets					178			186
	Total assets designated to the Closed Block					7,766			7,758
	Excess of Closed Block liabilities over assets designated to the Closed Block					220			230
	Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
		Net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of deferred income tax (expense) benefit
			of $(45) and $(45) and policyholder dividend obligation of $(182) and $(128)			84			83
	Maximum Future Earnings To Be Recognized From Closed Block Assets and Liabilities				$	304		$	313
Closed Block Operations Net Results [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Closed Block Revenue And Expenses [Table Text Block]	'
							Three Months Ended
							March 31,
						2014			2013
						(In Millions)
	REVENUES:
	Premiums and other income					$	72		$	75
	Investment income (loss)						96			109
	Net investment gains (losses)						2			-3
	Total revenues						170			181
	BENEFITS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS:
	Policyholders’ benefits and dividends						156			152
	Other operating costs and expenses						0			1
	Total benefits and other deductions						156			153
	Net revenues, before income taxes						14			28
	Income tax (expense) benefit						-5			-10
	Net Revenues (Losses)					$	9		$	18
Closed Block Dividend Obligation [Table Text Block]	'
				Three Months Ended
				March 31,
			2014			2013
			(In Millions)
	Balances, beginning of year		$	128		$	373
	Unrealized investment gains (losses)			54			-3
	Balances, End of Period		$	182		$	370

GMDB_GMIB_GWBL_AND_NO_LAPSE_GU1

GMDB, GMIB, GWBL AND NO LAPSE GUARANTEE FEATURES (TABLES)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Variable Annuity Contracts GMDB GMIB And GWBL Tables [Abstract]	'
Variable Annuity Contracts- GMDB GMIB [Table Text Block]	'
				GMDB			GMIB			Total
				(In Millions)
	Balance at January 1, 2014			$	1,626		$	4,203		$	5,829
		Paid guarantee benefits			-56			-139			-195
		Other changes in reserve			31			361			392
	Balance at March 31, 2014			$	1,601		$	4,425		$	6,026
	Balance at January 1, 2013			$	1,772		$	4,561		$	6,333
		Paid guarantee benefits			-72			-18			-90
		Other changes in reserve			69			-44			25
	Balance at March 31, 2013			$	1,769		$	4,499		$	6,268
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Reinsurance Ceded [Table Text Block]	'
				Three Months Ended
				March 31,
				2014			2013
				(In Millions)
	Balance, beginning of year			$	791		$	844
		Paid guarantee benefits			-25			-32
		Other changes in reserve			15			43
	Balance, End of Period			$	781		$	855
Schedule Of Net Amount Of Risk By Product And Guarantee [Text Block]	'
					Return
					of
					Premium			Ratchet			Roll-Up		Combo		Total
					(Dollars In Millions)
	GMDB:
		Account values invested in:
			General Account		$	12,925		$	211		$	89	$	357	$	13,582
			Separate Accounts		$	36,885		$	8,561		$	4,034	$	36,950	$	86,430
		Net amount at risk, gross			$	261		$	159		$	2,194	$	11,108	$	13,722
		Net amount at risk, net of
			amounts reinsured		$	261		$	105		$	1,457	$	4,300	$	6,123
		Average attained age
			of contractholders			50.8			64.7			70.4		65.4		54.7
		Percentage of contractholders
			over age 70			8.50%			32.80%			53.70%		34.60%		15.70%
		Range of contractually specified
			interest rates			N/A			N/A			3% - 6%		3% - 6.5%		3% - 6.5%
	GMIB:
		Account values invested in:
			General Account			N/A			N/A		$	351	$	401	$	752
			Separate Accounts			N/A			N/A		$	8,989	$	47,582	$	56,571
		Net amount at risk, gross				N/A			N/A		$	966	$	2,135	$	3,101
		Net amount at risk, net of
			amounts reinsured			N/A			N/A		$	291	$	514	$	805
		Weighted average years remaining
			until annuitization			N/A			N/A			0.7		3.3		3.1
		Range of contractually specified
			interest rates			N/A			N/A			3% - 6%		3% - 6.5%		3% - 6.5%
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Separate Accounts By Major Category Of Investment [Text Block]	'
	Investment in Variable Insurance Trust Mutual Funds
				March 31,			December 31,
				2014			2013
				(In Millions)
	GMDB:
		Equity		$	64,159		$	64,035
		Fixed income			3,234			3,330
		Balanced			18,588			19,237
		Other			449			496
		Total		$	86,430		$	87,098
	GMIB:
		Equity		$	41,358		$	41,603
		Fixed income			2,135			2,208
		Balanced			12,861			13,401
		Other			217			246
		Total		$	56,571		$	57,458
Schedule Of Variable and Interest-Sensitive Life Insurance Policies - No Lapse Guarantee Table [Text Block]	'
				Direct			Reinsurance
				Liability			Ceded			Net
				(In Millions)
	Balance at January 1, 2014			$	829		$	-441		$	388
		Other changes in reserves			36			-44			-8
	Balance at March 31, 2014			$	865		$	-485		$	380
	Balance at January 1, 2013			$	556		$	-310		$	246
		Other changes in reserves			63			-39			24
	Balance at March 31, 2013			$	619		$	-349		$	270

