Analysis: Deferred Assets and Liabilities, Net

Entity Registrant Name PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC
CIK 0001137774
Accession number 0001193125-14-073074
Link to XBRL instance http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1137774/000119312514073074/pru-20131231.xml
Fiscal year end --12-31
Fiscal year focus 2013
Fiscal period focus FY
Current balance sheet date 2013-12-31
Current year-to-date income statement start date 2013-01-01
Commentary Conforms with all rules.
Level 3 Text Block concept us-gaap:ScheduleOfDeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesTableTextBlock
    2013 2012
         
    (in millions)
Deferred tax assets      
 Insurance reserves $2,760 $3,952
 Policyholders' dividends  1,797  2,433
 Net operating and capital loss carryforwards  358  866
 Employee benefits  477  718
 Investments  1,510  0
 Other  472  343
 Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance  7,374  8,312
 Valuation allowance  (235)  (280)
 Deferred tax assets after valuation allowance  7,139  8,032
Deferred tax liabilities      
 Net unrealized investment gains  7,147  8,451
 Deferred policy acquisition costs  4,208  3,559
 Investments  0  1,753
 Unremitted foreign earnings  679  1,216
 Value of business acquired  1,204  1,029
 Deferred tax liabilities  13,238  16,008
Net deferred tax liability $(6,099) $(7,976)

Level 4 Details Key Concepts: Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
Deferred tax assets, gross 7,374,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Valuation allowance -235,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Deferred tax assets, net 7,139,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred tax liabilities -13,238,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxLiabilities
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net -6,099,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
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(Classified balance sheet) Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net components current/noncurrent asset/liability

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
Deferred tax assets, net, current 0
Deferred tax assets, net, noncurrent 0
Deferred tax liabilities, net, current 0
Deferred tax liabilities, net, noncurrent 0 us-gaap:DeferredTaxLiabilities
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net -6,099,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
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(Unclassified balance sheet) Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net components asset/liability

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
Deferred tax assets 7,139,000,000
Deferred tax liabilities, net -13,238,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxLiabilities
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net -6,099,000,000 us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
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