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Reporting Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of business segments revenue disclosures |
Reportable segments revenue information
|  | For the years ended December 31,
($ in millions) |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Property-Liability |  |  |  |  |  |
Insurance premiums |  |  |  |  |  |
Auto |  | $ | 22,970 |  |  | $ | 21,878 |  |  | $ | 21,264 |
Homeowners |  | 7,517 |  |  | 7,310 |  |  | 7,257 |
Other personal lines |  | 1,808 |  |  | 1,750 |  |  | 1,700 |
Commercial lines |  | 655 |  |  | 495 |  |  | 506 |
Allstate Protection |  | 32,950 |  |  | 31,433 |  |  | 30,727 |
Discontinued Lines and Coverages |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total Property-Liability insurance premiums |  | 32,950 |  |  | 31,433 |  |  | 30,727 |
Other revenue |  | 738 |  |  | 703 |  |  | 688 |
Net investment income |  | 1,464 |  |  | 1,478 |  |  | 1,253 |
Realized capital gains and losses |  | (639 | ) |  | 401 |  |  | (6 | )
Total Property-Liability |  | 34,513 |  |  | 34,015 |  |  | 32,662 |
Service Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |
Consumer product protection plans |  | 503 |  |  | 295 |  |  | — |
Roadside assistance |  | 263 |  |  | 268 |  |  | 310 |
Finance and insurance products |  | 332 |  |  | 304 |  |  | 270 |
Intersegment premiums and service fees (1) |  | 122 |  |  | 110 |  |  | 105 |
Other revenue |  | 82 |  |  | 66 |  |  | 64 |
Net investment income |  | 27 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 13 |
Realized capital gains and losses |  | (11 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Total Service Businesses |  | 1,318 |  |  | 1,059 |  |  | 762 |
Allstate Life |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional life insurance premiums |  | 600 |  |  | 568 |  |  | 533 |
Accident and health insurance premiums |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Interest-sensitive life insurance contract charges |  | 713 |  |  | 710 |  |  | 715 |
Other revenue |  | 119 |  |  | 114 |  |  | 113 |
Net investment income |  | 505 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 482 |
Realized capital gains and losses |  | (14 | ) |  | 5 |  |  | (38 | )
Total Allstate Life |  | 1,925 |  |  | 1,888 |  |  | 1,807 |
Allstate Benefits |  |  |  |  |  |
Traditional life insurance premiums |  | 44 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 40 |
Accident and health insurance premiums |  | 980 |  |  | 928 |  |  | 857 |
Interest-sensitive life insurance contract charges |  | 111 |  |  | 114 |  |  | 114 |
Net investment income |  | 77 |  |  | 72 |  |  | 71 |
Realized capital gains and losses |  | (9 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (5 | )
Total Allstate Benefits |  | 1,203 |  |  | 1,157 |  |  | 1,077 |
Allstate Annuities |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed annuities contract charges |  | 15 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 14 |
Net investment income |  | 1,096 |  |  | 1,305 |  |  | 1,181 |
Realized capital gains and losses |  | (166 | ) |  | 44 |  |  | (38 | )
Total Allstate Annuities |  | 945 |  |  | 1,363 |  |  | 1,157 |
Corporate and Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income |  | 71 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 42 |
Realized capital gains and losses |  | (38 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (3 | )
Total Corporate and Other |  | 33 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 39 |
Intersegment eliminations (1) |  | (122 | ) |  | (110 | ) |  | (105 | )
Consolidated revenues |  | $ | 39,815 |  |  | $ | 39,407 |  |  | $ | 37,399 |
(1) Intersegment insurance premiums and service fees are primarily related to Arity and Allstate Roadside Services and are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.
