Disposition (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 LBL	Sep. 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	(27,000,000)	(646,000,000)	(77,000,000)	(644,000,000)		28,000,000	100,000,000
Loss on disposition, after-tax						29,000,000	60,000,000
Reduction in goodwill, included in loss on disposition, pre-tax							22,000,000
Investments held by trust						5,080,000,000	5,080,000,000
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				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				14,899,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income related to assets held for sale									$ 85,000,000