Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Aug. 07, 2015
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	PHL VARIABLE INSURANCE CO /CT/
Entity Central Index Key	0001031223
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		500
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015