Percentage of investments not priced by a pricing vendor to fair value of total investments.

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- Definition

Percentage of Level 3 Assets to Total Financial Instruments Measured At Fair Value

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 55

-Paragraph 8

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- Definition

The amount needed to reflect the estimated ultimate cost of settling claims relating to casualty insurance insured events that have occurred on or before a particular date (ordinarily, the balance sheet date) and the amount needed to provide for the estimated ultimate cost required to investigate and settle claims relating to insured events that have occurred on or before a particular date (ordinarily, the balance sheet date), whether or not reported to the insurer at that date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 18

-Article 12

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 40

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a),(b),(c)

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- Definition

Amount after allowance and deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans held for sale.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.7)

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Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)			12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Life Policy Loans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Life Policy Loans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Deferred Annuities And Structured Settlements [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Deferred Annuities And Structured Settlements [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Percentage of investments not priced by a pricing vendor			1.00%
Percentage of Level 3 assets measured at fair value			1.00%
Principal amount of debt	$ 793,000,000	$ 793,000,000
Finance receivable	85,000,000	75,000,000		36,000,000	37,000,000
Loss and loss expense reserves	$ 4,311,000,000	$ 4,230,000,000				$ 1,051,000,000	$ 1,043,000,000