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_TABLES

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (TABLES)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures Tables [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]	'
	Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2014
						Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
						(In Millions)
	Assets:
	Investments:
		Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
			Corporate			$	0		$	22,638		$	229		$	22,867
			U.S. Treasury, government and agency				0			3,361			0			3,361
			States and political subdivisions				0			452			47			499
			Foreign governments				0			433			0			433
			Commercial mortgage-backed				0			16			722			738
			Residential mortgage-backed(1)				0			904			3			907
			Asset-backed(2)				0			52			61			113
			Redeemable preferred stock				250			653			15			918
				Subtotal			250			28,509			1,077			29,836
		Other equity investments					222			6			48			276
		Trading securities					542			3,928			0			4,470
		Other invested assets:
			Short-term investments				0			338			0			338
			Swaps				0			239			0			239
			Credit Default Swaps				0			9			0			9
			Futures				-2			0			0			-2
			Options				0			449			0			449
			Floors				0			172			0			172
				Subtotal			-2			1,207			0			1,205
	Cash equivalents						2,093			0			0			2,093
	Segregated securities						0			900			0			900
	GMIB reinsurance contracts						0			0			7,443			7,443
	Separate Accounts' assets						105,110			2,850			240			108,200
			Total Assets			$	108,215		$	37,400		$	8,808		$	154,423
	Liabilities
	GWBL and other features' liability					$	0		$	0		$	7		$	7
	SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features' liability						0			364			0			364
			Total Liabilities			$	0		$	364		$	7		$	371
	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2013
						Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
						(In Millions)
	Assets:
	Investments:
		Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
			Corporate			$	0		$	22,400		$	291		$	22,691
			U.S. Treasury, government and agency				0			3,129			0			3,129
			States and political subdivisions				0			431			46			477
			Foreign governments				0			433			0			433
			Commercial mortgage-backed				0			16			700			716
			Residential mortgage-backed(1)				0			943			4			947
			Asset-backed(2)				0			56			83			139
			Redeemable preferred stock				216			656			15			887
				Subtotal			216			28,064			1,139			29,419
		Other equity investments					233			9			52			294
		Trading securities					529			3,692			0			4,221
		Other invested assets:
			Short-term investments				0			99			0			99
			Swaps				0			-45			0			-45
			Credit Default Swaps				0			9			0			9
			Futures				-2			0			0			-2
			Options				0			463			0			463
			Floors				0			193			0			193
				Subtotal			-2			719			0			717
	Cash equivalents						1,310			0			0			1,310
	Segregated securities						0			981			0			981
	GMIB reinsurance contracts						0			0			6,747			6,747
	Separate Accounts' assets						105,579			2,948			237			108,764
		Total Assets			$	107,865		$	36,413		$	8,175		$	152,453
Liabilities:
SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed
	features' liability					0			346			0			346
		Total Liabilities			$	0		$	346		$	0		$	346
Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Text Block]	'
	Level 3 Instruments
	Fair Value Measurements
											State and
											Political						Commercial			Residential
											Sub-			Foreign			Mortgage-			Mortgage-			Asset-
								Corporate			divisions			Govts			backed			backed			backed
								(In Millions)
	Balance, January 1, 2014							$	291		$	46		$	0		$	700		$	4		$	83
		Total gains (losses), realized and
			unrealized, included in:
			Earnings (loss) as:
				Net investment income (loss)					0			0			0			0			0			0
				Investment gains (losses), net					0			0			0			-16			0			0
						Subtotal			0			0			0			-16			0			0
			Other comprehensive income (loss)						9			1			0			40			0			3
	Purchases								0			0			0			0			0			0
	Issues								0			0			0			0			0			0
	Sales								-1			0			0			-2			-1			-25
	Settlements								0			0			0			0			0			0
	Transfers into Level 3(1)								1			0			0			0			0			0
	Transfers out of Level 3(1)								-71			0			0			0			0			0
	Balance, March 31, 2014							$	229		$	47		$	0		$	722		$	3		$	61
	Balance, January 1, 2013							$	355		$	50		$	19		$	900		$	9		$	113
		Total gains (losses), realized and
			unrealized, included in:
			Earnings (loss) as:
				Net investment income (loss)					0			0			0			0			0			0
				Investment gains (losses), net					1			0			0			-20			0			0
						Subtotal			1			0			0			-20			0			0
			Other comprehensive income (loss)						5			0			0			50			0			1
	Purchases								0			0			1			0			0			0
	Sales								-29			0			0			-1			-2			-6
	Transfers into Level 3(1)								0			0			0			0			0			0
	Transfers out of Level 3(1)								-5			0			0			0			0			0
	Balance, March 31, 2013							$	327		$	50		$	20		$	929		$	7		$	108
								Redeem-															GWBL
								able			Other			Other			GMIB			Separate			and Other
								Preferred			Equity			Invested			Reinsurance			Accounts			Features'
								Stock			Investments(2)			Assets			Asset			Assets			Liability
								(In Millions)
	Balance, January 1, 2014							$	15		$	52		$	0		$	6,747		$	237		$	0
		Total gains (losses), realized and
			unrealized, included in:
			Earnings (loss) as:
				Net investment income (loss)					0			-4			0			0			0			0
				Investment gains (losses), net					0			0			0			0			-1			0
				Increase (decrease) in the fair value
					of the reinsurance contract asset				0			0			0			653			0			0
				Policyholders' benefits					0			0			0			0			0			-21
						Subtotal			0			-4			0			653			-1			-21
			Other comprehensive income (loss)						0			0			0			0			0			0
	Purchases								0			0			0			54			6			28
	Issues								0			0			0			0			0			0
	Sales								0			0			0			-11			-1			0
	Settlements								0			0			0			0			-1			0
	Transfers into Level 3(1)								0			0			0			0			0			0
	Transfers out of Level 3(1)								0			0			0			0			0			0
	Balance, March 31, 2014							$	15		$	48		$	0		$	7,443		$	240		$	7
	Balance, January 1, 2013							$	15		$	77		$	0		$	11,044		$	224		$	265
		Total gains (losses), realized and
			unrealized, included in:
			Earnings (loss) as:
				Net investment income (loss)					0			0			0			0			0			0
			Investment gains (losses), net					0			0			0			0			0			0
			Increase (decrease) in the fair value
				of the reinsurance contract asset				0			0			0			-1,235			0			0
			Policyholders' benefits					0			0			0			0			0			-108
					Subtotal			0			0			0			-1,235			0			-108
		Other comprehensive income (loss)						0			-2			0			0			0			0
Purchases								0			0			0			61			0			16
Sales								0			0			0			-14			-2			0
Settlements								0			0			0			0			-1			0
Transfers into Level 3(1)								0			0			0			0			0			0
Transfers out of Level 3(1)								0			0			0			0			0			0
Balance, March 31, 2013							$	15		$	75		$	0		$	9,856		$	221		$	173
Fair Value Assets Unrealized Gains Losses By Category For Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Still Held [Table Text Block]	'
										Earnings (Loss)
																Increase
										Net			Investment			(Decrease) in the
										Investment			Gains			Fair Value of the						Policy-
										Income			(Losses),			Reinsurance						holders'
										(Loss)			Net			Contract Asset			OCI			Benefits
										(In Millions)
	Level 3 Instruments
	First Quarter 2014
	Held at March 31, 2014:
		Change in unrealized gains (losses):
			Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
				Corporate						$	0		$	0		$	0		$	9		$	0
				State and political subdivisions							0			0			0			1			0
				Commercial mortgage-backed							0			0			0			39			0
				Asset-backed							0			0			0			2			0
				Other fixed maturities, available-for-sale							0			0			0			0			0
					Subtotal					$	0		$	0		$	0		$	51		$	0
			Other equity investments								0			0			0			0			0
			GMIB reinsurance contracts								0			0			696			0			0
			Separate Accounts’ assets								0			-1			0			0			0
			GWBL and other features’ liability								0			0			0			0			-7
					Total					$	0		$	-1		$	696		$	51		$	-7
	Level 3 Instruments
	First Quarter 2013
	Held at March 31, 2013:
		Change in unrealized gains (losses):
			Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
				Corporate						$	0		$	0		$	0		$	6		$	0
				Commercial mortgage-backed							0			0			0			44			0
				Asset-backed							0			0			0			1			0
				Other fixed maturities, available-for-sale							0			0			0			0			0
					Subtotal					$	0		$	0		$	0		$	51		$	0
			GMIB reinsurance contracts								0			0			-1,188			0			0
			GWBL and other features’ liability								0			0			0			0			92
					Total					$	0		$	0		$	-1,188		$	51		$	92
Fair Value Inputs Quantitative Information [Table Text Block]	'
	Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
	31-Mar-14
					Fair			Valuation			Significant
					Value			Technique			Unobservable Input			Range
	Assets:				(In Millions)
	Investments:
		Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
			Corporate		$	52		Matrix pricing model			Spread over the industry-specific
											benchmark yield curve			125 bps - 550 bps
			Residential mortgage-backed			1		Matrix pricing model			Spread over U.S. Treasury curve			45 bps
			Asset-backed			7		Matrix pricing model			Spread over U.S. Treasury curve			30 bps - 687 bps
		Other equity investments				18		Market comparable			Revenue multiple			0.9x - 16.8x
									companies		R&D multiple			0.3x - 10.0x
											Discount rate			18.00%
											Discount years			1.75
											Discount for lack of marketability
												and risk factors		50.00%
	Separate Accounts' assets					215		Third party appraisal			Capitalization rate			5.40%
											Exit capitalization rate			6.40%
											Discount rate			7.40%
						11		Discounted cash flow			Spread over U.S. Treasury curve			225 bps - 404 bps
											Inflation rate			0.0% - 2.3%
											Discount factor			3.0% - 6.3%
	GMIB reinsurance contracts					7,443		Discounted cash flow				Lapse Rates		1.0% - 8.0%
												Withdrawal Rates		0.2% - 8.0%
												GMIB Utilization Rates		0.0% - 15.0%
												Non-performance risk		7 bps - 22 bps
												Volatility rates - Equity		21.0% - 33.0%
	Liabilities:
	GMWB/GWBL(1)				$	70			Discounted Cash flow			Lapse Rates		1.0% - 8.0%
												Withdrawal Rates		0.0% - 7.0%
												Volatility rates - Equity		21.0% - 33.0%
	Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
	31-Dec-13
					Fair			Valuation			Significant
					Value			Technique			Unobservable Input			Range
	Assets:				(In Millions)
	Investments:
		Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
			Corporate		$	54		Matrix pricing model			Spread over the industry-specific
											benchmark yield curve			125 bps - 550 bps
			Residential mortgage-backed			1		Matrix pricing model			Spread over U.S. Treasury curve			45 bps
			Asset-backed			7		Matrix pricing model			Spread over U.S. Treasury curve			30 bps - 687 bps
		Other equity investments				52		Market comparable			Revenue multiple			1.2x - 4.9x
									companies		R&D multiple			1.1x - 17.1x
											Discount rate			18.00%
											Discount years			1
											Discount for lack of marketability
												and risk factors		50.0% - 60.0%
	Separate Accounts' assets					215		Third party appraisal			Capitalization rate			5.40%
											Exit capitalization rate			6.40%
											Discount rate			7.40%
						11		Discounted cash flow			Spread over U.S. Treasury curve			256 bps - 434 bps
											Inflation rate			0.0% - 2.3%
											Discount factor			3.3% - 6.8%
	GMIB reinsurance contracts					6,747		Discounted Cash flow			Lapse Rates			1.0% - 8.0%
											Withdrawal Rates			0.2% - 8.0%
											GMIB Utilization Rates			0.0% - 15.0%
											Non-performance risk			7 bps - 21 bps
											Volatility rates - Equity			20.0%- 33.0%
	Liabilities:
	GMWB/GWBL(1)				$	61		Discounted Cash flow			Lapse Rates			1.0% - 8.0%
											Withdrawal Rates			0.0% - 7.0%
										Volatility rates - Equity			20.0% - 33.0%
Fair Value Disclosure Financial Instruments Not Carried At Fair Value [Table Text Block]	'
					Carrying			Fair Value
					Value			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
					(In Millions)
	March 31, 2014:
		Mortgage loans on real estate			$	5,832		$	0		$	0		$	5,915		$	5,915
		Other limited partnership interests				1,631			0			0			1,631			1,631
		Loans to affiliates				1,088			0			809			398			1,207
		Policyholders' account balances: Investment contracts				2,397			0			0			2,509			2,509
		Long-term debt				200			0			222			0			222
		Loans from affiliates				825			0			987			0			987
	December 31, 2013:
		Mortgage loans on real estate			$	5,684		$	0		$	0		$	5,716		$	5,176
		Other limited partnership interests				1,592			0			0			1,592			1,592
		Loans to affiliates				1,088			0			800			398			1,198
		Policyholders' account balances: Investment contracts				2,435			0			0			2,523			2,523
		Long-term debt				200			0			225			0			225
		Loans from affiliates				825			0			969			0			969

EMPLOYEE_BENEFIT_PLANS_TABLES

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (TABLES)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]	'
Employee Benefit Plans Net Periodic Pension Expense [Table Text Block]	'
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
		(In Millions)
	Net Periodic Pension Expense:
	(Qualified Plans)
	Service cost	$	3	$	11
	Interest cost		26		23
	Expected return on assets		-38		-38
	Net amortization		28		41
	Net Periodic Pension Expense	$	19	$	37

