Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Describes the nature, purpose and expected impact on an insurer's operations of policies ceded to or assumed from another insurer, including a ceding insurer's assertion that it is not relieved of primary responsibility on claims under ceded policies.

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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.

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Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies (Details Textual) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2012	Sep. 05, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Reinsurance, Effect on Operations	615	400
HIG_Adj to Reinsurance, Effect on Operations		$ 51
Additional Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Total stockholders' equity			10,572,000,000	8,911,000,000	7,400,000,000
Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Valuation Allowance			61,000,000	78,000,000
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Additional Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Total stockholders' equity				9,661,000,000	8,200,000,000
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Additional Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Total stockholders' equity				$ (750,000,000)	$ 800,000,000