| **Non-Insurance Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** | 12 Months Ended |
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| **Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]**                                                        |            |   |
| Deferred non-insurance warranty revenue                                                                | $ 4,714         | $ 4,503 |
| Contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized                                                  | 1,300           | 1,200 |
| Deferred non-insurance warranty acquisition expense                                                    | 3,671           | 3,476 |
| Amortization of deferred sales commissions                                                             | 1,200           | 1,100 |
| Capitalized Commission Costs                                                                           |            |   |
| **Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]**                                                        |            |   |
| Deferred non-insurance warranty acquisition expense                                                    | 3,600           | 3,500 |
| Capitalized Administrator Service Costs                                                                |            |   |
| **Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]**                                                        |            |   |
| Deferred non-insurance warranty acquisition expense                                                    | $ 53            | $ 47 |

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period for the periodic realization of capitalized fees that were paid to salespeople, distributors, brokers, and agents at the time of the conclusion of the sale. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.
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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time.
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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.
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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.
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