Investments (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, losses, OTTI and fair value of AFS securities
Amortized cost	$ 69,796,000,000	$ 65,924,000,000
Gross unrealized gains	7,585,000,000	4,295,000,000
Gross unrealized losses	(906,000,000)	(1,160,000,000)
Gross unrealized OTTI	(203,000,000)	(248,000,000)
Fair Value	76,272,000,000	68,811,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Amortized Cost
Subtotal - Amortized Cost	69,661,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value
Subtotal - Fair Value	76,133,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value
Less Than or Equal to Twelve Months	3,993,000,000	8,200,000,000
Greater Than Twelve Months	2,490,000,000	3,814,000,000
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Total	6,483,000,000	12,014,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI
Less Than or Equal to Twelve Months	338,000,000	534,000,000
Greater Than Twelve Months	771,000,000	874,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI, Total	1,109,000,000	1,408,000,000
Available For Sale Securities In Unrealized Loss Position Qualitative Disclosure Number Of Positions	897	1,237
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities Residential And Commercial Mortgage At Risk [Line Items]
Total OTTI for AFS securities backed by pools of residential and commercial mortgages	135,000,000	163,000,000
OTTI for AFS securities backed by pools of residential and commercial mortgages recognized in OCI	(15,000,000)	19,000,000
OTTI for AFS securities backed by pools of residential and commercial mortgages recognized in net income (loss)	150,000,000	144,000,000
Available For Sale Securities In Unrealized Loss Position With Loss Severity Greater Than 20 Percent [Line Items]
Fair Value	1,055,000,000	1,201,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	625,000,000	632,000,000
Gross Unrealized OTTI	155,000,000	190,000,000
Number of securities	256	291
Decrease in gross AFS securities unrealized losses	299,000,000
Balance as of beginning of year	319,000,000	268,000,000	0
Cumulative effect from adoption of new accounting standards	0	0	31,000,000
Increases attributable to:
Credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was not previously recognized	55,000,000	14,000,000	267,000,000
Credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was previously recognized	71,000,000	65,000,000	0
Decreases attributable to:
Securities sold	(55,000,000)	(28,000,000)	(30,000,000)
Balance as of end of year	390,000,000	319,000,000	268,000,000
Other Than Temporary Impairments Credit Losses [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	876,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI	(205,000,000)
Fair Value	673,000,000
OTTI in Credit Losses	390,000,000	319,000,000	268,000,000
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of trading securities	2,675,000,000	2,596,000,000
Portion of the market adjustment for losses that relate to trading securities still held	118,000,000	93,000,000	137,000,000
Largest mortgage loan concentration in geographic region	32.00%	30.00%
Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Aging [Abstract]
Current	6,858,000,000	6,697,000,000
Sixty to ninety days past due	26,000,000	8,000,000
Greater than ninety days past due	76,000,000	40,000,000
Valuation allowance associated with impaired mortgage loans on real estate	31,000,000	13,000,000
Unamortized premium (discount)	13,000,000	20,000,000
Total carrying value	6,942,000,000	6,752,000,000
Information about impaired mortgage loans on real estate
Number of impaired mortgage loans on real estate	12	9
Principal balance of impaired mortgage loans on real estate	100,000,000	75,000,000
Valuation allowance associated with impaired mortgage loans on real estate	31,000,000	13,000,000
Carrying value of impaired mortgage loans on real estate	69,000,000	62,000,000
Average carrying value for impaired loans on real estate	57,000,000	54,000,000	33,000,000
Interest income recognized on impaired mortgage loans on real estate	2,000,000	3,000,000	1,000,000
Amount of interest income collected on impaired mortgage loans on real estate	2,000,000	3,000,000	1,000,000
Balance as of beginning-of-year	(13,000,000)
Balance as of end-of-period	(31,000,000)	(13,000,000)
Mortgage Loans Credit Quality [Line Items]
Principal amount of mortgage loans on real estate	6,960,000,000	6,745,000,000
Percentage of total mortgage loans on real estate	100.00%	100.00%
Alternative investments [Abstract]
Number of partnerships in alternative investment portfolio	96	95
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	4,763,000,000	4,661,000,000	4,292,000,000
Investment expense	(111,000,000)	(120,000,000)	(114,000,000)
Net investment income	4,652,000,000	4,541,000,000	4,178,000,000
Realized gain (loss) related to certain investments
Fixed maturity AFS securities, Gross gains	86,000,000	107,000,000	161,000,000
Fixed maturity AFS securities, Gross losses	(227,000,000)	(248,000,000)	(709,000,000)
Equity AFS securities, Gross gains	12,000,000	9,000,000	6,000,000
Equity AFS securities, Gross losses	0	(3,000,000)	(27,000,000)
