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Commitments, contingencies, and guarantees (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Balance Sheet Locations, Fair Values In An Asset Or (Liability) Position, And Notional Values/Payment Provisions Of Derivative Instruments |
|  |  |  |  | September 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |  |  | Notional Value/ Payment Provision |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Notional Value/ Payment Provision |
(in millions of U.S. dollars) |  | Derivative Asset |  |  | Derivative (Liability) |  |  |  | Derivative Asset |  |  | Derivative (Liability) |  |
Investment and embedded derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forward contracts | OA / (AP) |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 1,010 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | 1,202 |
Cross-currency swaps | OA / (AP) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 95 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 50 |
Futures contracts on money market instruments | OA / (AP) |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,000 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,910 |
Options/Futures contracts on notes and bonds | OA / (AP) |  | 7 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 1,145 |  |  | 13 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 871 |
Convertible securities(1) | FM AFS / ES |  | 303 |  |  | — |  |  | 268 |  |  | 302 |  |  | — |  |  | 254 |
|  |  | $ | 326 |  |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | 3,518 |  |  | $ | 321 |  |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | 6,287 |
Other derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Futures contracts on equities (2) | OA / (AP) |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,427 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (60 | ) |  | $ | 1,692 |
Options on equity market indices (2) | OA / (AP) |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 250 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 250 |
Other | OA / (AP) |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 8 |
|  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 1,685 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | (62 | ) |  | $ | 1,950 |
GLB(3) | (AP) / (FPB) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (566 | ) |  | $ | 409 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (427 | ) |  | $ | 277 |
(1) | Includes fair value of embedded derivatives.
(2) | Related to GMDB and GLB blocks of business.
(3) | Includes both future policy benefits reserves and fair value derivative adjustment. Refer to Note 5 for additional information. Note that the payment provision related to GLB is the net amount at risk. The concept of a notional value does not apply to the GLB reinsurance contracts.
Net Realized Gains (Losses) Of Derivative Instrument Activity In Consolidated Statement Of Operations |
| Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
| September 30 |  |  | September 30 |
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Investment and embedded derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forward contracts | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 8 |
All other futures contracts and options | (15 | ) |  | 6 |  |  | (55 | ) |  | 46 |
Convertible securities(1) | (17 | ) |  | 6 |  |  | (13 | ) |  | 7 |
TBAs | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total investment and embedded derivative instruments | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | (53 | ) |  | $ | 62 |
GLB and other derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
GLB(2) | $ | (80 | ) |  | $ | 134 |  |  | $ | (126 | ) |  | $ | 563 |
Futures contracts on equities(3) | (15 | ) |  | (90 | ) |  | (103 | ) |  | (393 | )
Options on equity market indices(3) | — |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (20 | )
Other | 45 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 52 |  |  | (2 | )
Total GLB and other derivative instruments | $ | (50 | ) |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | (180 | ) |  | $ | 148 |
| $ | (63 | ) |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | (233 | ) |  | $ | 210 |
(1) | Includes embedded derivatives.
(2) | Excludes foreign exchange gains (losses) related to GLB.
(3) | Related to GMDB and GLB blocks of business.

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