Investments (Past Due and Interest Accrual Status of Mortgage Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Past Due	$ 466	$ 522
Loans and Leases Receivable, Nonperforming, Accrual of Interest	108	144
Nonaccrual Status	329	378
Commercial
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Past Due	5	3
Loans and Leases Receivable, Nonperforming, Accrual of Interest	0	3
Nonaccrual Status	0	0
Agricultural
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Past Due	116	127
Loans and Leases Receivable, Nonperforming, Accrual of Interest	108	104
Nonaccrual Status	10	23
Residential
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Aging [Abstract]
Past Due	345	392
Loans and Leases Receivable, Nonperforming, Accrual of Interest	0	37
Nonaccrual Status	$ 319	$ 355

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Recorded Investment in financing receivables that are past due at the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Recorded Investment
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 7A
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Reflects the carrying amount of loans deemed to be questionable as to collection on which interest is continuing to be earned or accrued.

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Reflects the carrying amount of loans deemed to be questionable as to collection on which no interest is continuing to be recognized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7
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