Separate Accounts, Death Benefits and Other Insurance Benefit Features (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 MAV Only [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 With 5% rollup [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 With Earnings Protection Benefit Rider (EPB) [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 With 5% rollup & EPB [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Asset Protection Benefit ("APB") [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Lifetime Income Benefit ("LIB") - Death Benefit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Reset [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Return of Premium ("ROP")/Other [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member] U.S. [Member]
Individual Variable and Group Annuity Account Value by GMDB/GMIB Type
Account Value ("AV")	$ 25,568		$ 18,744	$ 1,553	$ 4,698	$ 573	$ 17,205	$ 704	$ 3,194	$ 11,679	$ 58,350
Net Amount at Risk ("NAR")	3,691		2,728	211	634	118	215	7	53	58	4,024
Retained Net Amount at Risk ("RNAR")	635		463	59	87	26	147	7	52	50	891
Weighted Average Attained Age of Annuitant			70 years	70 years	68 years	71 years	68 years	67 years	69 years	68 years	68 years
Less: General Account Value with U.S. GMDB	4,159
Subtotal Separate Account Liabilities with U.S. GMDB	54,191
Separate Account Liabilities without U.S. GMDB	87,332
Total Separate Account Liabilities	$ 141,523	$ 140,886