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Variable Interest Entities (Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs [1] $ 2,176 $ 2,150
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs [2] 4,857 4,924
Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs $ 2,721 $ 2,761
VIEs Liabilities, maturities obligations (greater than) 5 years 5 years
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager | Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs $ 0 $ 0
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager | Other trading account assets    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 2,315 2,140
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager | Commercial mortgage and other loans    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 450 503
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager | Other long-term investments    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 1,229 1,083
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager | Cash and cash equivalents    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 217 618
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager | Accrued investment income    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 8 10
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager | Other assets    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 459 424
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager | Notes Issued by Consolidated VIEs    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs [3] 2,176 2,150
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager | Other liabilities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs 545 611
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager | Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 95 65
Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager | Held-to-maturity | Fixed maturities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 84 81
Other Consolidated VIEs    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 1,213 1,181
Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs 7 7
Other Consolidated VIEs | Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 9 9
Other Consolidated VIEs | Other trading account assets    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 0 0
Other Consolidated VIEs | Commercial mortgage and other loans    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 0 0
Other Consolidated VIEs | Other long-term investments    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 110 114
Other Consolidated VIEs | Cash and cash equivalents    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 0 1
Other Consolidated VIEs | Accrued investment income    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 4 4
Other Consolidated VIEs | Other assets    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 0 1
Other Consolidated VIEs | Notes Issued by Consolidated VIEs    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs 0 0
Other Consolidated VIEs | Other liabilities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs 7 7
Other Consolidated VIEs | Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 277 269
Other Consolidated VIEs | Held-to-maturity | Fixed maturities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs 813 783
ASU 2015-02, Wholly-owned by consolidated subsidiaries | Consolidated VIEs for Which the Company is the Investment Manager    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Total assets of consolidated VIEs $ 1,499 $ 1,386
[1] See Note 5 for details of balances associated with variable interest entities.
[2] Total assets of consolidated VIEs reflects $1,499 million and $1,386 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, related to VIEs whose beneficial interests are wholly-owned by consolidated subsidiaries.
[3] Recourse is limited to the assets of the respective VIE and does not extend to the general credit of Prudential Financial. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the maturities of these obligations were greater than five years.