SHARE_BASED_AND_OTHER_COMPENSA

SHARE- BASED AND OTHER COMPENSATION PROGRAMS (TABLES)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, expenses [Table Text Block]	'
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
		(In Thousands)
	Performance Units/Shares	$	2,997	$	8,240
	Stock Options		367		831
	Restricted Stock		20		37
	AXA Miles		74		66
	AllianceBernstein Stock Options		-400		-700
	AllianceBernstein Restricted Units		3,382		6,000
	Total Compensation Expenses	$	6,440	$	14,474

ACCUMULATED_OTHER_COMPREHENSIV1

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (TABLES)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Comprehensive Income Note Tables [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Table Text Block]	'
					March 31,
					2014			2013
					(In Millions)
	Unrealized gains (losses) on investments				$	494		$	1,196
	Defined benefit pension plans					-738			-1,081
	Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)					-244			115
	Less: Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest					11			25
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to AXA Equitable				$	-233		$	140
Schedule Of Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	'
				Three Months Ended
				March 31,
				2014			2013
				(In Millions)
	Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
		Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period		$	391		$	-199
		(Gains) losses reclassified into net earnings (loss) during the period(1)			-4			8
	Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments				387			-191
	Adjustments for policyholders' liabilities, DAC, insurance liability
		loss recognition and other			-34			35
	Change in unrealized gains (losses), net of adjustments (net of deferred income tax
		expense (benefit) of $188 million and $(79) million)			353			-156
	Change in defined benefit plans:
		Net gain (loss) arising during the period			19			-52
		Less: reclassification adjustments to net earnings (loss) for:(2)
			Amortization of net (gains) losses included in net periodic cost		0			27
	Change in defined benefit plans (net of deferred income tax expense (benefit)
		of $10 million and $(13) million )(3)			19			-25
	Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes				372			-181
	Less: Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest				-2			4
	Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to AXA Equitable			$	370		$	-177

SEGMENT_INFORMATION_TABLES

SEGMENT INFORMATION (TABLES)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Information Tables [Abstract]	'
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	'
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
		(In Millions)
	Segment revenues:
	Insurance	$	3,000	$	-314
	Investment Management (1)		712		710
	Consolidation/elimination		-6		-4
	Total Revenues	$	3,706	$	392
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	'
		Three Months Ended
		March 31,
		2014		2013
		(In Millions)
	Segment earnings (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes:
	Insurance	$	1,385	$	-1,682
	Investment Management(2)		126		126
	Consolidation/elimination		0		0
	Total Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations, Before Income Taxes	$	1,511	$	-1,556
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]	'
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
		(In Millions)
	Segment assets:
	Insurance	$	173,797	$	171,532
	Investment Management		12,053		11,873
	Consolidation/elimination		-5		-4
	Total Assets	$	185,845	$	183,401

ORGANIZATIONS_DETAILS

ORGANIZATIONS (DETAILS)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
AXA Equitable [Member]	'	'
Economic Interest In Subsidiary	32.70%	'
Parent Company [Member]	'	'
Economic Interest In Subsidiary	63.60%	63.70%

INVESTMENTS_AVAILABLE_FOR_SALE

INVESTMENTS (AVAILABLE FOR SALE SECURITIES) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$28,689	'	$28,873
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,823	'	1,600
Gross Unrealized Losses	648	'	1,020
Fair Value	29,864	'	29,453
OTTI in AOCI (3)	27	'	27
Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Amortized Cost [Abstract]	'	'	'
Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Within One Year Amortized Cost	2,005	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after One Through Five Years, Amortized Cost Basis	7,048	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Five Through Ten Years, Amortized Cost Basis	10,650	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Ten Years, Amortized Cost Basis	6,140	'	'
Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Single Maturity Date Amortized Cost Basis	25,843	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Amortized Cost Basis	27,772	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value [Abstract]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, within One Year, Fair Value	2,053	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after One Through Five Years, Fair Value	7,671	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value	11,108	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Ten Years, Fair Value	6,328	'	'
Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Single Maturity Date	27,160	'	'
Available For Sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value	28,918	'	'
Fixed Maturities - Credit Loss Impairments	'	'	'
Balances at beginning of period	-370	-372	-372
Previously recognized impairments on securities that matured, paid, prepaid or sold	-50	-2	'
Recognized impairments on securities impaired to fair value this period (1)	0	0	'
Impairments recognized this period on securities not previously impaired	-13	-14	'
Additional impairments this period on securities previously impaired	0	0	'
Increases due to passage of time on previously recorded credit losses	0	0	'
Accretion of previously recognized impairments due to increases in expected cash flows	0	0	'
Balances at end of period	-333	-384	-370
Available For Sale Fixed Maturities Proceeds Gross Gains And Gross Losses From Sales And Other Than Temporary Impairments [Abstract]	'	'	'
Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities	48	260	'
Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Gains	10	7	'
Available For Sale Securities Gross Realized Losses	-1	0	'
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses	-13	-14	'
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	'
Credit losses recognized in earnings (loss)	-13	-14	'
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	21,412	'	21,516
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,565	'	1,387
Gross Unrealized Losses	110	'	213
Fair Value	22,867	'	22,690
OTTI in AOCI (3)	0	'	0
US Treasury and Government [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	3,596	'	3,584
Gross Unrealized Gains	37	'	22
Gross Unrealized Losses	272	'	477
Fair Value	3,361	'	3,129
OTTI in AOCI (3)	0	'	0
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	444	'	444
Gross Unrealized Gains	55	'	35
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	2
Fair Value	499	'	477
OTTI in AOCI (3)	0	'	0
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	391	'	392
Gross Unrealized Gains	48	'	46
Gross Unrealized Losses	6	'	5
Fair Value	433	'	433
OTTI in AOCI (3)	0	'	0
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	954	'	971
Gross Unrealized Gains	12	'	10
Gross Unrealized Losses	228	'	265
Fair Value	738	'	716
OTTI in AOCI (3)	23	'	23
Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Amortized Cost [Abstract]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Amortized Cost Basis	954	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value [Abstract]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value	738	'	'
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	872	'	914
Gross Unrealized Gains	35	'	34
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	1
Fair Value	907	'	947
OTTI in AOCI (3)	0	'	0
Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Amortized Cost [Abstract]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Amortized Cost Basis	872	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value [Abstract]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value	907	'	'
Asset-backed Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	103	'	132
Gross Unrealized Gains	12	'	11
Gross Unrealized Losses	2	'	3
Fair Value	113	'	140
OTTI in AOCI (3)	4	'	4
Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Amortized Cost [Abstract]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Amortized Cost Basis	103	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value [Abstract]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value	113	'	'
Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	889	'	883
Gross Unrealized Gains	59	'	55
Gross Unrealized Losses	30	'	51
Fair Value	918	'	887
OTTI in AOCI (3)	0	'	0
Fixed Maturities [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	28,661	'	28,836
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,823	'	1,600
Gross Unrealized Losses	648	'	1,017
Fair Value	29,836	'	29,419
OTTI in AOCI (3)	27	'	27
Equity Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	28	'	37
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	'	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	3
Fair Value	28	'	34
OTTI in AOCI (3)	0	'	0
Trading Fixed Maturities [Member]	'	'	'
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	223	'	243
Gross Unrealized Gains	4	'	2
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	7
Fair Value	$227	'	$238

INVESTMENTS_NET_UNREALIZED_INV

INVESTMENTS (NET UNREALIZED INVESTMENTS) (Details) (USD $)

Mar. 31, 2014

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Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

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Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

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Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

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Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments [Member]

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments [Member]

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments [Member]

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments [Member]

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments [Member]

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments [Member]

DAC [Member]

DAC [Member]

DAC [Member]

DAC [Member]

Policyholders Liabilities [Member]

Policyholders Liabilities [Member]

Policyholders Liabilities [Member]

Policyholders Liabilities [Member]

Deferred Income Tax Asset Liability [Member]

Deferred Income Tax Asset Liability [Member]

Deferred Income Tax Asset Liability [Member]

Deferred Income Tax Asset Liability [Member]

AOCI Gain Losses Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains Losses [Member]

AOCI Gain Losses Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains Losses [Member]

AOCI Gain Losses Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains Losses [Member]

AOCI Gain Losses Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains Losses [Member]

Fixed Maturities [Member]

Fixed Maturities [Member]

Fixed Maturities [Member]

Fixed Maturities [Member]

Equity Securities [Member]

Equity Securities [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses With Otti Losses [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses With Otti Losses [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses With Otti Losses [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses With Otti Losses [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses With Otti Losses [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses With Otti Losses [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses With Otti Losses [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses With Otti Losses [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses With Otti Losses [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses With Otti Losses [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments [Member]

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments [Member]

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments [Member]

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments [Member]

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments [Member]

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) On Investments [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses With Otti Losses [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses With Otti Losses [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Unrealized Investment Gains Losses All Other [Member]

Net Unrealized Investment Gains Losses Recognized In Aoci Roll Forward [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Balance, beginning of year

$494

$1,196

$1,175

$579

($28)

