Investments (Credit Quality of Agricultural and Residential Mortgage Loans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Agricultural Mortgage Loans - by Credit Quality Indicator:
Recorded Investment	$ 12,967	$ 12,564
% of Total	100.00%	100.00%
Residential Mortgage Loans - by Credit Quality Indicator:
Recorded Investment	$ 11,599	$ 10,829
% of Total	100.00%	100.00%
Less than 65%
Agricultural Mortgage Loans - by Credit Quality Indicator:
Recorded Investment	$ 12,403	$ 12,023
% of Total	95.60%	95.70%
65% to 75%
Agricultural Mortgage Loans - by Credit Quality Indicator:
Recorded Investment	$ 546	$ 436
% of Total	4.20%	3.50%
76% to 80%
Agricultural Mortgage Loans - by Credit Quality Indicator:
Recorded Investment	$ 9	$ 17
% of Total	0.10%	0.10%
Greater than 80%
Agricultural Mortgage Loans - by Credit Quality Indicator:
Recorded Investment	$ 9	$ 88
% of Total	0.10%	0.70%
Performing
Residential Mortgage Loans - by Credit Quality Indicator:
Recorded Investment	$ 11,169	$ 10,448
% of Total	96.30%	96.50%
Nonperforming
Residential Mortgage Loans - by Credit Quality Indicator:
Recorded Investment	$ 430	$ 381
% of Total	3.70%	3.50%

Agricultural mortgage loans, by credit quality indicator.

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Reflects the percentage of the gross carrying amount of unpaid loans and leases issued to consumers to the total for all consumer loans and leases.

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Reflects the percentage of the gross carrying amount of unpaid loans issued to agricultural businesses to provide financing on existing land or a building, which, pursuant to terms of the underlying debt instrument, are secured at a minimum but possibly exclusively by that real property to the total for all commercial agricultural mortgage loans. Mortgages represent permanent financing, and are issued to replace previously existing mortgages or pay off acquisition, development and construction loans, or to provide cash to the borrower.

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Residential mortgage loans, by credit quality indicator.

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Amount before allowance of consumer mortgage. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes subordinated loans such as home equity lines of credit and loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of loans issued to agricultural institutions. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans covered under loss sharing agreements.

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