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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Amount of unrealized (holding) gain (loss) which is included in the statement of income (or changes in net assets) related to those assets still held at the reporting date for which fair value is measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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For each line item in the statement of financial position, the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 30
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75031198&loc=d3e14172-108612

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Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Option (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ (1)	$ (4)	$ 1	$ (5)
Changes in fair value of assets using fair value option	0	1	0	0
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option	36		36		$ 41
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	40,544		40,544		40,297
Total fixed maturities, FVO
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	36		36		41
Corporate
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Changes in fair value of assets using fair value option	0	0	0	(1)
Total fixed maturities, FVO
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Changes in fair value of assets using fair value option	0	1	0	0
RMBS
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Changes in fair value of assets using fair value option	0	1	0	1
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option	36		36		41
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option	0		0		0
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	2,019		2,019		$ 2,029
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Total fixed maturities, FVO \| Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)				(1)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Total fixed maturities, FVO \| Available-for-sale Securities [Member] \| CMBS
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (1)