Consolidated Investment Entities (Details 2) (Consolidated Investment Entities, USD $) In Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Liabilities:
Debt	$ 5,035	$ 5,171
Other liabilities	146	154
Recurring \| Level 1
Assets
Investments:	33	26
Total assets at fair value	33	26
Recurring \| Level 1 \| Common Stocks
Assets
Investments:	33	26
Recurring \| Level 2
Assets
Investments:	4,676	5,379
Receivables	24	33
Other assets	8	8
Total assets at fair value	4,708	5,420
Liabilities:
Other liabilities	146	154
Total liabilities at fair value	146	154
Recurring \| Level 2 \| Corporate debt securities
Assets
Investments:	347	418
Recurring \| Level 2 \| Common Stocks
Assets
Investments:	83	53
Recurring \| Level 2 \| Other structured investments
Assets
Investments:	59	39
Recurring \| Level 2 \| Syndicated loans
Assets
Investments:	4,187	4,867
Recurring \| Level 2 \| Trading securities
Assets
Investments:		2
Recurring \| Level 3
Assets
Investments:	451	39
Other assets	1,163	887
Total assets at fair value	1,614	926
Liabilities:
Debt	5,035	5,171
Total liabilities at fair value	5,035	5,171
Recurring \| Level 3 \| Corporate debt securities
Assets
Investments:	7	6
Recurring \| Level 3 \| Common Stocks
Assets
Investments:	9	11
Recurring \| Level 3 \| Other structured investments
Assets
Investments:		22
Recurring \| Level 3 \| Syndicated loans
Assets
Investments:	435
Recurring \| Total
Assets
Investments:	5,160	5,444
Receivables	24	33
Other assets	1,171	895
Total assets at fair value	6,355	6,372
Liabilities:
Debt	5,035	5,171
Other liabilities	146	154
Total liabilities at fair value	5,181	5,325
Recurring \| Total \| Corporate debt securities
Assets
Investments:	354	424
Recurring \| Total \| Common Stocks
Assets
Investments:	125	90
Recurring \| Total \| Other structured investments
Assets
Investments:	59	61
Recurring \| Total \| Syndicated loans
Assets
Investments:	4,622	4,867
Recurring \| Total \| Trading securities
Assets
Investments:		$ 2

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