Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Pension Plans, Postretirement, Health Care and Life Insurance Benefit and Savings Plans	Pension Plans, Postretirement, Health Care and Life Insurance Benefit and Savings Plans Pension Plans Hartford Life's employees are included in The Hartford's non-contributory defined benefit pension and postretirement health care and life insurance benefit plans. Effective December 31, 2012, The Hartford amended the defined benefit pension to freeze participation and benefit accruals. Also, The Hartford amended its postretirement health care and life insurance benefit plans for all current employees to no longer provide subsidized coverage for current employees who retire on or after January 1, 2014. Defined benefit pension expense/(income), postretirement health care and life insurance benefits expense/(income) allocated by The Hartford to the Company, was $(1), $(3) and $45 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Investment and Savings Plan Substantially all U.S. employees of the Company are eligible to participate in The Hartford Investment and Savings Plan under which designated contributions may be invested in common stock of The Hartford or certain other investments. The Hartford's contributions include a non-elective contribution of 2% of eligible compensation and a dollar-for-dollar matching contribution of up to 6.0% of eligible compensation contributed by the employee each pay period. The Hartford also maintains a non-qualified savings plan, The Hartford Excess Savings Plan, with the same level of contributions, with respect to employee compensation in excess of the limit that can be recognized under the tax-qualified Investment and Savings Plan. Eligible compensation includes overtime and bonuses but is limited to a total, for the Investment and Savings Plan and Excess Savings Plan combined, of $1 annually. Prior to January 1, 2013, the contributions were matched, up to 3.0% of base salary. In 2012, employees who had earnings of less than $110 thousand also received a contribution of 1.5% of base salary and employees whose prior year earnings were more than $110 thousand received a contribution of 0.5% of base salary. The cost to Hartford Life for this plan was approximately $7, $10 and $9 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Pension Plans, Postretirement, Health Care and Life Insurance Benefit and Savings Plans

Pension Plans

Hartford Life's employees are included in The Hartford's non-contributory defined benefit pension and postretirement health care and life insurance benefit plans. Effective December 31, 2012, The Hartford amended the defined benefit pension to freeze participation and benefit accruals. Also, The Hartford amended its postretirement health care and life insurance benefit plans for all current employees to no longer provide subsidized coverage for current employees who retire on or after January 1, 2014.

Defined benefit pension expense/(income), postretirement health care and life insurance benefits expense/(income) allocated by The Hartford to the Company, was $(1), $(3) and $45 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Investment and Savings Plan

Substantially all U.S. employees of the Company are eligible to participate in The Hartford Investment and Savings Plan under which designated contributions may be invested in common stock of The Hartford or certain other investments. The Hartford's contributions include a non-elective contribution of 2% of eligible compensation and a dollar-for-dollar matching contribution of up to 6.0% of eligible compensation contributed by the employee each pay period. The Hartford also maintains a non-qualified savings plan, The Hartford Excess Savings Plan, with the same level of contributions, with respect to employee compensation in excess of the limit that can be recognized under the tax-qualified Investment and Savings Plan. Eligible compensation includes overtime and bonuses but is limited to a total, for the Investment and Savings Plan and Excess Savings Plan combined, of $1 annually.

Prior to January 1, 2013, the contributions were matched, up to 3.0% of base salary. In 2012, employees who had earnings of less than $110 thousand also received a contribution of 1.5% of base salary and employees whose prior year earnings were more than $110 thousand received a contribution of 0.5% of base salary. The cost to Hartford Life for this plan was approximately $7, $10 and $9 for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.