Business Dispositions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Hartford Life International Limited [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Hartford Life International Limited [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Retirement Plans [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Retirement Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Retirement Plans [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Individual Life [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Individual Life [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Individual Life [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Mass Mutual [Member] Retirement Plans [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Prudential [Member] Individual Life [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member] Mass Mutual [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member] Prudential [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member] Mass Mutual [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member] Prudential [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Fees and Commissions					$ 0			$ 0
Policyholder Liabilities							9,200,000,000			8,700,000,000
Separate Accounts Liabilities	55,298,000,000				26,300,000,000			5,300,000,000
Disposal Group, Assets of Business Transferred under Contractual Arrangement											9,300,000,000	8,000,000,000
Other assets					0			1,800,000,000
Sale of Retirement Plans, Transition Period													18 months		24 months
Total revenues	4,461,000,000	9,024,000,000
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	495,000,000	(241,000,000)
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal	0	1,574,000,000				0			0
Goodwill, Impairment Loss									342
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets			0	285,000,000		0			0
Disposal Group, Assets of Business Transferred under Modified Coinsurance Arrangement	1,300,000,000											1,400,000,000
Other liabilities								1,500,000,000
Loss Contingency, Loss in Period									$ 0
Sale of Life Insurance Products, Transition Period														18 months		24 months