CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Fixed income securities, at fair value, amortized cost (in dollars)	$ 55,627	$ 57,201
Equity securities, at fair value, cost (in dollars)	4,792	4,806
Short-term, at fair value, amortized cost (in dollars)	$ 3,526	$ 2,122
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	25,000,000	25,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	72,200	72,200
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	72,200	72,200
Preferred stock, shares aggregate liquidation preference	$ 1,805	$ 1,805
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	900,000,000	900,000,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	375,000,000	381,000,000
Treasury Stock, shares	525,000,000	519,000,000