($12)

$607

$2,900

$2

$1

($107)

($179)

$10

$4

($245)

($603)

$5

$2

($90)

($741)

($11)

($5)

$165

$1,377

($22)

($28)

$1,197

$610

$0

($3)

Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period, before tax

'

'

'

'

4

-2

598

-304

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4

-2

598

-304

'

'

'

'

'

'

Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses Included in Net earnings (loss)

'

'

'

'

2

6

-8

7

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2

6

-8

7

'

'

'

'

'

'

Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from Net earnings (loss)

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

0

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on DAC

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-1

0

-3

58

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-1

0

-3

58

'

'

'

'

'

'

Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on Deferred income taxes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

-1

-189

80

0

-1

-189

80

'

'

'

'

'

'

Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on Policyholders liabilities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-5

0

-46

10

'

'

'

'

-5

0

-46

10

'

'

'

'

'

'

Balance, End of Period

$494

$1,196

$1,175

$579

($22)

($8)

$1,197

$2,603

$1

$1

($110)

($121)

$5

$4

($291)

($593)

$5

$1

($279)

($661)

($11)

($2)

$517

$1,228

($22)

($28)

$1,197

$610

$0

($3)

INVESTMENTS_FIXED_MATURITIES_A

INVESTMENTS (FIXED MATURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE) (DETAILS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]	'	'	'
Number Of Fixed Maturities In An Unrealized Loss Position Greater Than 12 Months	600	'	747
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position [Line Items]	'	'	'
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	$4,981	'	$7,654
Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-324	'	-725
Greater than 12 Months, Fair Value	1,856	'	892
Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-324	'	-292
Total, Fair Value	6,837	'	8,546
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	-648	'	-1,017
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Debt Securities Exposure In Single Issuer Greater Than Stated Percentage Of Total Investments	0.30%	'	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	648	'	1,020
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	28,689	'	28,873
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments	494	1,196	'
The carrying value of fixed maturities non-income producing	19	'	'
Investment Income Investment Expense	18	14	'
Trading Securities, Cost	4,464	'	4,225
Trading securities	4,470	'	4,221
Separate Account Equity Investment Carrying Value	196	'	192
Separate Account Equity Investment Cost	184	'	183
Equity Securities, Carrying Value	28	'	34
Equity Securities, Amortized Cost	28	'	37
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Trading Securities	13	21	'
Other Than Investment Grade [Member]	'	'	'
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis Other Than Investment Grade	1,848	'	1,913
Percentage Of Available For Sale Securities	6.40%	'	6.60%
Subprime residential mortgage loans [Member]	'	'	'
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Other Investments and Securities, at Cost	10	'	10
Alt residential mortgage loans [Member]	'	'	'
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Other Investments and Securities, at Cost	8	'	8
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position [Line Items]	'	'	'
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	2,057	'	4,381
Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-70	'	-187
Greater than 12 Months, Fair Value	750	'	248
Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-40	'	-26
Total, Fair Value	2,807	'	4,629
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	-110	'	-213
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Debt Securities Exposure In Single Issuer Of Total Investments	141	'	158
Gross Unrealized Losses	110	'	213
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	21,412	'	21,516
US Treasury and Government [Member]	'	'	'
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position [Line Items]	'	'	'
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	2,383	'	2,645
Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-221	'	-477
Greater than 12 Months, Fair Value	449	'	0
Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-51	'	0
Total, Fair Value	2,832	'	2,645
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	-272	'	-477
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	272	'	477
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	3,596	'	3,584
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position [Line Items]	'	'	'
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	0	'	36
Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	-2
Greater than 12 Months, Fair Value	21	'	0
Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	0
Total, Fair Value	21	'	36
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	-2
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	2
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	444	'	444
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position [Line Items]	'	'	'
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	67	'	68
Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-5	'	-4
Greater than 12 Months, Fair Value	7	'	7
Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-1	'	-1
Total, Fair Value	74	'	75
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	-6	'	-5
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	6	'	5
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	391	'	392
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position [Line Items]	'	'	'
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	6	'	30
Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-1	'	-5
Greater than 12 Months, Fair Value	514	'	529
Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-227	'	-260
Total, Fair Value	520	'	559
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	-228	'	-265
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	228	'	265
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	954	'	971
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position [Line Items]	'	'	'
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	218	'	260
Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	-1
Greater than 12 Months, Fair Value	1	'	1
Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	0
Total, Fair Value	219	'	261
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	-1
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	1
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	872	'	914
Asset-backed Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position [Line Items]	'	'	'
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	1	'	2
Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	'	0
Greater than 12 Months, Fair Value	25	'	28
Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-2	'	-3
Total, Fair Value	26	'	30
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	-2	'	-3
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	2	'	3
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	103	'	132
Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'	'
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position [Line Items]	'	'	'
Less Than 12 Months, Fair Value	249	'	232
Less Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-27	'	-49
Greater than 12 Months, Fair Value	89	'	79
Greater Than 12 Months, Gross Unrealized Losses	-3	'	-2
Total, Fair Value	338	'	311
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses	-30	'	-51
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	30	'	51
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	889	'	883
Fixed Maturities [Member]	'	'	'
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	648	'	1,017
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	28,661	'	28,836
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Other Than Investment Grade [Member]	'	'	'
Investments In Fixed Maturity Securities Other Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'
Gross Unrealized Losses	$237	'	$215

INVESTMENTS_M_Loans_DETAILS

INVESTMENTS (M Loans (DETAILS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Financing Receivable Modifications Number Of Contracts	$2	'
Pre Modification Recorded Investment	126	'
Post Modification Recorded Investment	135	'
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]	'	'
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status	93	93
Financing Receivable Modifications Number Of Contracts	2	'
Pre Modification Recorded Investment	126	'
Post Modification Recorded Investment	$135	'

INVESTMENTS_M_Loans_DETAILS1

INVESTMENTS (M Loans) (DETAILS1) (Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]	'	'
Allowance for Credit Losses [Roll Forward]	'	'
Beginning balance	$42	$34
Charge-offs	0	-2
Recoveries	0	0
Provisions	0	3
Ending balance	42	35
Ending Balance [Abstract]:	'	'
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$42	$35

INVESTMENTS_M_Loans_DETAILS2

INVESTMENTS ( M Loans) (DETAILS2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	$3,961	$3,856
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Current	3,961	3,856
Total financing receivables	3,961	3,856
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	940	896
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	940	896
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	496	573
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	496	573
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	986	984
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	986	984
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	959	833
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	959	833
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	253	303
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	253	303
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	327	267
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	327	267
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	321	321
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	321	321
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	285	285
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	285	285
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	36	36
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	36	36
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	2,465	2,272
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	2,465	2,272
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	403	360
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	403	360
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	496	573
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	496	573
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	801	671
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	801	671
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	546	533
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	546	533
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	135	135
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	135	135
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	84	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	84	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	906	993
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	906	993
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	117	116
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	117	116
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	185	313
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	185	313
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	413	240
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	413	240
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	56	105
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	56	105
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	135	219
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	135	219
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	269	270
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	269	270
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	135	135
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	135	135
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	60
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	60
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	26	27
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	26	27
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	108	48
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	108	48
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | With Related Allowance Recorded [Member]	'	'
Impaired Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Recorded Investment	135	135
Unpaid principal balance	135	135
Related allowance	-42	-42
Average Record investments	135	139
Interest Income recognized	1	2
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	1,912	1,870
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
30 to 59 Days Past Due	2	5
60 to 89 Days Past Due	8	4
Greater than 90 Days Past Due	7	14
Total Past Due	17	23
Current	1,895	1,847
Total financing receivables	1,912	1,870
Recorded Investment 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	7	14
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	303	312
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	303	312
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	143	132
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	143	132
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	440	407
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	440	407
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	579	574
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	579	574
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	359	357
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	359	357
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	88	88
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	88	88
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	1,132	1,148
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	1,132	1,148
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	179	185
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	179	185
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	85	82
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	85	82
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	219	214
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	219	214
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	392	410
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	392	410
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	207	208
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	207	208
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	50	49
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	50	49
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	780	722
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	780	722
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	124	127
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	124	127
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	58	50
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	58	50
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	221	193
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	221	193
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	187	164
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	187	164
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	152	149
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	152	149
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	38	39
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	38	39
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Agricultural Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | With No Related Allowance Recorded [Member]	'	'
Impaired Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid principal balance	0	0
Related allowance	0	0
Average Record investments	0	1
Interest Income recognized	0	0
Total Mortgages Loan [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	5,873	5,726
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
30 to 59 Days Past Due	2	5
60 to 89 Days Past Due	8	4
Greater than 90 Days Past Due	7	14
Total Past Due	17	23
Current	5,856	5,703
Total financing receivables	5,873	5,726
Recorded Investment 90 Days Past Due and Still Accruing	7	14
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	1,243	1,208
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	1,243	1,208
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	639	705
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	639	705
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	1,426	1,391
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	1,426	1,391
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	1,538	1,407
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	1,538	1,407
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	612	660
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	612	660
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	415	355
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	415	355
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	1,453	1,469
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	1,453	1,469
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	464	470
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	464	470
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	85	82
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	85	82
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	219	214
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	219	214
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	392	410
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	392	410
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	243	244
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	243	244
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Zero to fifty percent [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	50	49
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	50	49
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	3,245	2,994
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	3,245	2,994
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	527	487
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	527	487
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	554	623
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	554	623
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	1,022	864
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	1,022	864
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	733	697
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	733	697
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	287	284
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	287	284
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Fifty to seventy percent [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	122	39
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	122	39
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	906	993
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	906	993
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	117	116
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	117	116
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	185	313
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	185	313
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	413	240
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	413	240
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	56	105
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	56	105
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | Seventy to ninty percent [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	135	219
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	135	219
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	269	270
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	269	270
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio greater than 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	135	135
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	135	135
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 18 to 2 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 15 to 18 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	0
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	0
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 12 to 15 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	0	60
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	0	60
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio between 1 to 12 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	26	27
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	26	27
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | More than ninty percent [Member] | Ratio less than 1 times [Member]	'	'
Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value & Debt Service Coverage Ratios [Line Items]	'	'
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages	108	48
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Total financing receivables	108	48
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | With No Related Allowance Recorded [Member]	'	'
Impaired Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid principal balance	0	0
Related allowance	0	0
Average Record investments	0	1
Interest Income recognized	0	0
Total Mortgages Loan [Member] | With Related Allowance Recorded [Member]	'	'
Impaired Mortgage Loans [Abstract]	'	'
Recorded Investment	135	135
Unpaid principal balance	135	135
Related allowance	-42	-42
Average Record investments	135	139
Interest Income recognized	$1	$2

