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Investments - Available-for-Sale Investments (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Security	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Security
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Estimated Fair Value	$ 862	$ 1,940
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	$ 6	$ 5
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Number of Positions (in security) | Security	564	719
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Estimated Fair value	$ 462	$ 227
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	$ 7	$ 3
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Number of Positions (in security) | Security	283	164
Corporate debt securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Estimated Fair Value	$ 727	$ 1,297
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	$ 4	$ 3
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Number of Positions (in security) | Security	460	561
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Estimated Fair value	$ 186	$ 94
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	$ 3	$ 1
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Number of Positions (in security) | Security	127	69
U.S. treasury notes
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Estimated Fair Value	$ 0	$ 470
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	$ 0	$ 1
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Number of Positions (in security) | Security	0	89
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Estimated Fair value	$ 94	$ 0
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	$ 1	$ 0
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Number of Positions (in security) | Security	31	0
GSEs
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Estimated Fair Value	$ 0	$ 173
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	$ 0	$ 1
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Number of Positions (in security) | Security	0	69
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Estimated Fair value	$ 127	$ 95
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	$ 2	$ 1
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Number of Positions (in security) | Security	68	47
Municipal securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Estimated Fair Value	$ 63	$ 0
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	$ 1	$ 0
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Number of Positions (in security) | Security	63	0
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Estimated Fair value	$ 55	$ 38
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	$ 1	$ 1
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Number of Positions (in security) | Security	57	48
Asset-backed securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Estimated Fair Value	$ 72
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	$ 1
In a Continuous Loss Position for Less than 12 Months, Number of Positions (in security) | Security	41
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Estimated Fair value	$ 0
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	$ 0
In a Continuous Loss Position for 12 Months or More, Number of Positions (in security) | Security	0

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