Long-Term Debt - Schedule of long-term debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Summary of Carrying value of long-term debt
Principal	$ 1,493	$ 1,493
Discount and Issue Costs	(20)	(20)
Carrying Value	1,473	1,473
Senior Notes \| AFG
Summary of Carrying value of long-term debt
Principal	1,018	1,018
Discount and Issue Costs	(5)	(5)
Carrying Value	$ 1,013	1,013
Senior Notes \| 4.50% Senior Notes due June 2047 \| AFG
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments	4.50%
Summary of Carrying value of long-term debt
Principal	$ 590	590
Discount and Issue Costs	(2)	(2)
Carrying Value	$ 588	588
Senior Notes \| 3.50% Senior Notes due August 2026 \| AFG
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments	3.50%
Summary of Carrying value of long-term debt
Principal	$ 425	425
Discount and Issue Costs	(3)	(3)
Carrying Value	422	422
Senior Notes \| Other \| AFG
Summary of Carrying value of long-term debt
Principal	3	3
Discount and Issue Costs	0	0
Carrying Value	3	3
Subordinated Debentures \| AFG
Summary of Carrying value of long-term debt
Principal	475	475
Discount and Issue Costs	(15)	(15)
Carrying Value	$ 460	460
Subordinated Debentures \| 5.125% Subordinated Debentures due December 2059 \| AFG
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments	5.125%
Summary of Carrying value of long-term debt
Principal	$ 200	200
Discount and Issue Costs	(6)	(6)
Carrying Value	$ 194	194
Subordinated Debentures \| 6% Subordinated Debentures due November 2055 \| AFG
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments	6.00%
Summary of Carrying value of long-term debt
Principal	$ 150	150
Discount and Issue Costs	(5)	(5)
Carrying Value	$ 145	145
Subordinated Debentures \| 5.875% Subordinated Debentures due in March 2059 \| AFG
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments	5.875%
Summary of Carrying value of long-term debt
Principal	$ 125	125
Discount and Issue Costs	(4)	(4)
Carrying Value	$ 121	$ 121

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