INVESTMENTS_Derivatives_DETAIL

INVESTMENTS (Derivatives) (DETAILS) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Equity Contracts Futures [Member]

Equity Contracts Futures [Member]

Equity Contracts Futures [Member]

Equity Contracts Swaps [Member]

Equity Contracts Swaps [Member]

Equity Contracts Swaps [Member]

Equity Contracts Options [Member]

Equity Contracts Options [Member]

Equity Contracts Options [Member]

Interest Rate Floor [Member]

Interest Rate Floor [Member]

Interest Rate Floor [Member]

Interest rate contracts Swaps [Member]

Interest rate contracts Swaps [Member]

Interest rate contracts Swaps [Member]

Interest rate contracts Futures [Member]

Interest rate contracts Futures [Member]

Interest rate contracts Futures [Member]

Interest rate contracts Swaptions [Member]

Interest rate contracts Swaptions [Member]

Interest rate contracts Swaptions [Member]

Credit Default Swap [Member]

Credit Default Swap [Member]

Foreign currency Contracts [Member]

Foreign currency Contracts [Member]

Foreign currency Contracts [Member]

Net investment Income (loss) [Member]

Net investment Income (loss) [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

GWBL and other features liability [Member]

GWBL and other features liability [Member]

GWBL and other features liability [Member]

SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features

SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features

Derivative Instruments by Category [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Derivative Notional Amount

$36,831

'

$37,174

$5,158

'

$4,935

$1,197

'

$1,293

$6,361

'

$7,506

$2,100

'

$2,400

$9,858

'

$9,823

$11,612

'

$10,763

$0

'

$0

$352

$342

$193

'

$112

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair Value Assets Derivatives

8,954

'

8,222

0

'

0

2

'

0

1,006

'

1,056

172

'

193

320

'

216

0

'

0

0

'

0

10

10

1

'

1

'

'

7,443

'

6,746

'

'

'

'

'

Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives

1,016

'

1,207

2

'

3

28

'

51

557

'

593

0

'

0

55

'

212

0

'

0

0

'

0

1

1

2

'

1

'

'

'

'

'

7

'

0

364

346

Gains (losses) included in net earnings (loss)

$1,139

($2,148)

'

($92)

($520)

'

($22)

($103)

'

$42

$108

'

$2

$1

'

$406

($129)

'

$170

($107)

'

$0

($157)

'

$2

$0

($2)

$0

'

$506

($907)

$696

($1,188)

'

($7)

$92

'

($56)

($145)

INVESTMENTS_Derivatives_DETAIL1

INVESTMENTS (Derivatives) (DETAILS1) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]	'	'
Cash And Securities Collateral For Derivative Contract	$858	$607
Collateralized derivative transactions	2	42
Cash and securities collateral	0	35
Sp500 Russell1000 Nasdaq100 And Emerging Market Indices [Member]	'	'
Exchange Traded Future Contract [Line Items]	'	'
Exchange-Traded Future Contract, Initial Margin Requirement	215	'
Us Treasury Notes And Euro Dollar [Member]	'	'
Exchange Traded Future Contract [Line Items]	'	'
Exchange-Traded Future Contract, Initial Margin Requirement	51	'
Euro Stoxx Ftse 100 Eafe And Topix Indices [Member]	'	'
Exchange Traded Future Contract [Line Items]	'	'
Exchange-Traded Future Contract, Initial Margin Requirement	$7	'

INVESTMENTS_offsetting_Details

INVESTMENTS (offsetting) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	$5	$4
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	8,954	8,222
Investment Management [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	3	3
Securities Borrowed	141	84
Equity Contract [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts recognized	1,009	1,056
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	584	642
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	425	414
Interest Rate Contract [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts recognized	434	344
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	54	211
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	380	133
Credit Contracts [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts recognized	9	9
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	0	0
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	9	9
Fair Value Assets Derivatives	10	10
Derivatives Subject to an ISDA Master Agreements [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts recognized	1,452	1,409
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	638	853
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	814	556
Derivatives not subject to an ISDA Master Agreements [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts recognized	57	64
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	0	0
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	57	64
Total Derivatives [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts recognized	1,509	1,473
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	638	853
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	871	620
Other Financial Instruments [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts recognized	975	733
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	0	0
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	975	733
Other Invested Assets [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amounts recognized	2,484	2,206
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	638	853
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	$1,846	$1,353

INVESTMENTS_offsetting_Details1

INVESTMENTS (offsetting) (Details1) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Offsetting Liabilities [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	$1,016	$1,207
Investment Management [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Liabilities [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	7	8
Securities Loaned	37	65
Equity Contract [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Liabilities [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amount recognized	584	642
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	584	642
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	0	0
Interest Rate Contract [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Liabilities [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amount recognized	54	211
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	54	211
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	0	0
Credit Contracts [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Liabilities [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amount recognized	0	'
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	0	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	0	'
Fair Value Liabilities Derivatives	1	1
Derivatives Subject to an ISDA Master Agreements [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Liabilities [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amount recognized	638	853
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	638	853
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	0	0
Derivatives not subject to an ISDA Master Agreements [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Liabilities [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amount recognized	0	0
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	0	0
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	0	0
Total Derivatives [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Liabilities [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amount recognized	638	853
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	638	853
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	0	0
Other Financial Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Liabilities [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amount recognized	2,799	2,653
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	0	0
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	2,799	2,653
Other Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Liabilities [Line Items]	'	'
Gross amount recognized	3,437	3,506
Gross amounts offset in the balance sheets	638	853
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	$2,799	$2,653

INVESTMENTS_offsetting_Details2

INVESTMENTS (offsetting) (Details2) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	$5	$4
Callateral Cash (Received)	0	-4
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	5	0
Counterparty A [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	62	46
Callateral Cash (Received)	-60	-46
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	2	0
Counterparty B [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	23	17
Callateral Cash (Received)	-23	-17
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	0	0
Counterparty C [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	76	28
Callateral Cash (Received)	-76	-28
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	0	0
Counterparty D [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	182	175
Callateral Cash (Received)	-182	-175
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	0	0
Counterparty E [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	51	47
Callateral Cash (Received)	-51	-47
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	0	0
Counterparty F [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	-2	-28
Callateral Cash (Received)	2	28
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	0	0
Counterparty G [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	146	134
Calleteral Securities (Received)	-142	-134
Callateral Cash (Received)	0	0
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	4	0
Counterparty H [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	19	4
Calleteral Securities (Received)	-19	'
Collateral Cash Held	0	-4
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	0	0
Counterparty I [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	103	-2
Callateral Cash (Received)	-103	2
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	0	0
Counterparty J [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	2	-12
Callateral Cash (Received)	-2	12
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	0	0
Counterparty K [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	39	41
Callateral Cash (Received)	-34	-38
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	5	3
Counterparty L [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	69	72
Calleteral Securities (Received)	'	0
Callateral Cash (Received)	-66	-69
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	3	3
Counterparty M [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	39	30
Callateral Cash (Received)	-39	-30
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	0	0
Counterparty N [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	57	64
Callateral Cash (Received)	0	0
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	57	64
Total Derivatives [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	871	620
Calleteral Securities (Received)	-161	-134
Callateral Cash (Received)	-634	-416
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	76	70
Other Financial Instruments [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	975	733
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	975	733
Other Invested Assets [Member]	'	'
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Net amounts presented in the balance sheets	1,846	1,353
Calleteral Securities (Received)	-161	-134
Callateral Cash (Received)	-634	-416
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Amount Offset Against Collateral	$1,051	$803

