Investments (Portion Of Unrealized Gains And Losses On Equity Investmente Held) (Detail) - Equity Securities [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Gains (losses) on equity investments [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Realized investment gains (losses)	$ 3	$ 3
Gains (losses) on equity investments sold during the period [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Realized investment gains (losses)	0	1
Gains (losses) on equity investments still held at the end of the period [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]
Realized investment gains (losses)	$ 3	$ 2

The net realized gains or losses on investments during the period, not including gains or losses on securities separately or otherwise categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 225
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-04.3(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879464&loc=d3e573970-122913

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 325
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75031664&loc=d3e22529-158502

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