Gain (loss) on other investments	(9,000,000)	(53,000,000)	(130,000,000)
Associated amortization expense of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL and changes in other contract holder funds	(13,000,000)	8,000,000	161,000,000
Total realized gain (loss) related to certain investments	(151,000,000)	(180,000,000)	(538,000,000)
OTTI Recognized in Net Income (Loss)
Gross OTTI recognized in net income (loss)	(153,000,000)	(205,000,000)	(597,000,000)
Associated amortization expense of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL	35,000,000	53,000,000	205,000,000
Net OTTI recognized in net income (loss), pre-tax	(118,000,000)	(152,000,000)	(392,000,000)
Portion of OTTI Recognized in OCI
Gross OTTI recognized in OCI	58,000,000	98,000,000	357,000,000
Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL	(11,000,000)	(10,000,000)	(82,000,000)
Net portion of OTTI recognized in OCI, pre-tax	47,000,000	88,000,000	275,000,000
Evaluation Of Credit Losses [Line Items]
Projected default rate on existing delinquencies on MBS (low end of range)	25.00%	25.00%
Projected default rate on existing delinquencies on MBS (high end of range)	100.00%	100.00%
Severity of second lien loans	100.00%
Severity of first lien loans	30.00%
Carrying Value Of Payables For Collateral On Investments [Abstract]
Collateral payable held for derivative investments	2,980,000,000	800,000,000
Securities pledged under securities lending agreements	200,000,000	199,000,000
Securities pledged under reverse repurchase agreements	280,000,000	280,000,000
Securities pledged for Treasury Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility ('TALF')	173,000,000	280,000,000
Securities pledged for Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis Securities ('FHLBI')	100,000,000	100,000,000
Total payables for collateral on investments	3,733,000,000	1,659,000,000
Fair Value Of Related Investments Or Collateral [Abstract]
Collateral payable held for derivative investments	2,980,000,000	800,000,000
Securities pledged under securities lending agreements	193,000,000	192,000,000
Securities pledged under reverse repurchase agreements	294,000,000	294,000,000
Securities pledged for Treasury Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility ('TALF')	199,000,000	318,000,000
Securities pledged for Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis Securities ('FHLBI')	142,000,000	110,000,000
Total payables for collateral on investments	3,808,000,000	1,714,000,000
Percentage of the fair value of domestic securities obtained as collateral under securities lending agreements	102.00%	102.00%
Percentage of the fair value of foreign securities obtained as collateral under securities lending agreements	105.00%	105.00%
Percentage of the fair value of securities obtained as collateral under reverse repurchase agreements	95.00%	95.00%
Percentage of the fair value of TALF securities obtained as collateral under securities pledged for TALF	90.00%	90.00%
Percentage of the fair value of FHLBI securities obtained as collateral under securities pledged for FHLBI (low end of range)	85.00%	85.00%
Percentage of the fair value of FHLBI securities obtained as collateral under securities pledged for FHLBI (high end of range)	95.00%	95.00%
Increase (decrease) in payables for collateral on investments
Collateral payable held for derivative investments	2,180,000,000	183,000,000	(2,192,000,000)
Securities pledged under securities lending agreements	1,000,000	(302,000,000)	74,000,000
Securities pledged under reverse repurchase agreements	0	(64,000,000)	(126,000,000)
Securities pledged for TALF	(107,000,000)	(65,000,000)	345,000,000
Securities pledged for FHLBI	0	0	100,000,000
Total increase (decrease) in payables for collateral on investments	2,074,000,000	(248,000,000)	(1,799,000,000)
Investment commitments	541,000,000
Investment commitments for limited partnerships	223,000,000
Investment commitments for private placements	191,000,000
Investment commitments for mortgage loans on real estate	117,000,000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Fair value	5,000,000,000	5,000,000,000
Concentration risk, percentage	5.00%	6.00%
Fannie Mae [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Fair value	2,600,000,000	2,900,000,000
Concentration risk, percentage	3.00%	3.00%
Cmo Industry [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Fair value	5,600,000,000	6,500,000,000
Concentration risk, percentage	6.00%	8.00%
Electric Industry [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Fair value	7,700,000,000	6,700,000,000
Concentration risk, percentage	8.00%	8.00%
Corporate bonds [Member]
Evaluation Of Credit Losses [Line Items]
OTTI securities recognized in net income (loss), Recovery percentage of amortized cost	98.00%	80.00%
Corporate bonds [Member] \| External Credit Rating, Investment Grade [Member]
Evaluation Of Credit Losses [Line Items]
Percentage of fair value rated as investment grade	96.00%	95.00%
Corporate bonds [Member] \| External Credit Rating, Non Investment Grade [Member]
Evaluation Of Credit Losses [Line Items]
Amortized cost of portfolio rated below investment grade	2,600,000,000	2,600,000,000