CLOSED_BLOCKS_DETAILS

CLOSED BLOCKS (DETAILS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Closed Block Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'
Future policy benefits and other policyholders liabilities	$7,671	'	$7,716
Policyholder dividend obligation	182	370	'
Other liabilities	133	'	144
Total Closed Block liabilities	7,986	'	7,988
Assets Designated To Closed Block [Abstract]	'	'	'
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	5,236	'	5,232
Mortgage loans on real estate	1,342	'	1,343
Policy loans	940	'	949
Cash and other invested assets	70	'	48
Other assets	178	'	186
Total assets designated to the Closed Block	7,766	'	7,758
Excess of Closed Block liabilities over assets designated to the Closed Block	220	'	230
Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Abstract]	'	'	'
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) net of deferred income tax (expense) benefit and policyholder dividend obligation	84	'	83
Maximum Future Earnings To Be Recognized From Closed Block Assets and Liabilities	304	'	313
Closed Block Operations Revenue [Abstract]	'	'	'
Premiums and other income	72	75	'
Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income	96	109	'
Total investment gains (losses), net	2	-3	'
Total revenues	170	181	'
Closed Block Operations Benefits And Expense [Abstract]	'	'	'
Policyholders benefits and dividends	156	152	'
Other operating costs and expenses	0	1	'
Total benefits and other deductions	156	153	'
Net revenues, before income taxes	14	28	'
Income tax (expense) benefit	-5	-10	'
Net Revenues	9	18	'
Movement In Closed Block Dividend Obligation [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Balances, beginning of year	128	373	'
Unrealized investment gains (losses)	54	-3	'
Balances, End of year	$182	$370	'

CLOSED_BLOCKS_PARENTHETICALS_D

CLOSED BLOCKS PARENTHETICALS (DETAILS) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Closed Block Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Closed Block Investments, Fixed Maturity, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	$4,936	$4,987	'	'
Closed Block Operations, Deferred Income Tax (Expense) Benefit	-45	-45	'	'
Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation	($182)	($128)	($370)	($373)

GMDB_GMIB_GWBL_AND_NO_LAPSE_GU2

GMDB, GMIB, GWBL AND NO LAPSE GUARANTEE FEATURES (DETAILS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Movement In Guaranteed Benefit Liability Gross [Line Items]	'	'
Balance, January 1,	$5,829	$6,333
Paid guarantee benefits	-195	-90
Other changes in reserve	392	25
Balance, end of period	6,026	6,268
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]	'	'
Movement In Guaranteed Benefit Liability Gross [Line Items]	'	'
Balance, January 1,	1,626	1,772
Paid guarantee benefits	-56	-72
Other changes in reserve	31	69
Balance, end of period	1,601	1,769
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Reinsurance Ceded [Abstract]	'	'
Balance, beginning of year	791	844
Paid guarantee benefits	-25	-32
Other changes in reserves	15	43
Balance, end of period	781	855
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]	'	'
Movement In Guaranteed Benefit Liability Gross [Line Items]	'	'
Balance, January 1,	4,203	4,561
Paid guarantee benefits	-139	-18
Other changes in reserve	361	-44
Balance, end of period	$4,425	$4,499

GMDB_GMIB_GWBL_AND_NO_LAPSE_GU3

GMDB, GMIB, GWBL AND NO LAPSE GUARANTEE FEATURES (DETAILS1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Out of period adjustment to Decrease Gross GMDB and GMIB liabilities [Member]	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	$130
Out of period adjustment to Decrease Ceded GMDB liabilities [Member]	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	20
Out of period adjustment to Decrease Policyholder's Benefits [Member]	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	$110

GMDB_GMIB_GWBL_AND_NO_LAPSE_GU4

GMDB, GMIB, GWBL AND NO LAPSE GUARANTEE FEATURES (DETAILS2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
SCS, SIO, MSO, IUL, GWBL and other guaranteed benefits related liability	$371	$346
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Account Value Invested In General Account	13,582	'
Account Value Invested In Separate Accounts	86,430	87,098
Net amount at risk, gross	13,722	'
Net amount at risk, net of amounts reinsured	6,123	'
Average attained age of contractholders	'54 years 8 months 12 days	'
Percentage of contractholders over age 70	15.70%	'
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Range of contractually specified interest rates	'3.0	'
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Range of contractually specified interest rates	'6.5	'
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member] | Return Of Premium [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Account Value Invested In General Account	12,925	'
Account Value Invested In Separate Accounts	36,885	'
Net amount at risk, gross	261	'
Net amount at risk, net of amounts reinsured	261	'
Average attained age of contractholders	'50 years 9 months 18 days	'
Percentage of contractholders over age 70	8.50%	'
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member] | Ratchet [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Account Value Invested In General Account	211	'
Account Value Invested In Separate Accounts	8,561	'
Net amount at risk, gross	159	'
Net amount at risk, net of amounts reinsured	105	'
Average attained age of contractholders	'64 years 8 months 12 days	'
Percentage of contractholders over age 70	32.80%	'
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member] | Roll Up [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Account Value Invested In General Account	89	'
Account Value Invested In Separate Accounts	4,034	'
Net amount at risk, gross	2,194	'
Net amount at risk, net of amounts reinsured	1,457	'
Average attained age of contractholders	'70 years 4 months 24 days	'
Percentage of contractholders over age 70	53.70%	'
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member] | Roll Up [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Range of contractually specified interest rates	'3.0	'
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member] | Roll Up [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Range of contractually specified interest rates	'6.0	'
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member] | Combo [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Account Value Invested In General Account	357	'
Account Value Invested In Separate Accounts	36,950	'
Net amount at risk, gross	11,108	'
Net amount at risk, net of amounts reinsured	4,300	'
Average attained age of contractholders	'65 years 4 months 24 days	'
Percentage of contractholders over age 70	34.60%	'
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member] | Combo [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Range of contractually specified interest rates	'3.0	'
Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member] | Combo [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Range of contractually specified interest rates	'6.5	'
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Account Value Invested In General Account	752	'
Account Value Invested In Separate Accounts	56,571	57,458
Net amount at risk, gross	3,101	'
Net amount at risk, net of amounts reinsured	805	'
Weighted average years remaining until annuitization	'3 years 1 month 6 days	'
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Range of contractually specified interest rates	'3.0	'
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Range of contractually specified interest rates	'6.5	'
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member] | Roll Up [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Account Value Invested In General Account	351	'
Account Value Invested In Separate Accounts	8,989	'
Net amount at risk, gross	966	'
Net amount at risk, net of amounts reinsured	291	'
Weighted average years remaining until annuitization	'0 years 8 months 12 days	'
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member] | Roll Up [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Range of contractually specified interest rates	'3.0	'
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member] | Roll Up [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Range of contractually specified interest rates	'6.0	'
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member] | Combo [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Account Value Invested In General Account	401	'
Account Value Invested In Separate Accounts	47,582	'
Net amount at risk, gross	2,135	'
Net amount at risk, net of amounts reinsured	$514	'
Weighted average years remaining until annuitization	'3 years 3 months 18 days	'
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member] | Combo [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Range of contractually specified interest rates	'3.0	'
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member] | Combo [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]	'	'
Range of contractually specified interest rates	'6.5	'

GMDB_GMIB_GWBL_AND_NO_LAPSE_GU5

GMDB, GMIB, GWBL AND NO LAPSE GUARANTEE FEATURES (DETAILS3) (USD $)

Mar. 31, 2014

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Dec. 31, 2013

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Direct Liabilities For Guarantees [Member]

Direct Liabilities For Guarantees [Member]

Ceded Liabilities For Guarantees [Member]

Ceded Liabilities For Guarantees [Member]

Net Liabilities For Guarantees [Member]

Net Liabilities For Guarantees [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]

Common Stock [Member]

Common Stock [Member]

Common Stock [Member]

Common Stock [Member]

Fixed Income Investments [Member]

Fixed Income Investments [Member]

Fixed Income Investments [Member]

Fixed Income Investments [Member]

Balanced [Member]

Balanced [Member]

Balanced [Member]

Balanced [Member]

Other Investments [Member]

Other Investments [Member]

Other Investments [Member]

Other Investments [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit [Member]

Schedule Of Fair Value Of Separate Accounts By Major Category Of Investment [Line Items]

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Separate Account Investments by Investment Category

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$86,430

$87,098

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$56,571

$57,458

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$64,159

$64,035

$41,358

$41,603

$3,234

$3,330

$2,135

$2,208

$18,588

$19,237

$12,861

$13,401

$449

$496

$217

$246

Price Risk Fair Value Hedge Derivative On Balance Sheet [Abstract]

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Account Value Hedged of Variable Annuity Contracts

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39,227

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22,842

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4,914

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514

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Liabilities For Guarantees On Long Duration Contracts [Line Items]

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Balance, January 1,

6,026

5,829

6,268

6,333

829

556

-441

-310

388

246

1,601

1,626

1,769

1,772

4,425

4,203

4,499

4,561

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Other changes in reserves

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36

63

-44

-39

-8

24

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Balance, end of period

$6,026

$5,829

$6,268

$6,333

$865

$619

($485)

($349)

$380

$270

$1,601

$1,626

$1,769

$1,772

$4,425

$4,203

$4,499

$4,561

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FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_DETAILS

