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Investments - Unrealized Capital Losses 1 (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Six Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss $ 28.7voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss $ 56.7voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
More Than Six Months and Twelve Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 23.6voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss 2.3voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
More Than Twelve Months Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 27.7voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss 53.8voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 80.0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss 112.8voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
Fair value decline below amortized cost less than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Six months or less below amortized cost, Amortized Cost 1,055.6voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsOrLessAmortizedCost
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1,690.4voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsOrLessAmortizedCost
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Six Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 36.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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50.5voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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Six months or less below amortized cost, Number of Securities 221voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousLossPositionSixMonthsOrLessBelowAmortizedCostNumberOfSecurities
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341voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousLossPositionSixMonthsOrLessBelowAmortizedCostNumberOfSecurities
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More than six months and twelve months or less below amortized cost, Amortized Cost 204.9voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousLossPositionMoreThanSixMonthsAndTwelveMonthsOrLessAmortizedCost
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115.1voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousLossPositionMoreThanSixMonthsAndTwelveMonthsOrLessAmortizedCost
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More Than Six Months and Twelve Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 14.2voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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6.7voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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More than six months and twelve months or less below amortized cost, Number of Securities 42voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMoreThanSixMonthsAndTwelveMonthsOrLessBelowAmortizedCostNumberOfSecurities
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More than twelve months below amortized cost, Amortized Cost 443.4voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMoreThanTwelveMonthsBelowAmortizedCostAmortizedCost
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1,220.5voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMoreThanTwelveMonthsBelowAmortizedCostAmortizedCost
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More Than Twelve Months Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 18.8voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
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41.8voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
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More than twelve months below amortized cost, Number of Securities 133voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerNumberOfSecurities
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223voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerNumberOfSecurities
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Total Amortized Cost 1,703.9voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
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3,026.0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
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Total Unrealized Capital Losses 69.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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99.0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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Total Number of Securities 396voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
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598voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
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Fair value decline below amortized cost greater than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Six months or less below amortized cost, Amortized Cost 40.0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsOrLessAmortizedCost
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59.7voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsOrLessAmortizedCost
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Six Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 10.5voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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13.2voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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Six months or less below amortized cost, Number of Securities 7voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousLossPositionSixMonthsOrLessBelowAmortizedCostNumberOfSecurities
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13voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousLossPositionSixMonthsOrLessBelowAmortizedCostNumberOfSecurities
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More than six months and twelve months or less below amortized cost, Amortized Cost 0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousLossPositionMoreThanSixMonthsAndTwelveMonthsOrLessAmortizedCost
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More Than Six Months and Twelve Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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More than six months and twelve months or less below amortized cost, Number of Securities 0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMoreThanSixMonthsAndTwelveMonthsOrLessBelowAmortizedCostNumberOfSecurities
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More than twelve months below amortized cost, Amortized Cost 1.9voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMoreThanTwelveMonthsBelowAmortizedCostAmortizedCost
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2.2voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMoreThanTwelveMonthsBelowAmortizedCostAmortizedCost
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More Than Twelve Months Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0.4voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
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0.6voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
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More than twelve months below amortized cost, Number of Securities 1voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerNumberOfSecurities
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2voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerNumberOfSecurities
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Total Amortized Cost 41.9voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
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61.9voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
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Total Unrealized Capital Losses 10.9voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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13.8voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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Total Number of Securities 8voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
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15voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
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U.S. Treasuries    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Six Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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More Than Six Months and Twelve Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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More Than Twelve Months Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
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0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
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0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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U.S. Treasuries | Fair value decline below amortized cost less than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
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Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
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U.S. government agencies and authorities    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Six Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
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0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
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U.S. government agencies and authorities | Fair value decline below amortized cost less than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
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Total Number of Securities 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
U.S. government agencies and authorities | Fair value decline below amortized cost greater than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
State, municipalities and political subdivisions    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Six Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
More Than Six Months and Twelve Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
More Than Twelve Months Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
State, municipalities and political subdivisions | Fair value decline below amortized cost less than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 13.7voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
22.6voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 4voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
8voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
State, municipalities and political subdivisions | Fair value decline below amortized cost greater than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_StateandMunicipalDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
U.S. corporate securities    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Six Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 12.7voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
20.0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
More Than Six Months and Twelve Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 8.5voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
1.5voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
More Than Twelve Months Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 13.6voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
27.6voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 34.8voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
49.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
U.S. corporate securities | Fair value decline below amortized cost less than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 795.0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
1,543.7voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 31.3voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
43.4voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 136voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
254voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
U.S. corporate securities | Fair value decline below amortized cost greater than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 15.5voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
25.1voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 3.5voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
5.7voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 2voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
5voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_U.S.CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Foreign    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Six Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 14.9voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
35.7voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
More Than Six Months and Twelve Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 15.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
0.2voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
More Than Twelve Months Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 9.2voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
20.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 39.2voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
56.0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
Foreign | Fair value decline below amortized cost less than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 662.3voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
1,052.3voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 32.3voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
48.5voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 129voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
185voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Foreign | Fair value decline below amortized cost greater than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 24.5voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
34.6voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 6.9voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
7.5voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 4voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
6voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_ForeignDebtSecuritiesIncludingGovernmentAndOtherMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Residential mortgage-backed    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Six Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0.9voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
0.7voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
More Than Six Months and Twelve Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
0.6voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
More Than Twelve Months Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 3.4voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
4.5voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 4.3voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
5.8voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Residential mortgage-backed | Fair value decline below amortized cost less than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 200.6voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
288.6voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 4.3voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
5.8voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 109voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
124voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Residential mortgage-backed | Fair value decline below amortized cost greater than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
2voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Commercial mortgage-backed    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Six Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
More Than Six Months and Twelve Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
More Than Twelve Months Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Commercial mortgage-backed | Fair value decline below amortized cost less than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 13.3voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
59.2voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 6voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
11voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Commercial mortgage-backed | Fair value decline below amortized cost greater than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Other asset-backed    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Six Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
0.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSixMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
More Than Six Months and Twelve Months or Less Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanSixMonthsandTwelveMonthsorLessAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
More Than Twelve Months Below Amortized Cost, Unrealized Capital Loss 1.5voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
1.6voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionMorethanTwelveMonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 1.5voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
1.7voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Other asset-backed | Fair value decline below amortized cost less than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 19.0voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
44.9voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses 1.0voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
1.1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 12voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
14voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_LessThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Other asset-backed | Fair value decline below amortized cost greater than 20%    
Available-for-sale Securities Including Securities Pledged [Line Items]    
Total Amortized Cost 1.9voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
2.2voya_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Unrealized Capital Losses $ 0.5voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
$ 0.6voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
Total Number of Securities 1voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember
2voya_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionNumberofSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= voya_OtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ voya_SecuritiesIncludingSecuritiesPledgedPercentageDeclineOfFairValueBelowAmortizedCostAxis
= voya_GreaterThan20PercentFairValueDeclineBelowAmortizedCostMember