Disposition (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 LBL	Jun. 30, 2014 LBL	Apr. 02, 2014 LBL	Dec. 31, 2013 LBL	Dec. 31, 2013 LBL Fixed income securities	Dec. 31, 2013 LBL Mortgage loans	Dec. 31, 2013 LBL Short-term investments	Dec. 31, 2013 LBL Other investments
Disposition
Gross sale price of segment and its business generated through independent master brokerage agencies						$ 797,000,000
Cash and retention tax benefits						596,000,000
Loss on disposition, pre-tax	9,000,000	(50,000,000)	2,000,000	11,000,000	72,000,000
Loss on disposition, after-tax				13,000,000	31,000,000
Reduction in goodwill, included in loss on disposition, pre-tax				22,000,000
Investments held by trust				5,360,000,000	5,360,000,000
Assets
Investments							11,983,000,000	10,167,000,000	1,367,000,000	160,000,000	289,000,000
Deferred policy acquisition costs							743,000,000
Reinsurance recoverables, net							1,660,000,000
Accrued investment income							109,000,000
Other assets							79,000,000
Separate Accounts							1,701,000,000
Assets held for sale							16,275,000,000
Less: Loss accrual							(682,000,000)
Total assets held for sale							15,593,000,000
Liabilities
Reserve for life-contingent contract benefits							1,894,000,000
Contractholder funds							10,945,000,000
Unearned premiums							12,000,000
Deferred income taxes							151,000,000
Other liabilities and accrued expenses							196,000,000
Separate Accounts							1,701,000,000
Total liabilities held for sale							14,899,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income related to assets held for sale							$ 85,000,000