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Reinsurance (Components of Earned Premiums) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Direct premiums earned $ 9,960us-gaap_DirectPremiumsEarned $ 9,574us-gaap_DirectPremiumsEarned $ 8,866us-gaap_DirectPremiumsEarned
Assumed premiums earned 325us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsEarned 306us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsEarned 244us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsEarned
Ceded premiums earned 3,073us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned 2,609us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned 2,229us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned
Net earned premiums 7,212us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 7,271us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 6,881us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
Property and Casualty Insurance [Member]      
Direct premiums earned 9,452us-gaap_DirectPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
9,063us-gaap_DirectPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
8,354us-gaap_DirectPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
Assumed premiums earned 277us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
258us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
197us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
Ceded premiums earned 3,073us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
2,609us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
2,229us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
Net earned premiums 6,656us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
6,712us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
6,322us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
Accident and Health Insurance [Member]      
Direct premiums earned 508us-gaap_DirectPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
511us-gaap_DirectPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
512us-gaap_DirectPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
Assumed premiums earned 48us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
48us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
47us-gaap_AssumedPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
Ceded premiums earned 0us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
0us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
0us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
Net earned premiums $ 556us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
$ 559us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
$ 559us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
Percentage of assumed premiums earned to net premiums earned [Member]      
Percentage of assumed premium earned to premium earned net 4.50%us-gaap_PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet
/ cna_PercentageOfEarnedAmountAssumedToNetAssumedEarnedAxis
= cna_PercentageOfAssumedPremiumsEarnedToNetPremiumsEarnedMember
4.20%us-gaap_PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet
/ cna_PercentageOfEarnedAmountAssumedToNetAssumedEarnedAxis
= cna_PercentageOfAssumedPremiumsEarnedToNetPremiumsEarnedMember
3.50%us-gaap_PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet
/ cna_PercentageOfEarnedAmountAssumedToNetAssumedEarnedAxis
= cna_PercentageOfAssumedPremiumsEarnedToNetPremiumsEarnedMember
Percentage of assumed premiums earned to net premiums earned [Member] | Property and Casualty Insurance [Member]      
Percentage of assumed premium earned to premium earned net 4.20%us-gaap_PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet
/ cna_PercentageOfEarnedAmountAssumedToNetAssumedEarnedAxis
= cna_PercentageOfAssumedPremiumsEarnedToNetPremiumsEarnedMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
3.80%us-gaap_PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet
/ cna_PercentageOfEarnedAmountAssumedToNetAssumedEarnedAxis
= cna_PercentageOfAssumedPremiumsEarnedToNetPremiumsEarnedMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
3.10%us-gaap_PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet
/ cna_PercentageOfEarnedAmountAssumedToNetAssumedEarnedAxis
= cna_PercentageOfAssumedPremiumsEarnedToNetPremiumsEarnedMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
Percentage of assumed premiums earned to net premiums earned [Member] | Accident and Health Insurance [Member]      
Percentage of assumed premium earned to premium earned net 8.60%us-gaap_PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet
/ cna_PercentageOfEarnedAmountAssumedToNetAssumedEarnedAxis
= cna_PercentageOfAssumedPremiumsEarnedToNetPremiumsEarnedMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
8.60%us-gaap_PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet
/ cna_PercentageOfEarnedAmountAssumedToNetAssumedEarnedAxis
= cna_PercentageOfAssumedPremiumsEarnedToNetPremiumsEarnedMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember
8.40%us-gaap_PremiumsPercentageAssumedToNet
/ cna_PercentageOfEarnedAmountAssumedToNetAssumedEarnedAxis
= cna_PercentageOfAssumedPremiumsEarnedToNetPremiumsEarnedMember
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_AccidentAndHealthInsuranceSegmentMember