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Consolidated Statements of Operations Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues      
Earned premiums $ 13,336,000,000us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet $ 13,231,000,000us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet $ 13,637,000,000us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
Fee income 1,996,000,000us-gaap_InsuranceCommissionsAndFees 2,105,000,000us-gaap_InsuranceCommissionsAndFees 3,567,000,000us-gaap_InsuranceCommissionsAndFees
Net Investment Income 3,154,000,000us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome 3,264,000,000us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome 4,127,000,000us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome
Net realized capital gains (losses):      
Total other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses (64,000,000)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsAvailableforsaleSecurities (93,000,000)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsAvailableforsaleSecurities (389,000,000)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsAvailableforsaleSecurities
OTTI losses recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) 5,000,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsReclassificationAdjustmentOfNoncreditPortionIncludedInNetIncomeAvailabeforsaleSecuritiesBeforeTax 20,000,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsReclassificationAdjustmentOfNoncreditPortionIncludedInNetIncomeAvailabeforsaleSecuritiesBeforeTax 40,000,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsReclassificationAdjustmentOfNoncreditPortionIncludedInNetIncomeAvailabeforsaleSecuritiesBeforeTax
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings 59,000,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities 73,000,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities 349,000,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities
Net realized capital gains (losses), excluding net OTTI losses recognized in earnings 75,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments 296,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments 846,000,000us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments
Realized Investment Gains (Losses) 16,000,000us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses 1,798,000,000us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses 497,000,000us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses
Other revenues 112,000,000us-gaap_OtherIncome 275,000,000us-gaap_OtherIncome 258,000,000us-gaap_OtherIncome
Revenues 18,614,000,000us-gaap_Revenues 20,673,000,000us-gaap_Revenues 22,086,000,000us-gaap_Revenues
Benefits, losses and expenses      
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses 10,805,000,000us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet 11,048,000,000us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet 13,195,000,000us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and present value of future profits 1,729,000,000us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAndPresentValueOfFutureProfitsAmortization1 2,701,000,000us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAndPresentValueOfFutureProfitsAmortization1 1,988,000,000us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAndPresentValueOfFutureProfitsAmortization1
Insurance operating costs and other expenses 4,028,000,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses 4,176,000,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses 5,090,000,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
Loss on extinguishment of debt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt (213,000,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt (910,000,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Interest expense 376,000,000us-gaap_InterestExpense 397,000,000us-gaap_InterestExpense 457,000,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
Benefits, Losses and Expenses 16,915,000,000us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses 19,202,000,000us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses 22,175,000,000us-gaap_BenefitsLossesAndExpenses
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest 1,699,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 1,471,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (89,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) 350,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 246,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (309,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 1,349,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 1,225,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 220,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (551,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (1,049,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (258,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 798,000,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss 176,000,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss (38,000,000)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact 0us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact 10,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact 42,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic 798,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic 166,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic (80,000,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Income from continuing operations, net of tax, available to common shareholders per common share      
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share $ 3.05us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 2.71us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 0.41us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share $ 2.93us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 2.50us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 0.38us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders per common share      
Earnings Per Share, Basic $ 1.81us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.37us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ (0.18)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Earnings Per Share, Diluted $ 1.73us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.36us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ (0.17)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Cash dividends declared per common share $ 0.66us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.50us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.40us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
Retirement Plans and Individual Life Businesses [Member]      
Net realized capital gains (losses):      
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business   (71)us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= hig_RetirementPlansAndIndividualLifeBusinessesMember		 (110)us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
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Gain (Loss) on Investments [Member]      
Net realized capital gains (losses):      
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business 0us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsMember1		 (1,575,000,000)us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
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= us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsMember1		 0us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
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= us-gaap_GainLossOnInvestmentsMember1
Reinsurance Loss on Dispositions [Member]      
Net realized capital gains (losses):      
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business (23,000,000)us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= hig_ReinsuranceLossonDispositionsMember		 1,574,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= hig_ReinsuranceLossonDispositionsMember		 533,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal
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= hig_ReinsuranceLossonDispositionsMember
Continuing Operations [Member]      
Benefits, losses and expenses      
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and present value of future profits $ 1,729,000,000us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAndPresentValueOfFutureProfitsAmortization1
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember		 $ 1,794,000,000us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAndPresentValueOfFutureProfitsAmortization1
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember		 $ 1,990,000,000us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAndPresentValueOfFutureProfitsAmortization1
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= us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember