Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Federal income taxes received from (paid to) Loews	$ (287,000,000)	$ (89,000,000)	$ 75,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits	0	0
Interest income (expense)	0	0	2,000,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties Expense	0	0	0
Accrued interest and penalties	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities not recognized on undistributed earnings	0
Foreign tax expense (benefit) on income from continuing operations	24,000,000	24,000,000	34,000,000
Income (loss) from continuing foreign operations	66,000,000	101,000,000	88,000,000
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	0
Valuation allowance	$ 0	$ 0