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Reinsurance (Incurred Consolidated Property Casualty Insurance Loss And Loss Expenses On Assumed And Ceded Business) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Net incurred loss and loss expenses $ 2,856us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet $ 2,505us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet $ 2,322us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet
Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line [Member]      
Direct incurred loss and loss expenses 2,661us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
2,323us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
2,235us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredGross
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
Assumed incurred loss and loss expenses 6us-gaap_ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountAssumed
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
11us-gaap_ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountAssumed
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
6us-gaap_ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountAssumed
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
Ceded incurred loss and loss expenses (40)cinf_ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountCededNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
(33)cinf_ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountCededNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
(104)cinf_ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountCededNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
Net incurred loss and loss expenses $ 2,627us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
$ 2,301us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
$ 2,137us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember