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Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves (Net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development for Specialty segment) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development, excluding Life & Group $ (7)cna_PretaxFavorableUnfavorableNetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentExcludingLifeGroup $ 25cna_PretaxFavorableUnfavorableNetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentExcludingLifeGroup
Specialty [Member]    
Medical Professional Liability 14cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentMedicalProfessionalLiability
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_SpecialtyMember
0cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentMedicalProfessionalLiability
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_SpecialtyMember
Other Professional Liability and Management Liability (3)cna_NetprioryearclaimandallocatedclaimadjustmentexpensereservedevelopmentOtherProfessionalLiabilityandManagementLiability
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_SpecialtyMember
(6)cna_NetprioryearclaimandallocatedclaimadjustmentexpensereservedevelopmentOtherProfessionalLiabilityandManagementLiability
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_SpecialtyMember
Surety 1cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentSurety
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_SpecialtyMember
1cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentSurety
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_SpecialtyMember
Warranty 0cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentWarranty
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_SpecialtyMember
0cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentWarranty
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_SpecialtyMember
Other (10)cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_SpecialtyMember
2cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_SpecialtyMember
Pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development, excluding Life & Group $ 2cna_PretaxFavorableUnfavorableNetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentExcludingLifeGroup
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_SpecialtyMember
$ (3)cna_PretaxFavorableUnfavorableNetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentExcludingLifeGroup
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_SpecialtyMember