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Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves Net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development for International 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
International [Member]    
Medical Professional Liability 0cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentMedicalProfessionalLiability
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
1cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentMedicalProfessionalLiability
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
Other Professional Liability 0cna_NetPriorYearClaimandAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentOtherProfessionalLiability
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
(1)cna_NetPriorYearClaimandAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentOtherProfessionalLiability
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
Liability (5)cna_NetPriorYearClaimandAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentLiability
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
(2)cna_NetPriorYearClaimandAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentLiability
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
Property & Marine (6)cna_NetPriorYearClaimandAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentPropertyMarine
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
8cna_NetPriorYearClaimandAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentPropertyMarine
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
Other 7cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
(6)cna_NetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentOther
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
Commutations 0cna_NetPriorYearClaimandAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentCommutations
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
10cna_NetPriorYearClaimandAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentCommutations
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
Pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development, excluding Life & Group $ (4)cna_PretaxFavorableUnfavorableNetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentExcludingLifeGroup
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember
$ 10cna_PretaxFavorableUnfavorableNetPriorYearClaimAndAllocatedClaimAdjustmentExpenseReserveDevelopmentExcludingLifeGroup
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= cna_InternationalMember