Short-Term and Long-Term Debt (Short-Term Debt) (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term debt	$ 2,669	[1]	$ 2,484	[1]
Collateralized borrowings from Federal Home Loan Bank of New York			100
Parent Company [Member]
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term debt	1,721		1,847
Prudential Holdings L L C [Member]
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term debt	$ 75		$ 75

[1] Includes Prudential Financial debt of $1,721 million and $1,847 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.