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Debt - Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Banks
Dec. 31, 2014
Banks
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Short-term and Long-term Debt Outstanding $ 5,200,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount $ 5,200,000,000us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
Revolving Credit And Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date Dec. 01, 2014  
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date Dec. 01, 2019  
Line of Credit Facility, Term of Agreement 5 years  
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 1,500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
1,500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
Line of Credit Facility, Number of Participating Banks 16ci_NumberOfBanksParticipatingInRevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditAgreement
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
16ci_NumberOfBanksParticipatingInRevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditAgreement
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= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
Line of Credit Facility, Optional Maximum Borrowing Capacity 2,000,000,000ci_CreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacityOptional
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= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
2,000,000,000ci_CreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacityOptional
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= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms   This agreement has certain covenants, including a financial covenant requiring the Company to maintain a leverage ratio of total consolidated debt-to-consolidated capitalization (each defined in the credit agreement) at or below 0.50.
Maximum consolidated debt-to-consolidated capitalization ratio convenant 50.00%ci_LineOfCreditFacilityDebtToAdjustedCapitalRatioCovenant
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= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
50.00%ci_LineOfCreditFacilityDebtToAdjustedCapitalRatioCovenant
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= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
Credit Facility Remaining Borrowing Capacity 6,500,000,000ci_CreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
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= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
6,500,000,000ci_CreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
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= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance   The Company was in compliance with its debt covenants as of December 31, 2014.
Letter of Credit [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount $ 23,000,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
$ 23,000,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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= us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember
Primary Commitment Holders [Member] | Revolving Credit And Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Number of Participating Banks 3ci_NumberOfBanksParticipatingInRevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditAgreement
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ci_PrimaryCommitmentHoldersMember
3ci_NumberOfBanksParticipatingInRevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditAgreement
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ci_PrimaryCommitmentHoldersMember
Line of Credit Facility, Individual Bank Percentage Committment 12.00%ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditAgreementIndividualBankPercentageCommittment
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= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ci_PrimaryCommitmentHoldersMember
12.00%ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditAgreementIndividualBankPercentageCommittment
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ci_PrimaryCommitmentHoldersMember
Minor Commitment Holders [Member] | Revolving Credit And Letter Of Credit Facility [Member]    
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Number of Participating Banks 13ci_NumberOfBanksParticipatingInRevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditAgreement
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ci_MinorCommitmentHoldersMember
13ci_NumberOfBanksParticipatingInRevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditAgreement
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ci_MinorCommitmentHoldersMember
Line of Credit Facility, Collective Bank Percentage Committment 64.00%ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditAgreementBanksPercentageCommittment
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ci_MinorCommitmentHoldersMember
64.00%ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditAgreementBanksPercentageCommittment
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= ci_RevolvingCreditAndLetterOfCreditFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ci_MinorCommitmentHoldersMember