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Investments (Available For Sale In Consolidated Investment Portfolio) (Details) (USD $) In Millions | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | $ 10,754 |  | $ 12,822 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 375 |  | 220 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (567) |  | (804) |
Fair Value | 10,562 |  | 12,238 |
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments | (197) | [1] | (241) | [1]
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Asset-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 185 |  | 91 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (14) |  | (1) |
Fair Value | 171 |  | 90 |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 356 |  |  |
Fair Value | 314 |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 124 |  |  |
Fair Value | 96 |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Asset-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 230 |  |  |
Fair Value | 216 |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Other Long Term Investments [Member] | Money Market Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 218 |  | 149 |
Fair Value | 218 |  | 149 |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Non-Agency [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 124 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (28) |  |  |
Fair Value | 96 |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Other Asset-Backed [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 45 |  | 98 |
Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | 2 |
Fair Value | 45 |  | 100 |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 2 |  |  |
Fair Value | 2 |  |  |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] | Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Taxable Bonds [Member] | Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 1,322 |  | 1,537 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 56 |  | 39 |
Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | (13) |
Fair Value | 1,378 |  | 1,563 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed [Member] | Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Taxable Bonds [Member] | Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 63 |  | 199 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 1 |  | 24 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (8) |  | (19) |
Fair Value | 56 |  | 204 |
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Taxable Bonds [Member] | Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Non-Agency [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 387 |  | 627 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 44 |  | 36 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (85) |  | (180) |
Fair Value | 346 |  | 483 |
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments | (127) | [1] | (155) | [1]
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 1,772 |  |  |
Fair Value | 1,780 |  |  |
Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Taxable Bonds [Member] | Asset-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 271 |  | 472 |
Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | 1 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (123) |  | (180) |
Fair Value | 148 |  | 293 |
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments | (70) | [1] | (86) | [1]
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Taxable Bonds [Member] | Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Other Asset-Backed [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 595 |  | 732 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 2 |  | 1 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (148) |  | (112) |
Fair Value | 449 |  | 621 |
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Taxable Bonds [Member] | Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | State And Municipal Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 804 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 55 |  |  |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (11) |  |  |
Fair Value | 848 |  |  |
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Asset-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 866 |  |  |
Fair Value | 597 |  |  |
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Taxable Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 6,516 |  | 8,792 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 293 |  | 188 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (484) |  | (687) |
Fair Value | 6,325 |  | 8,293 |
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments | (197) | [1] | (241) | [1]
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Taxable Bonds [Member] | U.S. Treasury And Government Agency [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 825 |  | 1,055 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 59 |  | 12 |
Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | (3) |
Fair Value | 884 |  | 1,064 |
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Taxable Bonds [Member] | Foreign Governments [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 354 |  | 451 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 22 |  | 19 |
Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | (1) |
Fair Value | 376 |  | 469 |
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Taxable Bonds [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 1,895 |  | 2,922 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 54 |  | 49 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (109) |  | (127) |
Fair Value | 1,840 |  | 2,844 |
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Taxable Bonds [Member] | State And Municipal Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost |  |  | 797 |
Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | 7 |
Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | (52) |
Fair Value |  |  | 752 |
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | State And Municipal Bonds [Member] | Tax-Exempt Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 2,771 |  | 2,907 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 80 |  | 19 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (10) |  | (104) |
Fair Value | 2,841 |  | 2,822 |
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] | Tax-Exempt Bonds [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 2,771 |  | 2,907 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 80 |  | 19 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (10) |  | (104) |
Fair Value | 2,841 |  | 2,822 |
Other Long Term Investments [Member] | Perpetual Preferred Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 178 |  | 195 |
Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | 8 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (31) |  | (12) |
Fair Value | 147 |  | 191 |
Other Long Term Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 893 |  | 785 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 2 |  | 11 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (31) |  | (12) |
Fair Value | 864 |  | 784 |
Other Long Term Investments [Member] | Other Long Term Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 26 |  | 38 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 2 |  | 3 |
Fair Value | 28 |  | 41 |
Other Long Term Investments [Member] | Money Market Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 689 |  | 552 |
Fair Value | 689 |  | 552 |
Fixed-Maturity Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortized cost | 9,287 |  | 11,699 |
Gross Unrealized Gains | 373 |  | 207 |
Gross Unrealized Losses | (494) |  | (791) |
Fair Value | 9,166 |  | 11,115 |
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments | $ (197) | [1] | $ (241) | [1]
[1] | - Represents the amount of other-than-temporary losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) since the adoption of the accounting guidance for other-than-temporary impairments.

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- Definition This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 115 -Paragraph 12 -Subparagraph b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6379932&loc=d3e22054-111558 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Available-for-Sale Securities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6505594 + Details
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