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (DETAILS) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	$29,864	$29,453
Trading securities	4,470	4,221
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	29,836	29,419
Other equity investments	276	294
Trading securities	4,470	4,221
Other invested assets:	1,205	717
Cash equivalents	2,093	1,310
Segregated securities	900	981
GMIB reinsurance contracts	7,443	6,747
Separate Accounts assets	108,200	108,764
Total Assets	154,423	152,453
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Total Liabilities	371	346
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	22,867	22,691
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | US Treasury and Government [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	3,361	3,129
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	499	477
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	433	433
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	738	716
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	907	947
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	113	139
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	918	887
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Short Term Investments [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	338	99
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Swap [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	239	-45
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Credit Default Swap [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	9	9
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Options [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	449	463
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Floor [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	172	193
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Swaptions [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	'	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Future [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	-2	-2
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | GWBL and other features liability [Member]	'	'
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure	7	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features	'	'
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure	364	'
Total Liabilities	'	346
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	250	216
Other equity investments	222	233
Trading securities	542	529
Other invested assets:	-2	-2
Cash equivalents	2,093	1,310
Segregated securities	0	'
Separate Accounts assets	105,110	105,579
Total Assets	108,215	107,865
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	250	216
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Future [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	-2	-2
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	28,509	28,064
Other equity investments	6	9
Trading securities	3,928	3,692
Other invested assets:	1,207	719
Cash equivalents	0	'
Segregated securities	900	981
Separate Accounts assets	2,850	2,948
Total Assets	37,400	36,413
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Total Liabilities	364	346
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	22,638	22,400
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | US Treasury and Government [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	3,361	3,129
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	452	431
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	433	433
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	16	16
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	904	943
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	52	56
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	653	656
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Short Term Investments [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	338	99
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Swap [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	239	-45
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Credit Default Swap [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	9	9
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Options [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	449	463
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Floor [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	172	193
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Swaptions [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	'	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Future [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other invested assets:	0	'
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features	'	'
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure	364	346
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	1,077	1,139
Other equity investments	48	52
GMIB reinsurance contracts	7,443	6,747
Separate Accounts assets	240	237
Total Assets	8,808	8,175
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Total Liabilities	7	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	229	291
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	47	46
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	722	700
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	3	4
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	61	83
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]	'	'
Investment Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	15	15
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | GWBL and other features liability [Member]	'	'
Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure	$7	$0

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_1_DETAI

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES 1 (DETAILS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Quantitative Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	$29,864	'	$29,453
Fair Value Freestanding Contract	867	'	617
Freestanding Contract As Percentage Of Other Invested Assets	72.00%	'	86.10%
Fair Value Adjustments On Over Counter Derivative Assets	0.3	'	0.4
Fair Value Adjustments On GMIB Asset	152	'	133
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Transfers out of Level 3	71	5	'
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Transfers Into Level 3	1	'	'
Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Percentage	0.50%	0.30%	'
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Quantitative Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Percentage Of Assets Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis By Inputs Level	74.10%	'	74.50%
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Quantitative Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Percentage Of Assets Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis By Inputs Level	25.00%	'	24.50%
Financial Instruments, Owned, Mortgages, Mortgage-backed and Asset-backed Securities, at Fair Value	931	'	970
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Quantitative Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Percentage Of Assets Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis By Inputs Level	0.90%	'	1.00%
Fair Value Disclosures Broker Priced	169	'	150
Financial Instruments, Owned, Mortgages, Mortgage-backed and Asset-backed Securities, at Fair Value	786	'	787
Public Fixed Maturities [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Quantitative Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	22,013	'	21,671
Percentage Of Available For Sale Fixed Maturity Assets Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis	15.10%	'	15.00%
Private Fixed Maturities [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Quantitative Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	$7,823	'	$7,748
Percentage Of Available For Sale Fixed Maturity Assets Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis	5.40%	'	5.40%

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_2_DETAI

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES 2 (DETAILS) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Corporate Debt Securities [Member]

Corporate Debt Securities [Member]

Corporate Debt Securities [Member]

Corporate Debt Securities [Member]

US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]

US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]

US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]

Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]

Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]

Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]

Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]

Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]

Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]

Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]

Asset-backed Securities [Member]

Asset-backed Securities [Member]

Asset-backed Securities [Member]

Asset-backed Securities [Member]

Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]

Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]

Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]

Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]

Equity Method Investments [Member]

Equity Method Investments [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

Separate Accounts [Member]

Separate Accounts [Member]

Separate Accounts [Member]

Guarantees [Member]

Guarantees [Member]

Guarantees [Member]

Guarantees [Member]

Total Debt Maturities Available For Sale [Member]

Total Debt Maturities Available For Sale [Member]

Total Debt Maturities Available For Sale [Member]

Total Debt Maturities Available For Sale [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Level 3 Assets And Liabilities Held [Member]

Fair Value Assets Measured on Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Opening Balance

'

'

$291

$355

'

'

$46

$50

'

$0

$19

'

$700

$900

'

'

$4

$9

$83

$113

'

'

$15

$15

$15

$15

$52

$77

$6,747

$11,044

'

'

$237

$224

'

$0

$265

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total Gains Losses Realized Unrealized Included In [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net investment income (loss)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-4

'

'

'

'

'

-1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Investment gains (losses), net

'

'

0

1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-16

-20

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

-1

'

'

'

'

-1

0

'

'

Increase (decrease) in the fair value of the reinsurance contracts

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

653

-1,235

696

-1,188

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

696

-1,188

'

'

Policyholders' benefits

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

'

'

'

'

'

-21

-108

-7

92

7

-92

'

'

Subtotal

'

'

0

1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-16

-20

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-4

'

653

-1,235

'

'

-1

0

'

-21

-108

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other comprehensive income (loss)

'

'

9

5

9

6

1

'

1

0

0

0

40

50

39

44

'

'

3

1

2

1

'

'

'

'

0

-2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

51

51

51

51

Purchases

'

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

54

61

'

'

6

0

'

28

16

'

'

'

'

'

'

Issues

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

'

-1

-29

'

'

'

0

'

'

'

'

-2

-1

'

'

-1

-2

-25

-6

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-11

-14

'

'

'

-2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Settlements

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-1

-1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Transfers into level 3

1

'

1

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Transfers out of Level 3

-71

-5

-71

-5

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Closing Balance

'

'

$229

$327

'

'

$47

$50

'

$0

$20

'

$722

$929

'

'

$3

$7

$61

$108

'

'

$15

$15

$15

$15

$48

$75

$7,443

$9,856

'

'

$240

$221

'

$7

$173

'

'

'

'

'

'

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_3_DETAI

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES 3 (DETAILS) (USD $)

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Corporate Debt Securities [Member]

Corporate Debt Securities [Member]

Corporate Debt Securities [Member]

Corporate Debt Securities [Member]

Corporate Debt Securities [Member]

Corporate Debt Securities [Member]

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]

Asset-backed Securities [Member]

Asset-backed Securities [Member]

Asset-backed Securities [Member]

Asset-backed Securities [Member]

Asset-backed Securities [Member]

Asset-backed Securities [Member]

Equity Method Investments [Member]

Equity Method Investments [Member]

Equity Method Investments [Member]

Equity Method Investments [Member]

Equity Method Investments [Member]

Equity Method Investments [Member]

Separate Accounts [Member]

Separate Accounts [Member]

Separate Accounts [Member]

Separate Accounts [Member]

Separate Accounts [Member]

Separate Accounts [Member]

Separate Accounts [Member]

Separate Accounts [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

Gmib Reinsurance [Member]

Gmwb Gwbl [Member]

Gmwb Gwbl [Member]

Gmwb Gwbl [Member]

Gmwb Gwbl [Member]

Gmwb Gwbl [Member]

Gmwb Gwbl [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]

Market Comparable Companies Valuation Technique [Member]

Market Comparable Companies Valuation Technique [Member]

Market Comparable Companies Valuation Technique [Member]

Market Comparable Companies Valuation Technique [Member]

Market Comparable Companies Valuation Technique [Member]

Market Comparable Companies Valuation Technique [Member]

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Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Third Party Appraisal Valuation Technique [Member]

Third Party Appraisal Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

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Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]

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Fair Value Inputs [Abstract]

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Spread Over Industry Yield Curve BPS

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125

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550

550

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Discount Rate

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18.00%

18.00%

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3.00%

3.30%

6.30%

6.80%

7.40%

7.40%

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Spread Over US Treasury Curve BPS

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45

45

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30

30

687

687

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225

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404

434

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Revenue Multiple

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0.9

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16.8

4.9

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Research And Development Multiple

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0.3

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10

17.1

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Discount Years

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'1 year 9 months 0 days

'1 year 0 months 0 days

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Discount For Lack Of Marketability Risk Factors

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50.00%

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50.00%

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Capitalization Rate

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5.40%

5.40%

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Exit Capitalization Rate

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6.40%

6.40%

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Inflation Rate

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0.00%

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2.30%

2.30%

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Lapse Rates

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1.00%

1.00%

8.00%

8.00%

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1.00%

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Withdrawal Rates

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0.20%

0.20%

8.00%

8.00%

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0.00%

0.00%

7.00%

7.00%

GMIB Utilization Rates

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0.00%

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15.00%

15.00%

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Non Performance Risk

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21

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Volatility Rates- Equity

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21.00%

20.00%

33.00%

33.00%

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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value

$52

$54

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$1

$1

$7

$7

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$18

$52

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$11

$11

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$215

$215

$7,443

$6,747

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$70

$61

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FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_4_DETAI

