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Debt Level 4 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended | 119 Months Ended | 600 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Feb. 15, 2027 | Feb. 12, 2067 | Mar. 15, 2017
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of debt | $ 416 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of debt | $ 500 | $ 0 |  |  |
Junior Subordinated Notes 3 month Libor plus Two Point One Two Five Percent Due Two Thousand Sixty Seven [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms |  |  |  | three-month LIBOR plus 2.125% |
Senior Note Five Point Three Seven Five Due in Two Thousand Seventeen [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  | 5.375%
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Junior Subordinated Notes Four Point Three Nine Percent Due Two Thousand Twenty Seven [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms |  |  | 0.0439 |  |

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