Fair value of portfolio rated below investment grade	2,400,000,000	2,400,000,000
CDOs [Member]
Evaluation Of Credit Losses [Line Items]
OTTI securities recognized in net income (loss), Recovery percentage of amortized cost	0.00%	0.00%
CDOs [Member] \| External Credit Rating, Investment Grade [Member]
Evaluation Of Credit Losses [Line Items]
Percentage of fair value rated as investment grade	97.00%	91.00%
CDOs [Member] \| External Credit Rating, Non Investment Grade [Member]
Evaluation Of Credit Losses [Line Items]
Amortized cost of portfolio rated below investment grade	3,000,000	24,000,000
Fair value of portfolio rated below investment grade	3,000,000	16,000,000
Fixed maturity securities [Member]
OTTI Recognized in Net Income (Loss)
Gross OTTI recognized in net income (loss)	(153,000,000)	(202,000,000)	(570,000,000)
Fixed maturity securities [Member] \| Corporate bonds [Member]
OTTI Recognized in Net Income (Loss)
Gross OTTI recognized in net income (loss)	(14,000,000)	(90,000,000)	(214,000,000)
Fixed maturity securities [Member] \| CDOs [Member]
OTTI Recognized in Net Income (Loss)
Gross OTTI recognized in net income (loss)	(1,000,000)	(1,000,000)	(39,000,000)
Fixed maturity securities [Member] \| Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities [Member]
OTTI Recognized in Net Income (Loss)
Gross OTTI recognized in net income (loss)	(2,000,000)	(5,000,000)	(67,000,000)
Fixed maturity securities [Member] \| CMBS [Member]
OTTI Recognized in Net Income (Loss)
Gross OTTI recognized in net income (loss)	(57,000,000)	(41,000,000)	0
Fixed maturity securities [Member] \| RMBS [Member]
OTTI Recognized in Net Income (Loss)
Gross OTTI recognized in net income (loss)	(79,000,000)	(65,000,000)	(250,000,000)
Equity securities [Member]
OTTI Recognized in Net Income (Loss)
Gross OTTI recognized in net income (loss)	0	(3,000,000)	(27,000,000)
Fixed maturity AFS securities [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	3,842,000,000	3,694,000,000	3,474,000,000
Equity AFS securities [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	5,000,000	6,000,000	8,000,000
Trading securities [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	154,000,000	157,000,000	159,000,000
Mortgage loans on real estate [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	408,000,000	424,000,000	462,000,000
Real estate [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	22,000,000	24,000,000	18,000,000
Standby Real Estate Equity Commitments [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
Policy loans [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	165,000,000	169,000,000	172,000,000
Invested cash [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	4,000,000	7,000,000	15,000,000
Commercial mortgage loan prepayment and bond makewhole premiums [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	82,000,000	67,000,000	24,000,000
Alternative investments [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	90,000,000	93,000,000	(55,000,000)
Consent fees [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	3,000,000	8,000,000	5,000,000
Other investments [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	(27,000,000)	(3,000,000)	9,000,000
VIEs' fixed maturity securities [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Investment income	14,000,000	14,000,000	0
Loan to value ratio less than sixty five [Member]
Mortgage Loans Credit Quality [Line Items]
Principal amount of mortgage loans on real estate	5,338,000,000	4,863,000,000
Percentage of total mortgage loans on real estate	76.70%	72.10%
Debt-service coverage ratio	1.61	1.62
Loan to value ratio sixty five to seventy four [Member]
Mortgage Loans Credit Quality [Line Items]
Principal amount of mortgage loans on real estate	1,198,000,000	1,484,000,000
Percentage of total mortgage loans on real estate	17.20%	22.00%
Debt-service coverage ratio	1.37	1.40
Loan to value ratio seventy five to one hundred [Member]
Mortgage Loans Credit Quality [Line Items]
Principal amount of mortgage loans on real estate	308,000,000	179,000,000
Percentage of total mortgage loans on real estate	4.40%	2.70%
Debt-service coverage ratio	0.92	0.85
Loan to value ratio, greater than one hundred [Member]
Mortgage Loans Credit Quality [Line Items]
Principal amount of mortgage loans on real estate	116,000,000	219,000,000
Percentage of total mortgage loans on real estate	1.70%	3.20%
Debt-service coverage ratio	0.36	1.06
Fixed maturity securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of trading securities	2,673,000,000	2,594,000,000
Equity securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of trading securities	2,000,000	2,000,000
Corporate bonds [Member]
Decreases attributable to:
Balance as of end of year	51,000,000
Other Than Temporary Impairments Credit Losses [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	169,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI	(67,000,000)
Fair Value	103,000,000
OTTI in Credit Losses	51,000,000
CMBS [Member]
Decreases attributable to:
Balance as of end of year	38,000,000
Other Than Temporary Impairments Credit Losses [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	17,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	0