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES 4 (DETAILS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value Measurements Not Included In Quantitative Information About Level 3 Fair Value Measurements	$1,061	$1,088
Level 3 fair value measurements not included in quantitative information as a percentage of total assets classified as level 3	77.70%	76.20%
Level 3 fair value measurements not included in quantitative information as a percentage of total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis	0.70%	0.80%
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	52	54
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member] | Private Available For Sale Corporate Securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Percentage Of Level 3 Asset Fair Value	22.70%	18.60%
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	52	54
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Percentage Of Level 3 Asset Fair Value	33.00%	25.00%
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	1	1
Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Matrix Pricing Model Valuation Technique [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Percentage Of Level 3 Asset Fair Value	11.50%	8.40%
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	7	7
Equity Method Investments [Member] | Private Venture Capital Fund Of Fund [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	30	30
Partnership Unfunded Committments	12	10
Separate Accounts [Member] | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	5	3
Separate Accounts [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	9	7
Separate Accounts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	11	11
Separate Accounts [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Other Private Equity Investment [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	3	4
Separate Accounts [Member] | Third Party Appraisal Valuation Technique [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	215	215
Separate Accounts [Member] | Third Party Appraisal Valuation Technique [Member] | Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	7	7
Separate Accounts [Member] | Third Party Appraisal Valuation Technique [Member] | Private Real Estate Fund [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	215	219
Separate Accounts [Member] | Third Party Appraisal And Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Technique [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative Information 1 [Line Items]	'	'
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value	$218	$215

FAIR_VALUE_DISCLOSURES_5_DETAI

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES 5 (DETAILS) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Consolidated Amounts [Abstract]	'	'
Mortgage loans on real estate	$5,832	$5,684
Loans to affiliates	1,088	1,088
Policyholders' account balances, Investment contracts	30,611	30,340
Loans from affiliates	825	825
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	'	'
Consolidated Amounts [Abstract]	'	'
Mortgage loans on real estate	5,832	5,684
Other limited partnership interests	1,631	1,592
Loans to affiliates	1,088	1,088
Policyholders' account balances, Investment contracts	2,397	2,435
Long-term debt	200	200
Loans from affiliates	825	825
Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]	'	'
Consolidated Amounts [Abstract]	'	'
Mortgage loans on real estate	5,915	5,176
Other limited partnership interests	1,631	1,592
Loans to affiliates	1,207	1,198
Policyholders' account balances, Investment contracts	2,509	2,523
Long-term debt	222	225
Loans from affiliates	987	969
Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member]	'	'
Consolidated Amounts [Abstract]	'	'
Loans to affiliates	809	800
Long-term debt	222	225
Loans from affiliates	987	969
Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Consolidated Amounts [Abstract]	'	'
Mortgage loans on real estate	5,915	5,716
Other limited partnership interests	1,631	1,592
Loans to affiliates	398	398
Policyholders' account balances, Investment contracts	$2,509	$2,523

EMPLOYEE_BENEFIT_PLANS_DETAILS

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (DETAILS1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Net Periodic Pension Expense:[Abstract]	'	'
Service Cost	$3	$11
Interest Cost	26	23
Expected Return On Plan Assets	-38	-38
Net amortization	28	41
Net Periodic Pension Expense	$19	$37

SHAREBASED_AND_OTHER_COMPENSAT1

SHARE-BASED AND OTHER COMPENSATION PROGRAMS (DETAILS)

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 24, 2014

Apr. 03, 2014

Mar. 24, 2014

Mar. 24, 2014

USD ($)

USD ($)

Parent [Member]

Alliance Bernstein [Member]

Alliance Bernstein [Member]

Performance Units/Shares[Member]

Performance Units/Shares[Member]

Stock Option Plan [Member]

Stock Option Plan [Member]

Stock Option Plan [Member]

Stock Option Plan [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Restricted Stock [Member]

Axa Miles [Member]

Axa Miles [Member]

Performance Unit Plan 2014 [Member]

Performance Unit Plan 2012 [Member]

Stock Option Plan 2014 [Member]

Stock Option Plan 2014 [Member]

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USD ($)

Parent [Member]

Parent [Member]

Parent [Member]

Parent [Member]

Alliance Bernstein [Member]

Alliance Bernstein [Member]

Parent [Member]

Parent [Member]

Alliance Bernstein [Member]

Alliance Bernstein [Member]

Parent [Member]

Parent [Member]

Parent [Member]

Parent [Member]

Parent [Member]

Parent [Member]

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

EUR (€)

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

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Share Based Compensation Expense (Credit)

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$6,440,000

$14,474,000

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$2,997,000

$8,240,000

$367,000

$831,000

($400,000)

($700,000)

$20,000

$37,000

$3,382,000

$6,000,000

$74,000

$66,000

$7,000,000

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$168,474

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Award Units Granted In Period

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2,000,000

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Range of performance units at stake low range percentage

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Range of performance units at stake high range percentage

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130.00%

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Stock Options Granted Shares

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395,720

395,720

Stock Option Excercise Price

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€ 18.68

Stock Options Granted With Conditional Terms

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214,174

214,174

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

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$2.89

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Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate

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29.24%

29.24%

Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term

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'8 years 6 months 0 days

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Fair Value Assumptions Risk Expected Dividend Yield

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6.38%

6.38%

Fair Value Assumptions Risk Free Interest Rate

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1.54%

1.54%

The total fair value of options net of forfeitures

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1,000,000

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Units Vested

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986,580

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Cash Settlement Of Vested Units

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26,000,000

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Purchased Holding Units to help fund anticipated obligations under its incentive compensation award program Shares

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200,000

1,000,000

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Purchased Holding Units to help fund anticipated obligations under its incentive compensation award program Value

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4,000,000

21,000,000

20,000,000

4,000,000

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Open Market Purchase Shares

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800,000

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Open Market Purchase Value

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$16,000,000

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Restricted Holding Unit Awars Granted to Employees

6,500,000

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200,000

6,600,000

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Units issued (in Units)

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8,337

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'

'

'

'

'

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'

LITIGATION_DETAILS

LITIGATION (DETAILS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Litigation [Abstract]	'
Litigation Settlement, Expense	$20

RELATED_PARTY_TRANSACTIONS_DET

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (DETAILS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit Reinsurance Contract Asset At Fair Value	$7,443	'	$6,747
Due from Related Parties [Abstract]	'	'	'
Due from affiliates	1,088	'	1,088
AXA Financial [Member]	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	5	12	'
AXA Distribution [Member]	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	154	152	'
Revenue from Related Parties	70	80	'
Axa Arizona [Member]	'	'	'
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit Reinsurance Contract Asset At Fair Value	5,948	'	5,388
Ceded Premiums Earned Affiliated	106	116	'
Reinsurance Effect On Claims And Benefits Incurred Amount Ceded To Affiliates	$30	$19	'

ACCUMULATED_OTHER_COMPREHENSIV2

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (DETAILS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Abstract]	'	'	'
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments	$494	$1,196	'
Defined benefit pension plans	-738	-1,081	'
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	-244	115	'
Less: Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	11	25	'
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Attributable to AXA Equitable	-233	140	-603
Unrealized Gain (Loss) On Investments	'	'	'
Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period, net of tax	391	-199	'
(Gains) losses reclassified into net earnings (loss) during the period	-4	8	'
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments	387	-191	'
Adjustments for policyholders liabilities, DAC, insurance liability loss recognition and other	-34	35	'
Change in unrealized gains (losses), net of adjustments	353	-156	'
Change in defined benefit plans:	'	'	'
Net gain (loss) arising during the period	19	-52	'
Less: Reclassification adjustments to net earnings (loss) for:	'	'	'
Amortization of net actuarial (gains) losses included in net periodic cost	0	27	'
Change in defined benefit plans	19	-25	'
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	372	-181	'
Less: Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	-2	4	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to AXA Equitable	370	-177	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax, Parenthetical Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities, Tax	188	-79	'
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Benefit Plans, Tax	10	-13	'
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Available for sale securities, Tax	$2	($5)	'

ACCUMULATED_OTHER_COMPREHENSIV3

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (DETAILS1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013
Pension Liability [Member]	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	$83
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	55
Deferred Income Tax Asset Liability [Member]	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]	'
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount	$28

RESTRUCTURING_DETAILS

RESTRUCTURING (DETAILS) (AXA Equitable [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
AXA Equitable [Member]	'	'
Restructuring And Related Cost [Line Items]	'	'
Restructuring charges	$26	$21
Facility related pre-tax charge	$25	'

SEGMENT_INFORMATION_DETAILS

SEGMENT INFORMATION (DETAILS) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Segment revenues	$3,706	$392	'
Investment Advisory Fees	17	16	'
Segment earnings (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes	1,511	-1,556	'
Total Assets	185,845	'	183,401
Consolidation Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Segment revenues	-6	-4	'
Segment earnings (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes	0	0	'
Total Assets	-5	'	-4
Insurance [Member]	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Segment revenues	3,000	-314	'
Segment earnings (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes	1,385	-1,682	'
Total Assets	173,797	'	171,532
Investment Management [Member]	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Segment revenues	712	710	'
Segment earnings (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes	126	126	'
Total Assets	$12,053	'	$11,873