| **Fair Value (Table of reconciliation for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs) (Details) (USD $)In Millions, unless otherwise specified** | 12 Months Ended |
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| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | $ 1,751         | $ 2,340 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  | 28              | 21 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             | 33              | (16) |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,225           | 1,436 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (580)           | (917) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (494)           | (474) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         | 59              | 86 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       | (629)           | (725) |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1,393           | 1,751 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         | 48              | 19 |
| Fixed maturity securities [Member]                                                                                                                                                                             |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1,507           | 2,092 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  | 11              | (13) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             | 27              | (18) |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1,175           | 1,330 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (539)           | (865) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (373)           | (400) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         | 58              | 81 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       | (615)           | (700) |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1,251           | 1,507 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         | (21)            | 23 |
| Corporate and other bonds [Member]                                                                                                                                                                             |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | 482             | 624 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  | 6               | (11) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             | 4               | (1) |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 231             | 484 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (136)           | (204) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (88)            | (149) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         | 45              | 79 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       | (325)           | (340) |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 219             | 482 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         | (3)             | 12 |
| States, municipalities and political subdivisions [Member]                                                                                                                                                     |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | 171             | 266 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  |       |    |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             |       | (1) |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 14              | 3 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          |       |    |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (89)            | (92) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         |       |    |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       |       | (5) |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 96              | 171 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         |       |    |
| Residential mortgage-backed [Member]                                                                                                                                                                           |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | 452             | 767 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  | (14)            | (16) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             | 2               | (11) |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 97              | 225 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          |       | (290) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (40)            | (60) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         |       |    |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       | (84)            | (163) |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 413             | 452 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         | (18)            | 6 |
| Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]                                                                                                                                                                 |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | 59              | 73 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  | 8               | 20 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             | 14              | (7) |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 165             | 81 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (12)            | (27) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (28)            |    |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         | 13              |    |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       | (90)            | (81) |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 129             | 59 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         |       |    |
| Other asset-backed [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                    |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | 343             | 359 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  | 11              | (9) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             | 8               | 5 |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 615             | 537 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (365)           | (341) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (128)           | (99) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         |       | 2 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       | (116)           | (111) |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 368             | 343 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         |       | 5 |
| Total asset-backed [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                    |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | 854             | 1,199 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  | 5               | (5) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             | 24              | (13) |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 877             | 843 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (377)           | (658) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (196)           | (159) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         | 13              | 2 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       | (290)           | (355) |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 910             | 854 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         | (18)            | 11 |
| Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]                                                                                                                                                                            |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     |       | 3 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  |       | 3 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             | (1)             | (3) |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 53              |    |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (26)            | (3) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    |       |    |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         |       |    |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       |       |    |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 26              |    |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         |       |    |
| Equity securities [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                     |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | 67              | 26 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  | (36)            | (2) |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             | 6               | 2 |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 27              | 66 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (16)            | (27) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    |       |    |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         |       | 5 |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       | (14)            | (3) |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 34              | 67 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         | (38)            | 3 |
| Other invested assets, including derivatives, net                                                                                                                                                              |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | 10              | 25 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  |       | 3 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             |       |    |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      |       | 1 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          |       | (19) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (10)            |    |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         |       |    |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       |       |    |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        |       | 10 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         |       | (2) |
| Short-term Investments [Member]                                                                                                                                                                                |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | 27              | 27 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  |       |    |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             |       |    |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 23              | 39 |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (4)             |    |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (41)            | (29) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1               |    |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       |       | (10) |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 6               | 27 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         |       |    |
| Life settlement contracts [Member]                                                                                                                                                                             |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | 117             | 129 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  | 53              | 33 |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             |       |    |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      |       |    |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          |       |    |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    | (70)            | (45) |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         |       |    |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       |       |    |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100             | 117 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         | 11              | (5) |
| Separate account business [Member]                                                                                                                                                                             |            |   |
| **Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]**                                                                                              |            |   |
| Balance, Beginning, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                     | 23              | 41 |
| Net realized investment gains (losses) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net income (loss)                                                                                  |       |    |
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                             |       |    |
| Purchases                                                                                                                                                                                                      |       |    |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                          | (21)            | (6) |
| Settlements                                                                                                                                                                                                    |       |    |
| Transfers into Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                         |       |    |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                       |       | (12) |
| Balance, Ending, Assets                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2               | 23 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets and liabilities held at balance sheet date recognized in net income (loss)                                                                                         |       |    |

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Unrealized gains (losses) Recognized in Net Income on Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Held
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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in earnings, arising from assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (level 3).
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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income, arising from assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (level 3).
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Purchases that have taken place during the period in relation to assets measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
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Sales that have taken place during the period in relation to assets measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
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Settlements that have taken place during the period in relation to assets measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
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Transfers into assets measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy that have taken place during the period.
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Transfers out of assets measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy that have taken place during the period.
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This element represents an asset measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) which is required for reconciliation purposes of beginning and ending balances.
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