| **Stockholders' Equity and Statutory Accounting Practices (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions**                       | 12 Months Ended |
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| **Stockholders' Equity and Statutory Accounting Practices [Abstract]**                                                          |            |   |
| Increase in statutory capital and surplus due to prescribed practice                                                            | $ 88            | $ 63 |
| Statutory amount available for dividend payment before consideration of statutory dividends paid in the preceding twelve months | 1,383           |   |
| Dividends paid in the preceding twelve months                                                                                   | $ 1,026         |   |
| Capital required for capital adequacy to risk weighted assets                                                                   | 266.00%         | 264.00% |

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Statutory Accounting Practices, Dividends Paid in the preceding twelve months
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Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Amount Available for Dividend Payments Before Consideration of Statutory Dividends Paid in the preceding twelve months
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Stockholders' Equity and Statutory Accounting Practices
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The minimum Total risk based capital ratio (total capital divided by risk weighted assets) required for capital adequacy purposes under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.
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Amount as of the balance sheet date of each item listed to reconcile the differences resulting from applying state prescribed statutory accounting practices rather than statutory accounting practices prescribed by National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
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