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Investments and Derivative Instruments Level 4 Available-for-Sale Securities (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
securities
Dec. 31, 2013
Available-for-sale Securities, by Type [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis $ 56,038,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost $ 61,491,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss), before Tax 4,427,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax 2,813,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss 385,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax 1,077,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
Available-for-sale Equity Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax 50,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax 67,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
Available-for-sale Equity Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax (27,000,000)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax (49,000,000)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
Available-for-sale Securities, Equity Securities 1,047,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities 868,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax 4,377,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax 2,746,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax (358,000,000)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax (1,028,000,000)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
Available-for-sale Securities   63,225,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Available-for-sale Securities Non Credit OTTI 11,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNonCreditOtti 19,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNonCreditOtti
Available-for-sale Equity Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 1,027,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis 850,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Amortized Cost Basis 2,141,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost 2,195,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Fair Value 2,168,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue 2,228,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Two Through Five, Amortized Cost Basis 11,264,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost 11,930,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Two Through Five, Fair Value 11,827,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue 12,470,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Six Through Ten, Amortized Cost Basis 8,802,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost 10,814,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Year Six Through Ten, Fair Value 9,226,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue 11,183,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Ten Years, Amortized Cost Basis 19,859,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost 22,031,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Ten Years, Fair Value 22,517,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue 22,631,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue
Available-for-sale Securities Debt Maturities Before Mortgage Backed and Asset Backed Securities Amortized Cost 42,066,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesBeforeMortgageBackedAndAssetBackedSecuritiesAmortizedCost 46,970,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesBeforeMortgageBackedAndAssetBackedSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Available for Sale Securities Debt Maturities Before Mortgage Backed and Asset Backed Securities Fair Value 45,738,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesBeforeMortgageBackedAndAssetBackedSecuritiesFairValue 48,512,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesBeforeMortgageBackedAndAssetBackedSecuritiesFairValue
Mortgage Backed and Asset Backed Securities Amortized Cost 13,296,000,000hig_MortgageBackedAndAssetBackedSecuritiesAmortizedCost 13,671,000,000hig_MortgageBackedAndAssetBackedSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Mortgage Backed and Asset Backed Securities Fair Value 13,646,000,000hig_MortgageBackedAndAssetBackedSecuritiesFairValue 13,845,000,000hig_MortgageBackedAndAssetBackedSecuritiesFairValue
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 55,362,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis 60,641,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities 59,384,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities 62,357,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
Unrealized Loss Aging for AFS Securities, by Type [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Amortized Cost 6,318,000,000hig_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessthanTwelveMonthsAmortizedCost 18,031,000,000hig_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessthanTwelveMonthsAmortizedCost
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 6,174,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue 17,468,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss 144,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss 563,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
Available-for-sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months or Longer Amortized Cost 4,667,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerAmortizedCost 5,625,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerAmortizedCost
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value 4,429,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue 5,109,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Loss 241,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss 514,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
Available-for-sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Amortized Cost 10,985,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost 23,656,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value 10,603,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue 22,577,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Loss 385,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss 1,077,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
Number of Securities Included in AFS Securities in Unrealized Loss Position 3,065hig_NumberOfSecuritiesIncludedInAfsSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPosition  
Percentage of Gross Unrealized Losses Depressed Less than Twenty Percent of Cost or Amortized Cost 92.00%hig_PercentageOfGrossUnrealizedLossesDepressedLessThanTwentyPercentOfCostOrAmortizedCost  
Securities Depressed to Cost or Amortized Cost Lower Limit 20.00%hig_SecuritiesDepressedToCostOrAmortizedCostLowerLimit  
Asset-backed Securities [Member]    
Available-for-sale Securities, by Type [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax 39,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
25,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax (37,000,000)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
(64,000,000)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities Non Credit OTTI 1,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNonCreditOtti
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
2,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNonCreditOtti
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 2,470,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
2,404,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities 2,472,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
2,365,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Unrealized Loss Aging for AFS Securities, by Type [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Amortized Cost 897,000,000hig_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessthanTwelveMonthsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
893,000,000hig_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessthanTwelveMonthsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 893,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
888,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss 4,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
5,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months or Longer Amortized Cost 473,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
477,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value 440,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
418,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Loss 33,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
59,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Amortized Cost 1,370,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
1,370,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value 1,333,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
1,306,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Loss 37,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
64,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member]    
Available-for-sale Securities, by Type [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax 98,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
108,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax (36,000,000)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
(59,000,000)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities Non Credit OTTI 0hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNonCreditOtti
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
0hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNonCreditOtti
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 2,776,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
2,340,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities 2,841,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
2,387,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Unrealized Loss Aging for AFS Securities, by Type [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Amortized Cost 748,000,000hig_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessthanTwelveMonthsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
137,000,000hig_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessthanTwelveMonthsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 743,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
135,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months, Accumulated Loss 5,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
2,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months or Longer Amortized Cost 1,489,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
1,933,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Twelve Months or Longer, Fair Value 1,461,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
1,874,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Aggregate Loss 31,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
57,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Amortized Cost 2,237,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
2,070,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value 2,204,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
2,009,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Aggregate Loss 36,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
59,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]    
Available-for-sale Securities, by Type [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax 196,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
216,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax (16,000,000)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
(58,000,000)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities Non Credit OTTI 6,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNonCreditOtti
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
6,000,000hig_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNonCreditOtti
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis 4,235,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
4,288,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Securities 4,415,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
4,446,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Unrealized Loss Aging for AFS Securities, by Type [Abstract]    
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than Twelve Months, Amortized Cost 230,000,000hig_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessthanTwelveMonthsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
812,000,000hig_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessthanTwelveMonthsAmortizedCost
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