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Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves (Net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development for Commercial 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
Commercial [Member]    
Commercial Auto 0cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentCommercialAuto
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_CommercialMember
20cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentCommercialAuto
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_CommercialMember
General Liability 4cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentGeneralLiability
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_CommercialMember
0cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentGeneralLiability
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_CommercialMember
Workers' Compensation (1)cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentWorkersCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_CommercialMember
11cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentWorkersCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_CommercialMember
Property and Other (8)cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentPropertyAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_CommercialMember
(13)cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentPropertyAndOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_CommercialMember
Pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development, excluding Life & Group $ (5)cna_PretaxFavorableUnfavorableNetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentExcludingLifeGroup
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_CommercialMember
$ 18cna_PretaxFavorableUnfavorableNetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentExcludingLifeGroup
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_CommercialMember