Contracts Accounted for as Credit Derivatives - CDS Spread and Components of Credit Derivative Assets (Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Credit Derivatives
Fair value of credit derivatives before effect of AGC and AGM credit spreads	$ (407)	$ (555)
Plus: Effect of AGC and AGM credit spreads	200	286
Net fair value of credit derivatives	$ (207)	$ (269)
Credit Risk Contract, 5 Year Spread [Member] \| AGC [Member]
Credit Derivatives
Quoted price of CDS contract (as a percent)	1.10%	1.63%	1.58%
Credit Risk Contract, 5 Year Spread [Member] \| AGM [Member]
Credit Derivatives
Quoted price of CDS contract (as a percent)	1.16%	1.45%	1.58%
Credit Risk Contract, 1 Year Spread [Member] \| AGC [Member]
Credit Derivatives
Quoted price of CDS contract (as a percent)	0.22%	0.70%	0.35%
Credit Risk Contract, 1 Year Spread [Member] \| AGM [Member]
Credit Derivatives
Quoted price of CDS contract (as a percent)	0.24%	0.28%	0.29%

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Fair value before effect of credit spread as of the balance sheet date of credit risk derivative assets, net of credit risk derivative liabilities, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized on the balance sheet.

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Fair value of credit risk derivative asset after deduction of credit risk derivative liability.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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-Subparagraph (c)
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Amount of credit risk valuation adjustment to derivative liabilities to properly reflect the credit quality of the entity.

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