Variable Interest Entities (Details 2) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Sponsored Investment Funds
Total assets of unconsolidated money market mutual fund variable interest entities	$ 1,400,000,000	$ 1,700,000,000
Other investments: Other limited partnership interests
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity disclosures
Asset carrying value	126,000,000	122,100,000
Maximum exposure to loss	126,000,000	122,100,000
Available-for-sale | Corporate debt securities
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity disclosures
Asset carrying value	484,800,000	544,000,000
Maximum exposure to loss	400,900,000	392,600,000
Available-for-sale | Residential mortgage-backed pass-through securities
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity disclosures
Asset carrying value	3,265,300,000	3,343,000,000
Maximum exposure to loss	3,034,600,000	3,155,800,000
Available-for-sale | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity disclosures
Asset carrying value	3,838,400,000	3,413,700,000
Maximum exposure to loss	4,115,900,000	3,894,300,000
Available-for-sale | Collateralized debt obligations
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity disclosures
Asset carrying value	380,800,000	338,800,000
Maximum exposure to loss	439,900,000	399,700,000
Available-for-sale | Other debt obligations
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity disclosures
Asset carrying value	3,749,700,000	3,570,200,000
Maximum exposure to loss	3,745,600,000	3,606,900,000
Trading | Residential mortgage-backed pass-through securities
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity disclosures
Asset carrying value	96,400,000	105,600,000
Maximum exposure to loss	96,400,000	105,600,000
Trading | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity disclosures
Asset carrying value	2,800,000	12,000,000
Maximum exposure to loss	2,800,000	12,000,000
Trading | Collateralized debt obligations
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity disclosures
Asset carrying value	55,700,000	51,400,000
Maximum exposure to loss	55,700,000	51,400,000
Trading | Other debt obligations
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity disclosures
Asset carrying value	17,400,000	64,900,000
Maximum exposure to loss	$ 17,400,000	$ 64,900,000