Business and Basis of Presentation (Details) policy in Thousands, $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2013 USD ($) policy	Sep. 30, 2015 subsidiary
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number Of Subsidiaries | subsidiary		3
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Hartford Cash Consideration	$ 615
Hartford Amount In Force	141,000
Guaranteed Universal Life Account Values	4,000
GUL Amount In Force	$ 30,000
The Hartford’s Individual Life Insurance Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number Of Life Insurance Policies Acquired | policy	700
Number Of Guaranteed Universal Life Insurance Policies Acquired | policy	79