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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Tax Provision
 
(millions)
2017

2016

2015

Current tax provision






Federal
$
680.9

$
469.6

$
655.3

State
12.8

12.7

14.7

Deferred tax expense (benefit)






Federal
(149.4
)
(66.3
)
(47.7
)
State
(3.5
)
(2.5
)
(11.2
)
Total income tax provision
$
540.8

$
413.5

$
611.1

Reconciliation of Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes Reported in Consolidated Statements of Income with Tax at Statutory Rate
($ in millions)
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Income before income taxes
$
2,138.9

 
 
$
1,470.7

 
 
$
1,911.6

 
Tax at statutory federal rate
$
748.6

35
 %
 
$
514.8

35
 %
 
$
669.1

35
 %
Tax effect of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax liability revaluation1
(99.5
)
(5
)
 
0

0

 
0

0

Tax credits
(52.4
)
(2
)
 
(62.2
)
(4
)
 
(1.9
)
0

Stock-based compensation2
(25.1
)
(1
)
 
0

0

 
0

0

Dividends received deduction
(20.7
)
(1
)
 
(22.6
)
(2
)
 
(19.8
)
(1
)
Exempt interest income
(16.9
)
(1
)
 
(15.7
)
(1
)
 
(17.8
)
(1
)
Tax-deductible dividends
(9.7
)
0

 
(6.1
)
0

 
(7.9
)
0

Nondeductible compensation expense3
10.1

0

 
0.5

0

 
0.3

0

State income taxes, net of federal taxes
6.0

0

 
6.6

0

 
2.3

0

Other items, net
0.4

0

 
(1.8
)
0

 
0.6

0

Non-taxable gain4
0

0

 
0

0

 
(13.8
)
(1
)
Total income tax provision
$
540.8

25
 %
 
$
413.5

28
 %
 
$
611.1

32
 %

1 Pursuant to the recently enacted legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”); see further discussion below.
2 Represents excess tax benefits associated with share-based payments awards. Prior to 2017, these excess tax benefits were recorded directly to additional paid-in capital under the then existing accounting guidance.
3 Increase in 2017 primarily reflects changes in compensation that qualifies for deduction under the Tax Act.
4 Represents the tax effect of holding period gains on the 5% interest in ARX we owned prior to acquisition of a controlling interest on April 1, 2015.

Components of Net Deferred Tax Assets
t December 31, 2017 and 2016. As noted above, the federal deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2017, have been revalued to reflect the new 21% federal corporate income tax rate under the Tax Act.
(millions)
2017

2016

Federal deferred tax assets:
 
 
Unearned premiums reserve
$
368.9

$
515.6

Non-deductible accruals
166.0

259.9

Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves
48.4

76.5

Hedges on forecasted transactions
4.8

5.1

Investment basis differences
0

31.3

Other
7.3

8.9

Federal deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
Net unrealized gains on securities
(419.5
)
(507.2
)
Deferred acquisition costs
(163.9
)
(227.9
)
Property and equipment
(75.5
)
(120.2
)
Intangible assets
(66.6
)
(145.3
)
Prepaid expenses
(7.1
)
(9.2
)
Investment basis differences
(5.5
)
0

Deferred gain on extinguishment of debt
(0.4
)
(1.5
)
Other
(6.1
)
(7.7
)
Net federal deferred tax liability
(149.2
)
(121.7
)
Net state deferred tax asset
14.2

10.4

Net deferred tax liability
$
(135.0
)
$
(111.3
)