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Unpaid losses and loss expenses Unpaid losses and loss expenses (narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | $ (243) | $ (270) | $ (643) | $ (671)
prior period development, net adjustments |  |  | 86 | 110
Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (246) | (290) | (319) | (410)
Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 3 | 20 | (324) | (261)
Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (377) |  |  |
Homeowners and Valuables Lines [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 80 |  |  |
Environmental Issue [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | $ 54 |  |  |
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2017 [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of PPD | 20.00% |  |  |
Accident years 2014 and prior [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of PPD | 80.00% |  |  |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | $ (216) | (236) | (472) | (546)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (170) | (230) | (266) | (407)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (46) | (6) | (206) | (139)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | North America Workers' Compensation [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (183) | (125)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Foreign Casualty Line [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (28) |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Multi-Line [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (28)
prior period development, net adjustments |  | 26 |  |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Other [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (50) |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Commercial Property and Marine [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (41) |  | (156) |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Surety Product Line [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (19) |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2015 [Member] | Surety Product Line [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (45)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Accident Year 2013 and prior [Member] | North America Workers' Compensation [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  | (46) |  | (68)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2012 and prior [Member] | Commercial Excess and Umbrella [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (93) |  | (123) |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | 2011 and prior [Member] | Commercial Excess and Umbrella [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  | (140) |  |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2017 [Member] | North America Workers' Compensation [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (56) |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2017 [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (3) |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2017 [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (42) |  |  |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2017 [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Commercial Property and Marine [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (157)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2015 through 2017 [Member] | Other [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | 71 |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Accident year 2012 and 2013 [Member] | Professional Liability Insurance [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (27)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Accident year 2012 and 2013 [Member] | Multi-Line [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  | (28) |  |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2016 [Member] | North America Workers' Compensation [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (57)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2014 and 2016 [Member] | Property Insurance Product Line [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (65)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Accident year 2015 and 2016 [Member] | Accident and Health Insurance Product Line [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (19)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Accident year 2011 and prior [Member] | Commercial Excess and Umbrella [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (214)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2014 and prior [Member] | North America Workers' Compensation [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (45) |  | (127) |
North America Commercial P&C Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2014 and prior [Member] | Foreign Casualty Line [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (28) |  |  |
North America Personal [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 58 | 32 | 59 | 66
North America Personal [Member] | Personal Homeowner [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | 105
North America Personal [Member] | Homeowners and Valuables Lines [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 80 |  |  |
North America Personal [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2015 [Member] | Personal Excess [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (24) |  |  |
North America Personal [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2017 [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (68) |
North America Personal [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2017 [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Homeowners and Valuables Lines [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (57) |  |  |
North America Personal [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2017 [Member] | Excluding Catastrophic Events [Member] | Homeowners and Valuables Lines [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 137 |  |  |
North America Personal [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2016 [Member] | Personal Homeowner [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  | 98 |  |
North America Personal [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2014 [Member] | Personal Excess [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  | (58) |  | (58)
North America Agricultural Insurance [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (1) | (4) | (77) | (83)
North America Agricultural Insurance [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
North America Agricultural Insurance [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (1) | (4) | (77) | (83)
North America Agricultural Insurance [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2017 [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (1) |  | (1) |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (72) | (108) | (166) | (184)
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (49) | (106) | (51) | (74)
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (23) | (2) | (115) | (110)
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Political [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (12) |  |  |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Aviation [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (10) |  |  |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Personal lines [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (17) |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident and Health Insurance Product Line [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (16) |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Energy [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (13) |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Casualty [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (54) | (40) |  | (9)
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Financial | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 38 | (34) |  | (34)
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Other [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (33) |  |  |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Other [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (57) |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Surety Product Line [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (17) |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Environmental Issue [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (10) |  |  |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident Year 2013 and prior [Member] | Casualty [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  | (69) |  |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident Year 2013 and prior [Member] | Financial | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  | (124) |  |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2017 [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 4 |  | (8) |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2014 - 2016 [Member] | Property and Inland Marine [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (50) |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2014 - 2016 [Member] | Energy and Technical Risk Property [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (43)
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2014 - 2016 [Member] | Accident and Health Insurance Product Line [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (20)
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2014 - 2016 [Member] | Casualty [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  | 29 |  |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2014 - 2016 [Member] | Financial | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  | 90 |  |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2013 - 2015 [Member] | Property and Inland Marine [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (37)
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2015 through 2017 [Member] | Casualty [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 38 |  |  |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2015 through 2017 [Member] | Financial | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 131 |  |  |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident Years 2012 - 2015 [Member] | Marine [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (21) |  |  |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2016 and prior [Member] | Casualty [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | 32
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2014 and prior [Member] | Casualty [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (92) |  |  |
Overseas General Insurance [Member] | Accident years 2014 and prior [Member] | Financial | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (93) |  |  |
Global Reinsurance [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (24) | (41) | (54) | (64)
Global Reinsurance [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (69)
Global Reinsurance [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | 15 |
Global Reinsurance [Member] | Auto Liability Excess Lines [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | 10
Global Reinsurance [Member] | Casualty & Professional [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | (66)
Global Reinsurance [Member] | ProfLiabMalpracticeWorkersCompensation [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (39) |  |  |
Global Reinsurance [Member] | Accident Year 2013 and prior [Member] | Professional Liability Insurance [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  | (29) |  |
Global Reinsurance [Member] | Accident Year 2013 and prior [Member] | Other [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | (69) |
Global Reinsurance [Member] | Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2017 [Member] | Catastrophe [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 15 |  | 14 |
Global Reinsurance [Member] | Accident year 2015 and prior [Member] | Auto Liability Excess Lines [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  |  | 9
Global Reinsurance [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (24) | (41) | (54) | (64)
Global Reinsurance [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | (39) | (41) | (69) | (69)
Global Reinsurance [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5
Corporate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 12 | 87 | 67 | 140
Corporate Segment [Member] | non-A&E run-off [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  |  | 67 | 35
Corporate Segment [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse |  | 9 |  | 28
Corporate Segment [Member] | Long Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 12 | 87 | 67 | 140
Corporate Segment [Member] | Short Tail [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | 0 | 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Corporate Segment [Member] | Environmental Issue [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |
PPD (Favorable) / Adverse | $ 54 | $ 77 |  |

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