Represents the amount of transfer of financial instrument classified as an asset to held for sale.

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Represents the fair values as of the balance sheet date of all assets resulting from free-standing derivative contracts.

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Represents the fair values as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities resulting from free-standing derivative contracts.

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This item represents the amount of the total realized and unrealized gains or losses for the period which are included in the statement of income (or changes in net assets); the fair value of which assets and liabilities was or is measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)(1)

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- Definition

Amount of unrealized (holding) gain (loss) which is included in the statement of income (or changes in net assets) related to those assets still held at the reporting date for which fair value is measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (d)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in the income statement for financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Assets and Liabilities)(Footnotes to Table) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Net investment income	Sep. 30, 2013 Net investment income	Sep. 30, 2014 Net investment income	Sep. 30, 2013 Net investment income	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest credited to contractholder funds	Sep. 30, 2013 Interest credited to contractholder funds	Sep. 30, 2014 Interest credited to contractholder funds	Sep. 30, 2013 Interest credited to contractholder funds	Sep. 30, 2014 Contract benefits	Sep. 30, 2013 Contract benefits	Sep. 30, 2014 Contract benefits	Sep. 30, 2013 Contract benefits	Sep. 30, 2014 Loss on disposition of operations	Sep. 30, 2013 Realized capital gains and losses	Sep. 30, 2014 Realized capital gains and losses	Sep. 30, 2013 Realized capital gains and losses	Sep. 30, 2014 CMBS	Sep. 30, 2013 CMBS	Sep. 30, 2014 CMBS	Sep. 30, 2013 CMBS	Sep. 30, 2014 ABS	Sep. 30, 2013 ABS	Sep. 30, 2014 ABS	Sep. 30, 2013 ABS	Mar. 31, 2014 LBL CMBS	Mar. 31, 2014 LBL ABS
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings	$ 12	$ 29	$ 26	$ 126
Total gains (losses) included in: Net income	3	5	14	33	3	3	9	12	5	15		40	(4)	10	8	56	(4)	1	8	18	0	0	0	(1)	0	0	0	(1)
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets and liabilities still held at the balance sheet date					3	2	6	8	5	14	5	37	4	10	8	56		(2)	5	7
Free-standing derivatives, assets	3	6	3	6
Free Standing Derivative Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	9	16	9	16
Fair Value Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers to Held For Sale		$ 0		$ 0																		$ 5		$ 5		$ 85		$ 85	$ 4	$ 4