Assets & Liabilities Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations Income Statement Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues
Net investment income	$ 41	$ 42
Net realized investment gains (losses)	1	5
Other revenues		1
Total revenues	42	48
Claims, Benefits and Expenses
Insurance claims and policyholders' benefits	31	33
Other operating expenses	1	1
Total claims, benefits and expenses	32	34
Income before income tax	10	14
Income tax (expense) benefit	(3)	(5)
Income from operations of discontinued operations, net of income tax	7	9
Impairment loss on sale, net of income tax benefit of $41 and -	(214)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(207)	9
Income tax benefit (expense) on impairment	$ 41