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Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	May 01, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 09, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 02, 2018	May 12, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt				$ 923,000,000	$ 1,393,000,000
Gain (Loss) on extinguishment of debt		$ 0	$ 1,000,000	1,000,000	(17,000,000)
Short-term borrowings		710,000,000		710,000,000					$ 1,145,000,000
Commercial paper		500,000,000		500,000,000					697,000,000
Equity Unit Purchase Agreements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Equity Units Issued											25,000,000
Equity Units, stated value per unit (whole dollars)											$ 50
Equity Units, ownership interest percentage in remarketable subordinated notes											5.00%
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 1,250,000,000
Equity Units Stock Purchase Contracts Settlement Rate	0.2412
Issuance of common stock under Equity Units stock purchase contracts, shares	6,000,000.0
Convertible Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchased Face Amount				20,000,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt				73,000,000
Gain (Loss) on extinguishment of debt				1,000,000
Lines of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		600,000,000		600,000,000
Short-term borrowings		150,000,000		150,000,000					500,000,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, advances, short-term		$ 560,000,000		$ 560,000,000					$ 645,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate		1.99%		1.99%					2.458%
Surplus Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		$ 25,000,000		$ 25,000,000					$ 25,000,000
Remarketable Subordinated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remarketable subordinated notes tendered, cash payment					4,000,000
Gain (Loss) on extinguishment of debt					$ (18,000,000)
Remarketable Subordinated Notes [Member] \| Four Point One Zero One Percent Due Two Thousand Twenty Eight [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 1,250,000,000
Remarketable Subordinated Notes [Member] \| Four Point Five Five Zero Percent Due Two Thousand Forty Eight [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 850,000,000
Remarketable Subordinated Notes [Member] \| One Point Nine Zero Zero Percent Due Two Thousand Twenty Eight [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 1,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											1.90%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		18,816,000,000		18,816,000,000					17,153,000,000
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| Two Point Three Seven Five Due Two Thousand Twenty Five [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 850,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						2.375%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| Two Point Eight Seven Five Due Twenty Twenty Nine [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 825,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						2.875%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| Three Point Seven Zero Zero Due Twenty Forty Nine [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 825,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						3.70%
Commercial Paper Program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commercial paper authorized		3,500,000,000		3,500,000,000			$ 2,500,000,000
Commercial paper		500,000,000		500,000,000					$ 697,000,000
364-Day Facility [Member] \| Senior Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		1,000,000,000		1,000,000,000
5-Year Facility [Member] \| Senior Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 2,500,000,000		$ 2,500,000,000				$ 3,500,000,000