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Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies Level 4 (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]      
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment $ 2,300,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment $ 2,200,000,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Gross Profit Estimates Term for Most Contracts 20 years    
Maximum Uncollateralized Threshold for Derivative Counter Party for Single Level Entity 10,000,000hig_MaximumUncollateralizedThresholdForDerivativeCounterPartyForSingleLevelEntity    
Valuation Allowance, Loss Contingency for Loans, LTV Ratio 90.00%hig_ValuationAllowanceLossContingencyForLoansLtvRatio    
Participating Dividend to Policyholders 15,000,000us-gaap_ParticipatingPoliciesAdditionalIncomeAllocated 16,000,000us-gaap_ParticipatingPoliciesAdditionalIncomeAllocated 14,000,000us-gaap_ParticipatingPoliciesAdditionalIncomeAllocated
Participating Policies as Percentage of Gross Insurance in Force 1.00%us-gaap_ParticipatingPoliciesAsPercentageOfGrossInsuranceInForce 1.00%us-gaap_ParticipatingPoliciesAsPercentageOfGrossInsuranceInForce 1.00%us-gaap_ParticipatingPoliciesAsPercentageOfGrossInsuranceInForce
Policyholder Dividends, Expense 7,000,000us-gaap_PolicyholderDividends 18,000,000us-gaap_PolicyholderDividends 20,000,000us-gaap_PolicyholderDividends
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction 198,000,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 174,000,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 183,000,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Annuity Obligations 776,000,000hig_AnnuityObligations 805,000,000hig_AnnuityObligations  
Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent     4.00%us-gaap_WeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Other [Member]      
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]      
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Premiums and Other Receivables 131,000,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsPremiumsAndOtherReceivables
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= hig_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsAndOtherMember
125,000,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsPremiumsAndOtherReceivables
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= hig_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsAndOtherMember
117,000,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsPremiumsAndOtherReceivables
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis
= hig_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsAndOtherMember
Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line [Member]      
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]      
Percentage of Net Premium Written Represented by Participating Property and Casualty Insurance Policies 9.00%us-gaap_PolicyholderDividendsRateOnPolicyEarnings
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
10.00%us-gaap_PolicyholderDividendsRateOnPolicyEarnings
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
9.00%us-gaap_PolicyholderDividendsRateOnPolicyEarnings
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyLiabilityAndCasualtyInsuranceSegmentMember
Workers Compensation [Member]      
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]      
Discounted Deducted From Liabilities $ 1,000,000,000us-gaap_ShortDurationContractsDiscountedLiabilitiesAmount
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hig_WorkersCompensationMember
   
Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 3.50%us-gaap_WeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hig_WorkersCompensationMember
3.50%us-gaap_WeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hig_WorkersCompensationMember
 
Structured Settlements [Member]      
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]      
Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 6.70%us-gaap_WeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hig_StructuredSettlementsMember
   
group life term, disability and accident [Member]      
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]      
Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 4.53%us-gaap_WeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hig_GrouplifetermdisabilityandaccidentMember
4.71%us-gaap_WeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= hig_GrouplifetermdisabilityandaccidentMember