Investments - Credit Risk Profile, Commercial Mortgage Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	$ 1,666	$ 1,864
Weighted Average [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Debt service coverage ratio, commercial mortgage loans	1.95	1.78
Loan-to-value ratio, commercial mortgage loans	57.00%	58.00%
Loan To Value Ratio Below 50 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	$ 350	$ 330
Loan To Value Ratio 50 Percent To 59 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	593	707
Loan To Value Ratio 60 Percent To 69 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	638	623
Loan To Value Ratio 70 Percent To 79 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	64	66
Loan To Value Ratio 80 Percent To 89 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	40
Loan To Value Ratio 90 Percent To 100 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	21	98
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.30x Or Greater [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	1,476	1,574
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.30x Or Greater [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Below 50 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	335	261
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.30x Or Greater [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 50 Percent To 59 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	517	683
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.30x Or Greater [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 60 Percent To 69 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	624	590
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.30x Or Greater [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 70 Percent To 79 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.30x Or Greater [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 80 Percent To 89 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	40
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.30x Or Greater [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 90 Percent To 100 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.20x To 1.29x [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	75	16
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.20x To 1.29x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Below 50 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	15	2
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.20x To 1.29x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 50 Percent To 59 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	46	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.20x To 1.29x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 60 Percent To 69 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	14	14
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.20x To 1.29x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 70 Percent To 79 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.20x To 1.29x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 80 Percent To 89 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.20x To 1.29x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 90 Percent To 100 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.10x To 1.19x [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	29	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.10x To 1.19x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Below 50 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.10x To 1.19x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 50 Percent To 59 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.10x To 1.19x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 60 Percent To 69 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.10x To 1.19x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 70 Percent To 79 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	29	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.10x To 1.19x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 80 Percent To 89 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.10x To 1.19x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 90 Percent To 100 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.00x To 1.09x [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	30	140
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.00x To 1.09x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Below 50 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	67
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.00x To 1.09x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 50 Percent To 59 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	30	24
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.00x To 1.09x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 60 Percent To 69 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	19
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.00x To 1.09x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 70 Percent To 79 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	30
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.00x To 1.09x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 80 Percent To 89 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 1.00x To 1.09x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 90 Percent To 100 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio Less Than 1.00x [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	56	134
Debt Service Coverage Ratio Less Than 1.00x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Below 50 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio Less Than 1.00x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 50 Percent To 59 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio Less Than 1.00x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 60 Percent To 69 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio Less Than 1.00x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 70 Percent To 79 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	35	36
Debt Service Coverage Ratio Less Than 1.00x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 80 Percent To 89 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio Less Than 1.00x [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio 90 Percent To 100 Percent [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Commercial mortgage loan	$ 21	$ 98