Cash Collateral for Loaned Securities, Collateral Received as Percentage of Securities Loaned, Minimum

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- Definition

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 12

-Section 13

-Sentence Column B

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Fair value of the assets less the liabilities of a derivative or group of derivatives.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 825

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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Fair value of collateral permitted, by contact or custom, to be sold or re-pledged.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the assets received as collateral against securities loaned to other broker-dealers. Borrowers of securities generally are required to provide collateral to the lenders of securities, commonly cash but sometimes other securities or standby letters of credit, with a value slightly higher than that of the securities borrowed. In instances where the entity is permitted to sell or re-pledge these securities, the entity reports the fair value of the collateral received and the related obligation to return the collateral as a liability.

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The fair value of collateral received that has been sold or re-pledged and is owed to the debtor (transferor) upon settlement of the related contractual obligation under which it was received.

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Fair value of financial instrument held by the entity for its own account (proprietary securities) for trading or investment purposes that are carried at fair value and pledged to counterparties as collateral for financing transactions.

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Investments and Derivative Instruments Level 4 Derivative Collateral Arrangements (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Derivative Collateral Arrangements [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 53,755,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount		$ 55,838,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount	$ 55,838,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	(434,000,000)		(460,000,000)
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	41,000,000		16,000,000
Securities Received as Collateral	118,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesReceivedAsCollateral		83,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesReceivedAsCollateral
Fair Value of Securities Received as Collateral that Can be Resold or Repledged	118,000,000		83,000,000
Securities Received as Collateral, Amount Repledged and Sold	0	0
Cash Collateral for Loaned Securities, Collateral Received as Percentage of Securities Loaned, Minimum	95.00%
Fixed Maturities [Member]
Derivative Collateral Arrangements [Line Items]
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	932,000,000		900,000,000
UNITED STATES \| GMWB Hedging Instruments [Member]
Derivative Collateral Arrangements [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	12,179,000,000		14,442,000,000
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	181,000,000		174,000,000
UNITED STATES \| GMWB Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Customized Swaps [Member]
Derivative Collateral Arrangements [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	6,806,000,000		7,041,000,000
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	144,000,000		124,000,000
UNITED STATES \| GMWB Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Equity Swaps, Options and Futures [Member]
Derivative Collateral Arrangements [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	1,803,000,000		3,761,000,000
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	11,000,000		39,000,000
UNITED STATES \| GMWB Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Interest Rate Swaps and Futures [Member]
Derivative Collateral Arrangements [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	3,570,000,000		3,640,000,000
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	$ 26,000,000		$ 11,000,000