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Deferred Policy Acquisition and Sales Inducement Costs | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Deferred Policy Acquisition and Sales Inducement Costs |
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Note 11 | Deferred Policy Acquisition and Sales Inducement Costs
Deferred policy acquisition costs activity
|  | For the years ended December 31,
($ in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 3,954 |  |  | $ | 3,861 |  |  | $ | 3,525 |
SquareTrade acquisition |  | 66 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Acquisition costs deferred |  | 5,001 |  |  | 4,717 |  |  | 4,596 |
Amortization charged to income |  | (4,784 | ) |  | (4,550 | ) |  | (4,364 | )
Effect of unrealized gains and losses |  | (46 | ) |  | (74 | ) |  | 104 |
Balance, end of year |  | $ | 4,191 |  |  | $ | 3,954 |  |  | $ | 3,861 |
Deferred sales inducement costs activity (1)
|  | For the years ended December 31,
($ in millions) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 44 |
Sales inducements deferred |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
Amortization charged to income |  | (4 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (4 | )
Effect of unrealized gains and losses |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 2 |
Balance, end of year |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 45 |
(1) | Deferred sales inducement costs primarily relate to fixed annuities and interest-sensitive life contracts.

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