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Benefit Plans (Schedule of amounts recognized in Other comprehensive income) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, before Tax, [Abstract]      
Amounts arising during the period $ (337)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax $ 422us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax $ (195)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
Curtailment and other (81)cna_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansCurtailmentandOtherbeforetax 0cna_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansCurtailmentandOtherbeforetax 0cna_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansCurtailmentandOtherbeforetax
Settlement 84cna_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansSettlementsbeforeTax 0cna_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansSettlementsbeforeTax 0cna_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansSettlementsbeforeTax
Reclassification adjustment relating to prior service cost (credit) (10)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax (18)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax (18)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax
Reclassification adjustment relating to actuarial (gain) loss 26us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax 49us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax 40us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax
Total increase (decrease) in Other comprehensive income $ (318)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax $ 453us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax $ (173)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentBeforeTax