Premiums Receivable - Rollforward of Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	$ (183)	$ (145)
Premium Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	2	83
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	(12)	(35)
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	1	4
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(174)	(174)
Premiums Receivable, Due in One Year or Less, Excluding Receivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy Premiums [Member]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(139)	(85)
Premium Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	2	78
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	(12)	(35)
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	1	4
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(130)	(130)
Premiums Receivable, Loss Within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy Premiums [Member]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(44)	(60)
Premium Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	0	5
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff	0	0
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Recovery	0	0
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	(44)	(44)
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] \| Premiums Receivable [Member]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	0
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member] \| Premiums Receivable [Member]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss		23
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] \| Premiums Receivable, Due in One Year or Less, Excluding Receivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy Premiums [Member] \| Premiums Receivable [Member]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	0
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] \| Premiums Receivable, Due in One Year or Less, Excluding Receivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy Premiums [Member] \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member] \| Premiums Receivable [Member]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss		2
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] \| Premiums Receivable, Loss Within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy Premiums [Member] \| Premiums Receivable [Member]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	$ 0
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member] \| Premiums Receivable, Loss Within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy Premiums [Member] \| Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member] \| Premiums Receivable [Member]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss		21
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss		(122)
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member] \| Premiums Receivable, Due in One Year or Less, Excluding Receivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy Premiums [Member]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss		(83)
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member] \| Premiums Receivable, Loss Within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy Premiums [Member]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Premium Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss		$ (39)

Amount of expense (reversal of expense) for expected credit loss on premium receivable.

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the estimated valuation allowance to reduce gross premiums receivable to net realizable value.

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- Definition

Amount of increase in allowance for credit loss on premium receivable from recovery.

+ References

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- Definition

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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- Definition

Amount of writeoff of premium receivable, charged against allowance for credit loss.

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