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Mortgage backed securities average useful life.

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Non-credit related portion of other-than-temporary impairment charges taken for securities still owned.

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Number of Available For Sale Securities In An Unrealized Loss Position.

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Number Of Residential Mbs That Have Been In Unrealized Loss Position For 12 Months Or More.

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Percentage (based on fair value) of available for sale fixed maturities that are in an unrealized loss position and rated investment grade.

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Percentage based on unrealized loss of available for sale fixed maturities that are in an unrealized loss position and rated investment grade.

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Percentage Of Gross Unrealized Loss On Available For Sale Fixed Maturity.

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Realized gain (loss) from mark to market of certain mortgage backed securities.

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Rmbs Unrealized Losses For 12 Months Or More As Percentage Of Available For Sale Fixed Maturity Unrealized Losses For 12 Months Or More.

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This item represents the gross unrealized losses for securities, at a point in time, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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The amount of other than temporary impairment losses on investments in debt and equity securities categorized as Available-for-sale which have been recognized in earnings during the period. Such impairment losses consist of other than temporary impairments (OTTI) on equity securities, credit losses on investments in debt securities, and when the entity intends to sell an impaired debt security or it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the impaired debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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Investments (Details Textuals) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Investments (Textuals) [Abstract]
Number of available for sale securities in an unrealized loss position			950
Percentage (based on amount of unrealized loss) of available for sale fixed maturities that are in an unrealized loss position and rated investment grade			44.00%
Percentage (based on fair value) of available for sale fixed maturities that are in an unrealized loss position and rated investment grade			66.00%
Number of Residential MBS that have been in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or more			234
RMBS unrealized losses for 12 months or more as a percentage of total AFS fixed maturity unrealized losses for 12 months or more			87.00%
Other than temporary impairment charges	$ 10	$ 11	$ 41	$ 48
Average life of MBS			4 years
Realized gain (loss) from the mark-to-market of certain MBS	3	25	(1)	51
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Investments (Textuals) [Abstract]
Non-credit related portion of other-than-temporary impairment charges taken for securities still owned	231		231		258
Gross unrealized losses on fixed maturities	145		145		128
Percentage (based on amount of unrealized loss) of available for sale fixed maturities that are in an unrealized loss position and rated investment grade			26.00%
Percentage (based on fair value) of available for sale fixed maturities that are in an unrealized loss position and rated investment grade			44.00%
Percentage of gross unrealized losses on the available for sale fixed maturity portfolio			65.00%
Other than temporary impairment charges			45
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Investments (Textuals) [Abstract]
Gross unrealized losses on fixed maturities	11		11		2
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Investments (Textuals) [Abstract]
Gross unrealized losses on fixed maturities	222		222		216
Other than temporary impairment charges	12	12	49	62
All other corporate [Member]
Investments (Textuals) [Abstract]
Other than temporary impairment charges			$ 4