Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Benefits Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Revenues)

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Opeation, Earned Premium

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Disposal group including discontinued operation fee income and other.

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Disposal group including discontinued operation insurance operating and other .

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Net Investment Income, Equity Securities, Trading

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Net Investment Income, Securities Available-for-sale and Other

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Disposal group including discontinued operation net realized capital (gains) losses.

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Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operations Net Investment Income

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Sale of Business, Cash Consideration Received on Transaction

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Tax expense or benefit on other income (loss) amounts relating to a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity, exclusive of the following elsewhere enumerated categories: income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Amount of operating expenses attributable to the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), during the reporting period.

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Amount of operating income or loss attributable to the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), during the reporting period.

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Amount of sales or other form of revenues attributable to the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), during the reporting period.

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Amount of income (loss) from a disposal group, net of income tax, reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items after deduction or consideration of the amount allocable to noncontrolling interests. Includes, net of tax, income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.

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Amount, after effects of policies assumed or ceded, of expense related to the provision for policy benefits and costs incurred.

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Discontinued Operations Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Earned premiums		$ (1)
Fee income		125
Securities available-for-sale and other		12
Equity securities, trading		(236)
Total net investment income		(224)
Net realized capital losses		51
Total revenues		(151)
Benefits losses and loss adjustment expenses		28
Policyholder Benefits and Claims Incurred, Net	2,563	2,576
Insurance operating costs and other expenses		11
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Expense		(197)
Income before income taxes		46
Income tax expense		17
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent		29
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	158us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	143us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Liabilities	227,883us-gaap_Liabilities		226,293us-gaap_Liabilities
International Annuity [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Policyholder Benefits and Claims Incurred, Net		(236)
Hartford Life Insurance K.K. [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		241
Hartford Life International Limited [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		219
Hartford Life Insurance K.K. [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale of Business, Cash Consideration Received on Transaction				963
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Investment Contracts [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Liabilities			763
JAPAN \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Investment Contracts [Member] \| Hartford Life Insurance K.K. [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Liabilities	$ 770