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI	(10,000,000)
Fair Value	7,000,000
OTTI in Credit Losses	38,000,000
RMBS [Member]
Decreases attributable to:
Balance as of end of year	301,000,000
Other Than Temporary Impairments Credit Losses [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	690,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI	(128,000,000)
Fair Value	563,000,000
OTTI in Credit Losses	301,000,000
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than 6 Months [Member]
Available For Sale Securities In Unrealized Loss Position With Loss Severity Greater Than 20 Percent [Line Items]
Fair Value	385,000,000	170,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	125,000,000	73,000,000
Gross Unrealized OTTI	31,000,000	5,000,000
Number of securities	56	41
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position More Than 6 Months And Less Than 9 Months [Member]
Available For Sale Securities In Unrealized Loss Position With Loss Severity Greater Than 20 Percent [Line Items]
Fair Value	53,000,000	60,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	30,000,000	22,000,000
Gross Unrealized OTTI	12,000,000	0
Number of securities	18	13
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position More Than 9 Months And Less Than 12 Months [Member]
Available For Sale Securities In Unrealized Loss Position With Loss Severity Greater Than 20 Percent [Line Items]
Fair Value	2,000,000	42,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	17,000,000
Gross Unrealized OTTI	1,000,000	1,000,000
Number of securities	7	13
Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position 12 Months Or Longer [Member]
Available For Sale Securities In Unrealized Loss Position With Loss Severity Greater Than 20 Percent [Line Items]
Fair Value	615,000,000	929,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	470,000,000	520,000,000
Gross Unrealized OTTI	111,000,000	184,000,000
Number of securities	175	224
Total Available For Sale Securities Backed By Pools Of Residential Mortgages At Risk [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities Residential And Commercial Mortgage At Risk [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,023,000,000	2,539,000,000
Fair Value	1,553,000,000	2,006,000,000
Unrealized Loss	(470,000,000)	(533,000,000)
Total Available For Sale Securities Backed By Pools Of Commercial Mortgages At Risk [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities Residential And Commercial Mortgage At Risk [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	472,000,000	611,000,000
Fair Value	344,000,000	410,000,000
Unrealized Loss	(128,000,000)	(201,000,000)
Total Available For Sale Securities Backed By Pools Of Residential And Commercial Mortgages At Risk [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities Residential And Commercial Mortgage At Risk [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,495,000,000	3,150,000,000
Fair Value	1,897,000,000	2,416,000,000
Unrealized Loss	(598,000,000)	(734,000,000)
Available For Sale Securities Backed By Pools Of Residential Mortgages Subject To Detailed Analysis [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities Residential And Commercial Mortgage At Risk [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,015,000,000	2,303,000,000
Fair Value	1,545,000,000	1,776,000,000
Unrealized Loss	(470,000,000)	(527,000,000)
Available For Sale Securities Backed By Pools Of Commercial Mortgages Subject To Detailed Analysis [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities Residential And Commercial Mortgage At Risk [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	126,000,000	185,000,000
Fair Value	61,000,000	76,000,000
Unrealized Loss	(65,000,000)	(109,000,000)
Available For Sale Securities Backed By Pools Of Residential And Commercial Mortgages Subject To Detailed Analysis [Member]
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities Residential And Commercial Mortgage At Risk [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,141,000,000	2,488,000,000
Fair Value	1,606,000,000	1,852,000,000
Unrealized Loss	(535,000,000)	(636,000,000)
Corporate bonds [Member] \| Fixed maturity securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of trading securities	1,908,000,000	1,801,000,000
U.S. government bonds [Member] \| Fixed maturity securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of trading securities	376,000,000	362,000,000
Foreign government bonds [Member] \| Fixed maturity securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of trading securities	39,000,000	29,000,000
RMBS [Member] \| Fixed maturity securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of trading securities	244,000,000	255,000,000
CDOs [Member] \| Fixed maturity securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of trading securities	4,000,000	5,000,000
State and municipal bonds [Member] \| Fixed maturity securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of trading securities	26,000,000	24,000,000
Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities [Member] \| Fixed maturity securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of trading securities	45,000,000	51,000,000
CMBS [Member] \| Fixed maturity securities [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of trading securities	31,000,000	67,000,000
Fixed maturity securities [Member]
Amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, losses, OTTI and fair value of AFS securities
Amortized cost	69,661,000,000	65,745,000,000
Gross unrealized gains	7,569,000,000	4,270,000,000
Gross unrealized losses	(894,000,000)	(1,153,000,000)
Gross unrealized OTTI	(203,000,000)	(248,000,000)
Fair Value	76,133,000,000	68,614,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value
Less Than or Equal to Twelve Months	3,955,000,000	8,140,000,000
Greater Than Twelve Months	2,490,000,000	3,814,000,000
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Total	6,445,000,000	11,954,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI
Less Than or Equal to Twelve Months	326,000,000	527,000,000
Greater Than Twelve Months	771,000,000	874,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI, Total	1,097,000,000	1,401,000,000
Fixed maturity securities [Member] \| Corporate bonds [Member]
Amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, losses, OTTI and fair value of AFS securities
Amortized cost	53,661,000,000	48,863,000,000
Gross unrealized gains	6,185,000,000	3,571,000,000
Gross unrealized losses	(517,000,000)	(607,000,000)
Gross unrealized OTTI	(68,000,000)	(87,000,000)
Fair Value	59,261,000,000	51,740,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value
Less Than or Equal to Twelve Months	2,848,000,000	5,271,000,000
Greater Than Twelve Months	1,452,000,000	2,007,000,000
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Total	4,300,000,000	7,278,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI
Less Than or Equal to Twelve Months	162,000,000	297,000,000
Greater Than Twelve Months	423,000,000	397,000,000
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI, Total	585,000,000	694,000,000
Fixed maturity securities [Member] \| U.S. government bonds [Member]
Amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, losses, OTTI and fair value of AFS securities
Amortized cost	439,000,000	150,000,000
Gross unrealized gains	55,000,000	17,000,000
Gross unrealized losses	0	(2,000,000)
Gross unrealized OTTI	0	0
Fair Value	494,000,000	165,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value
Less Than or Equal to Twelve Months		28,000,000
Greater Than Twelve Months		2,000,000
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Total		30,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI
Less Than or Equal to Twelve Months		2,000,000
Greater Than Twelve Months		0
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI, Total		2,000,000
Fixed maturity securities [Member] \| Foreign government bonds [Member]
Amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, losses, OTTI and fair value of AFS securities
Amortized cost	668,000,000	473,000,000
Gross unrealized gains	65,000,000	38,000,000
Gross unrealized losses	0	(3,000,000)
Gross unrealized OTTI	0	0
Fair Value	733,000,000	508,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value
Less Than or Equal to Twelve Months		19,000,000
Greater Than Twelve Months		9,000,000
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Total		28,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI
Less Than or Equal to Twelve Months		0
Greater Than Twelve Months		3,000,000
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Greater Than Twelve Months	429,000,000	750,000,000
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Greater Than Twelve Months	74,000,000	139,000,000
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Greater Than Twelve Months	80,000,000	147,000,000
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Greater Than Twelve Months	18,000,000	22,000,000
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Due after one year through five years	12,418,000,000
Due after five years through ten years	22,456,000,000
Due after ten years	22,992,000,000
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Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value
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Due after one year through five years	13,288,000,000
Due after five years through ten years	24,593,000,000
Due after ten years	26,133,000,000
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Greater Than Twelve Months	30,000,000	27,000,000
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Greater Than Twelve Months	9,000,000	10,000,000
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Greater Than Twelve Months	353,000,000	568,000,000
Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Total	677,000,000	771,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI
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Greater Than Twelve Months	147,000,000	125,000,000
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Fixed maturity securities [Member] \| VIEs' fixed maturity securities [Member]
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