Revenues from external customers attributed to all foreign countries in total from which the entity derives revenues.

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- Definition

This element represents the minimum percentage of premiums from a single jurisdiction to be considered as significant for the disclosure of a concentration of risk.

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- Definition

This element represents the amount of premiums earned as a percentage of consolidated revenues.

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- Definition

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123359005&loc=d3e8672-108599

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- Definition

The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reportable Segments - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Reportable Segments - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) state segment	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information
Number of reportable segments \| segment	5
Allstate Protection
Segment Reporting Information
Premium earned as percentage of consolidated revenues	80.00%
Number of states in which entity operates \| state	50
Minimum percentage of premiums to be considered as significant	5.00%
Allstate Protection \| Non-US
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues from external customers generated outside the United States \| $	$ 1,860	$ 1,570	$ 1,370
Protection Services \| Non-US
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues from external customers generated outside the United States \| $	$ 232	$ 188	$ 95
Allstate Health and Benefits
Segment Reporting Information
Number of states in which entity operates \| state	50
Minimum percentage of premiums to be considered as significant	5.00%