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Benefit Plans - Allstate 401(k) savings plan (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |  |  |
Principal balance of note from ESOP | $ 2 |  |
Interest rate on note from ESOP (as a percent) | 7.90% |  |
Company's contribution to the Allstate Plan | $ 81 | $ 80 | $ 79
ESOP benefit computed |  |  |
Interest expense recognized by ESOP | 0 | 1 | 1
Less: dividends accrued on ESOP shares | (1) | (3) | (3)
Cost of shares allocated | 3 | 7 | 10
Compensation expense | 2 | 5 | 8
Reduction of defined contribution due to ESOP | 38 | 60 | 73
ESOP benefit | (36) | (55) | (65)
Contributions to ESOP | $ 1 | 2 | 2
Committed to be released ESOP shares (in shares) | 0.4 |  |
Allocated ESOP shares (in shares) | 38.0 |  |
Unallocated ESOP shares (in shares) | 0.4 |  |
Defined contribution plan expense for eligible employees of Canadian insurance subsidiaries and Sterling | $ 12 | $ 10 | $ 10

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- Definition The shares or units in an ESOP trust that have been assigned to individual participant accounts based on a known formula. IRS rules require allocations to be nondiscriminatory generally based on compensation, length of service, or a combination of both. For any particular participant such shares or units may be vested, unvested, or partially vested. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65895303&loc=d3e17540-113929 + Details
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