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Statutory Accounting Practices, Dividends Paid with Approval of Regulatory Agency, Contributed to Subsidiary

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Statutory Accounting Practices, Extraordinary Dividends Paid with Approval of Regulatory Agency

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Amount of dividends paid subject to regulatory approval.

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Amount of dividends that can be declared or paid without approval of regulatory agency.

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Disclosure of statutory restrictions on the payment of dividends as prescribed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or state regulatory authorities, amounts not available for future dividend payments, and amount of dividends paid.

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Equity - Dividend Restrictions, Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percent of insurer's policyholder surplus available for dividends		10.00%
Dividends received		$ 3,100,000,000
Extraordinary dividends received		3,000,000,000.0
Dividends received, subsequently used to pay debt		1,900,000,000
Dividends received, subsequently contributed to subsidiary		50,000,000
Dividends received, net		$ 2,900,000,000
Statutory Dividend Payment Restrictions Disclosure		There are no current restrictions on the HFSG Holding Company's ability to pay dividends to its stockholders.
Interest Expense [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends received, subsequently used to pay debt		$ 226,000,000
P&C Subsidiaries
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends received, net		2,800,000,000
P&C Subsidiaries \| Scenario, Forecast
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends received, net	$ 0
Maximum dividends permitted to be paid	1,200,000,000		$ 200,000,000
HLA
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends received, net		0
HLA \| Scenario, Forecast
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Maximum dividends permitted to be paid	380,000,000
Mutual Funds
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends received, net		119,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| P&C Subsidiaries \| Scenario, Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends received, net		850
Minimum [Member] \| HLA \| Scenario, Forecast
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends received, net	250,000,000
Maximum \| P&C Subsidiaries \| Scenario, Plan [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends received, net		900
Maximum \| HLA \| Scenario, Forecast
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends received, net	$ 300,000,000
Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends received, subsequently used to pay debt		900,000,000
Parent Company
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends received, subsequently contributed to subsidiary		$ 110,000,000