CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common stock	Additional paid-in capital	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Retained earnings	Treasury stock, at cost	Total Genworth Financial, Inc.'s stockholders' equity	Noncontrolling interests
Balances, beginning at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 15,328	$ 1	$ 11,977	$ 3,027	$ 1,113	$ (2,700)	$ 13,418	$ 1,910
Cumulative effect of change in accounting, net of taxes	17			131	(114)		17
Repurchase of subsidiary shares	(89)							(89)
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income	624				448		448	176
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	(1,189)			(1,091)			(1,091)	(98)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(565)						(643)	78
Dividends to noncontrolling interests	(83)							(83)
Stock-based compensation expense and exercises and other	13		6				6	7
Balances, ending at Sep. 30, 2018	14,621	1	11,983	2,067	1,447	(2,700)	12,798	1,823
Balances, beginning at Jun. 30, 2018	14,741	1	11,981	2,327	1,301	(2,700)	12,910	1,831
Repurchase of subsidiary shares	(40)							(40)
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income	210				146		146	64
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	(260)			(260)			(260)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(50)						(114)	64
Dividends to noncontrolling interests	(33)							(33)
Stock-based compensation expense and exercises and other	3		2				2	1
Balances, ending at Sep. 30, 2018	14,621	1	11,983	2,067	1,447	(2,700)	12,798	1,823
Balances, beginning at Dec. 31, 2018	14,189	1	11,987	2,044	1,118	(2,700)	12,450	1,739
Repurchase of subsidiary shares	(44)							(44)
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income	506				360		360	146
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	1,638			1,578			1,578	60
Total comprehensive income (loss)	2,144						1,938	206
Dividends to noncontrolling interests	(149)						0	(149)
Stock-based compensation expense and exercises and other	5		(1)				(1)	6
Balances, ending at Sep. 30, 2019	16,145	1	11,986	3,622	1,478	(2,700)	14,387	1,758
Balances, beginning at Jun. 30, 2019	15,592	1	11,983	3,013	1,460	(2,700)	13,757	1,835
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income	58				18		18	40
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	583			609			609	(26)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	641						627	14
Dividends to noncontrolling interests	(96)							(96)
Stock-based compensation expense and exercises and other	8		3				3	5
Balances, ending at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 16,145	$ 1	$ 11,986	$ 3,622	$ 1,478	$ (2,700)	$ 14,387	$ 1,758