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Investments (Schedule of Details Of The Amount Of Credit Losses Of OTTI Recognized In Net Income (Loss)) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Line Items]        
Amortized Cost $ 763lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAmortizedCost $ 850lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAmortizedCost    
Gross Unrealized Gains 67lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedGains 40lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedGains    
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI 49lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 79lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedOtherThanTemporaryImpairment    
Fair Value 781lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsFairValueDisclosure 811lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsFairValueDisclosure    
OTTI in Credit Losses 380us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld 404us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld 424us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld 390us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
Corporate bonds [Member]        
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Line Items]        
Amortized Cost 38lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAmortizedCost
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54lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAmortizedCost
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= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
   
Gross Unrealized Gains 5lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedGains
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= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
     
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI 9lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
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= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
16lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
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= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
   
Fair Value 34lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
38lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
   
OTTI in Credit Losses 20us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
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32us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
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= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
   
Asset-backed Securities [Member]        
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Line Items]        
Amortized Cost 232lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
211lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAmortizedCost
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= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Gross Unrealized Gains 32lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedGains
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= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
18lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedGains
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= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI 23lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
33lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Fair Value 241lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
196lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
   
OTTI in Credit Losses 108us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
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= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
101us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
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= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
   
RMBS [Member]        
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Line Items]        
Amortized Cost 447lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
550lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAmortizedCost
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= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Gross Unrealized Gains 26lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedGains
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= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
18lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedGains
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= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI 7lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
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= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
18lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Fair Value 466lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
550lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
   
OTTI in Credit Losses 190us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
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184us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
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= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
   
CMBS [Member]        
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Line Items]        
Amortized Cost 46lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
35lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAmortizedCost
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= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Gross Unrealized Gains 4lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedGains
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
4lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedGains
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= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Gross Unrealized Losses and OTTI 10lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
12lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsGrossUnrealizedOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Fair Value 40lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsFairValueDisclosure
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27lnc_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesWithCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
   
OTTI in Credit Losses $ 62us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
$ 87us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld
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= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember