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Pension, Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefit Plans (Expected Benefit Payments) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
U.S. Plans [Member] | Qualified Plans [Member]  
Estimated future benefit payments [Abstract]  
2015 $ 94us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
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2016 79us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
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2017 75us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
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= lnc_QualifiedPlansMember
2018 76us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
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= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
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= lnc_QualifiedPlansMember
2019 74us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
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= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
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= lnc_QualifiedPlansMember
Following five years thereafter 357us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
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= lnc_QualifiedPlansMember
U.S. Plans [Member] | Nonqualified Plans [Member]  
Estimated future benefit payments [Abstract]  
2015 12us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
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= lnc_NonqualifiedPlansMember
2016 11us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
/ lnc_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresQualifiedAndNonqualifiedAxis
= lnc_NonqualifiedPlansMember
2017 10us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
/ lnc_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresQualifiedAndNonqualifiedAxis
= lnc_NonqualifiedPlansMember
2018 10us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
/ lnc_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresQualifiedAndNonqualifiedAxis
= lnc_NonqualifiedPlansMember
2019 10us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
/ lnc_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresQualifiedAndNonqualifiedAxis
= lnc_NonqualifiedPlansMember
Following five years thereafter 45us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
/ lnc_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresQualifiedAndNonqualifiedAxis
= lnc_NonqualifiedPlansMember
Non-U.S. Plans [Member] | Qualified Plans [Member]  
Estimated future benefit payments [Abstract]  
2015 14us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
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= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ lnc_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresQualifiedAndNonqualifiedAxis
= lnc_QualifiedPlansMember
2016 14us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
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= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ lnc_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresQualifiedAndNonqualifiedAxis
= lnc_QualifiedPlansMember
2017 15us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
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= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ lnc_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresQualifiedAndNonqualifiedAxis
= lnc_QualifiedPlansMember
2018 15us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ lnc_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresQualifiedAndNonqualifiedAxis
= lnc_QualifiedPlansMember
2019 16us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ lnc_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresQualifiedAndNonqualifiedAxis
= lnc_QualifiedPlansMember
Following five years thereafter 89us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
/ lnc_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresQualifiedAndNonqualifiedAxis
= lnc_QualifiedPlansMember
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]  
Estimated future benefit payments [Abstract]  
2015 9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
2016 9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
2017 9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
2018 8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
2019 8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Following five years thereafter $ 32us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_UnitedStatesPostretirementBenefitPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember