Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Gains (losses) included in net income for Level 3 assets and liabilities:
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets still held at the balance sheet date, included in earnings	$ (115)	$ (50)	$ (104)	$ (390)
Gains (losses) for Level 3 liabilities still held at the balance sheet date, included in earnings	2	(23)	(24)	(35)
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets and liabilities still held at the balance sheet date, included in earnings	(113)	(73)	(128)	(425)
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets still held at the balance sheet date, included in realized capital gains and losses	(128)	(57)	(145)	(426)
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets still held at the balance sheet date, included in investment income	13	6	41	41
Losses (gains) for Level 3 assets still held at the balance sheet date, included in interest credited to contractholder funds	57	1	(6)	(5)
Losses (gains) for Level 3 liabilities still held at the balance sheet date, included in life and annuity contract benefits	(55)	(23)	(18)	(35)
Fixed income securities
Gains (losses) included in net income for Level 3 assets and liabilities:
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets still held at the balance sheet date, included in earnings	(58)	(77)	(50)	(269)
Municipal
Gains (losses) included in net income for Level 3 assets and liabilities:
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets still held at the balance sheet date, included in earnings	(7)	1	(17)	(24)
Corporate
Gains (losses) included in net income for Level 3 assets and liabilities:
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets still held at the balance sheet date, included in earnings	(12)	(1)	3	(42)
Residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS")
Gains (losses) included in net income for Level 3 assets and liabilities:
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets still held at the balance sheet date, included in earnings		(83)		(214)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS")
Gains (losses) included in net income for Level 3 assets and liabilities:
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets still held at the balance sheet date, included in earnings	(1)	(22)	(10)	(42)
Asset-backed securities ("ABS")
Gains (losses) included in net income for Level 3 assets and liabilities:
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets still held at the balance sheet date, included in earnings	(38)	28	(26)	53
Equity securities
Gains (losses) included in net income for Level 3 assets and liabilities:
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets still held at the balance sheet date, included in earnings		(1)		(8)
Free-standing derivatives, net
Gains (losses) included in net income for Level 3 assets and liabilities:
Gains (losses) for Level 3 assets still held at the balance sheet date, included in earnings	(57)	28	(54)	(113)
Derivatives embedded in life and annuity contracts
Gains (losses) included in net income for Level 3 assets and liabilities:
Gains (losses) for Level 3 liabilities still held at the balance sheet date, included in earnings	$ 2	$ (23)	$ (24)	$ (35)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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