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Financial Instruments Investment Segment and Holding Company Narrative (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative [Line Items]
Non-cash investment segment contribution	$ 185,000,000	$ 0
Investment Segment [Member] | Investment Funds [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Maximum payout amounts relating to put options written	448,000,000		7,900,000,000
Covered put options on existing short positions			6,800,000,000
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net	1,000,000	180,000,000
Fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk related contingent features in a liability position	499,000,000		84,000,000
Cash collateral posted for derivative positions	413,000,000		148,000,000
Koala [Member] | Investment Segment [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Non-cash Investment segment contribution (derivative liability shares transferred)	7.7
Non-cash investment segment contribution	185,000,000
Holding Company [Member] | Investment Segment [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Non-cash Investment segment contribution (derivative liability shares transferred)	9.7
Non-cash investment segment contribution	$ 234,000,000

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The aggregate fair value of assets that are already posted, at the end of the reporting period, as collateral for derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features.

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