Derivative Financial Instruments and Off-balance sheet Financial Instruments (Details 5) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014 entity	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Financial Instruments and Off-balance sheet Financial Instruments
Term of credit default swaps (in years)	5 years
The number of reference entities generally included in a CDX index	125
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	$ 5,761invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount	$ 14,003invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Credit default swaps
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	305	290
Fair value	(6)	(11)
Credit default swaps \| Single name \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	125	110
Fair value	1	2
Credit default swaps \| First-to-default basket \| Municipal
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	100	100
Fair value	(9)	(15)
Credit default swaps \| Index \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	80	80
Fair value	2	2
AA \| Credit default swaps
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	20	21
AA \| Credit default swaps \| Single name \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	20	20
AA \| Credit default swaps \| Index \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount		1
A \| Credit default swaps
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	137	145
A \| Credit default swaps \| Single name \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	15	25
A \| Credit default swaps \| First-to-default basket \| Municipal
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	100	100
A \| Credit default swaps \| Index \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	22	20
BBB \| Credit default swaps
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	142	120
BBB \| Credit default swaps \| Single name \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	90	65
BBB \| Credit default swaps \| Index \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	52	55
BB and lower \| Credit default swaps
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	6	4
BB and lower \| Credit default swaps \| Index \| Corporate debt
Credit Derivatives
Notional amount	$ 6	$ 4

The general number of entities included in a credit derivative index group.

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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)

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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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Fair value of credit risk derivative asset after deduction of credit risk derivative liability.

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