Income associated with the Pruco-AST revenue sharing agreement.

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Commissions Paid To PAD.

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Fees associated with the Company's Corporate Owned Life Insurance Policies.

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The maximum amount of mortality risk on any life contract.

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Number Of Corporate Owned Life Insurance Policies Sold

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Affiliated management expense with PIM Inc.

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Income associated with the Pruco-PSF (Pru Series Fund) revenue sharing agreement.

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Reinsurance Retention Policy, Uncollected Charges And Fees Risk, Percentage

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The compensation expense recognized during the period pertaining to the deferred compensation arrangement.

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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Amount of paid and unpaid cash, stock, and paid-in-kind (PIK) dividends declared, for example, but not limited to, common and preferred stock.

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Amount of interest expense incurred on a debt or other obligation to related party.

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This item represents the amount that could be realized under a life insurance contract or contracts owned by the Entity as of the date of the statement of financial position. Such Entity-owned life insurance policies are commonly known as corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) or bank-owned life insurance (BOLI).

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The amount of pension benefit costs recognized during the period for (1) defined benefit plans and (2) defined contribution plans. For defined benefit plans, pension expense includes the following components: service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss) on plan assets, prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) due to settlements or curtailments. For defined contribution plans, the pension expense generally equals the firm's contribution to employees' accounts (if the firm contributes) during the period.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received by a corporation from a shareholder during the period.

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Stated amount that is the upper retention limit per entity policy.

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Percentage of risk reinsured in excess of stated retention per entity policy.

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The noncash expense that accounts for the value of stock or unit options distributed to employees as compensation.

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Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details)						1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				24 Months Ended	48 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details)	Jul. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2014	Jul. 01, 2013	Dec. 31, 2009	Jan. 31, 2001	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) policy	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock or Unit Option Plan Expense (less than for three month periods)										$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Compensation Expense										1,000,000	2,000,000
Pension Expense										$ 5,000,000	5,000,000
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent (up to)										4.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized										$ 2,000,000	2,000,000
Commissions Paid To PAD										174,000,000	204,000,000
Life Insurance, Corporate or Bank Owned, Amount						$ 3,044,000,000	$ 2,873,000,000			3,044,000,000			$ 2,873,000,000
Fees related to corporate owned life insurance										11,000,000	11,000,000
Maximum amount of mortality risk																			$ 3,500,000.0
AST Revenue Sharing Income										69,000,000	95,000,000
PSF Revenue Sharing Income										3,000,000	3,000,000
PGIM Management Expenses										5,000,000	4,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						2,200,000,000				2,200,000,000
Interest Expense										10,500,000	13,200,000
Contributed capital										5,000,000	$ 0
Dividend							$ 200,000,000	$ 230,000,000		0
Prudential Insurance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contributed capital						$ 5,000,000				$ 5,000,000			$ 0
Prudential Insurance
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number Of Corporate Owned Life Insurance Policies Sold \| policy										5
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage										100.00%
Prudential Financial
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number Of Corporate Owned Life Insurance Policies Sold \| policy										1
Affiliated Entity \| UPARC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage	27.00%								90.00%					27.00%		27.00%
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Amount Retained	$ 1,000,000								$ 1,000,000					$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Excess Retention, Percentage	30.00%								100.00%					30.00%		30.00%
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Uncollected Charges And Fees Risk, Percentage	30.00%								100.00%					30.00%		30.00%
Affiliated Entity \| PAR U
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage			70.00%												95.00%	70.00%
Affiliated Entity \| PURC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage		95.00%										70.00%					70.00%
Affiliated Entity \| PARCC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage				90.00%
Affiliated Entity \| PAR Term
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage																		95.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Term Re
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage		95.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Prudential of Taiwan
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Term					2 years