Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 5) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) entity	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Term of credit default swaps (in years)	5 years
The number of reference entities generally included in a CDX index \| entity	125
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	$ 4,115	$ 4,977
Credit default contracts
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	245	255
Fair value	(2)	(6)
Credit default contracts \| Single name \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	65	75
Fair value	1	1
Credit default contracts \| First-to-default Basket \| Municipal
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	100	100
Fair value	(4)	(8)
Credit default contracts \| Index \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	80	80
Fair value	1	1
AA \| Credit default contracts
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	21	21
AA \| Credit default contracts \| Single name \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	20	20
AA \| Credit default contracts \| First-to-default Basket \| Municipal
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	0	0
AA \| Credit default contracts \| Index \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	1	1
A \| Credit default contracts
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	29	30
A \| Credit default contracts \| Single name \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	10	10
A \| Credit default contracts \| First-to-default Basket \| Municipal
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	0	0
A \| Credit default contracts \| Index \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	19	20
BBB \| Credit default contracts
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	184	197
BBB \| Credit default contracts \| Single name \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	35	45
BBB \| Credit default contracts \| First-to-default Basket \| Municipal
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	100	100
BBB \| Credit default contracts \| Index \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	49	52
BB and lower \| Credit default contracts
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	11	7
BB and lower \| Credit default contracts \| Single name \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	0	0
BB and lower \| Credit default contracts \| First-to-default Basket \| Municipal
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	0	0
BB and lower \| Credit default contracts \| Index \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	$ 11	$ 7

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
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Term of the credit risk derivative contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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