Schedule of business segments net income disclosures |
Reportable segments financial performance
|  | For the years ended December 31,
($ in millions) |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Property-Liability |  |  |  |  |  |
Allstate Protection |  | $ | 2,343 |  |  | $ | 2,304 |  |  | $ | 1,477 |
Discontinued Lines and Coverages |  | (90 | ) |  | (99 | ) |  | (107 | )
Total underwriting income |  | 2,253 |  |  | 2,205 |  |  | 1,370 |
Net investment income |  | 1,464 |  |  | 1,478 |  |  | 1,253 |
Income tax expense on operations |  | (747 | ) |  | (1,187 | ) |  | (865 | )
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax |  | (500 | ) |  | 272 |  |  | — |
Gain on disposition of operations, after-tax |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |
Tax Legislation (expense) benefit |  | (5 | ) |  | 36 |  |  | — |
Property-Liability net income applicable to common shareholders |  | 2,465 |  |  | 2,813 |  |  | 1,758 |
Service Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted net income (loss) |  | 8 |  |  | (54 | ) |  | 5 |
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization of purchased intangible assets, after-tax |  | (74 | ) |  | (60 | ) |  | — |
Tax Legislation (expense) benefit |  | (4 | ) |  | 137 |  |  | — |
Service Businesses net (loss) income applicable to common shareholders |  | (79 | ) |  | 23 |  |  | 5 |
Allstate Life |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted net income |  | 295 |  |  | 259 |  |  | 251 |
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax |  | (11 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (24 | )
DAC and DSI amortization related to realized capital gains and losses, after-tax |  | (8 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (4 | )
Tax Legislation (expense) benefit |  | (16 | ) |  | 338 |  |  | — |
Allstate Life net income applicable to common shareholders |  | 260 |  |  | 589 |  |  | 223 |
Allstate Benefits |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted net income |  | 124 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 103 |
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax |  | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | )
DAC and DSI amortization related to realized capital gains and losses, after-tax |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax Legislation benefit |  | — |  |  | 54 |  |  | — |
Allstate Benefits net income applicable to common shareholders |  | 118 |  |  | 154 |  |  | 99 |
Allstate Annuities |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted net income |  | 131 |  |  | 205 |  |  | 102 |
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax |  | (131 | ) |  | 28 |  |  | (26 | )
Valuation changes on embedded derivatives not hedged, after-tax |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
Gain on disposition of operations, after-tax |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |
Tax Legislation benefit |  | 69 |  |  | 182 |  |  | — |
Allstate Annuities net income applicable to common shareholders |  | 76 |  |  | 419 |  |  | 77 |
Corporate and Other |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted net loss |  | (406 | ) |  | (320 | ) |  | (293 | )
Realized capital gains and losses, after-tax |  | (30 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (2 | )
Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses, after-tax |  | (370 | ) |  | 141 |  |  | (175 | )
Goodwill impairment |  | — |  |  | (125 | ) |  | — |
Business combination expenses, after-tax |  | (7 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | — |
Tax Legislation expense |  | (15 | ) |  | (238 | ) |  | — |
Corporate and Other net loss applicable to common shareholders |  | (828 | ) |  | (560 | ) |  | (470 | )
Consolidated net income applicable to common shareholders |  | $ | 2,012 |  |  | $ | 3,438 |  |  | $ | 1,692 |
Additional significant financial performance data |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | For the years ended December 31,
($ in millions) |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Amortization of DAC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property-Liability |  | $ | 4,475 |  |  | $ | 4,205 |  |  | $ | 4,053 |
Service Businesses |  | 463 |  |  | 296 |  |  | 214 |
Allstate Life |  | 132 |  |  | 134 |  |  | 131 |
Allstate Benefits |  | 145 |  |  | 142 |  |  | 145 |
Allstate Annuities |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
Consolidated |  | $ | 5,222 |  |  | $ | 4,784 |  |  | $ | 4,550 |
Income tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |
Property-Liability |  | $ | 613 |  |  | $ | 1,285 |  |  | $ | 859 |
Service Businesses |  | (19 | ) |  | (194 | ) |  | 2 |
Allstate Life |  | 75 |  |  | (226 | ) |  | 94 |
Allstate Benefits |  | 32 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 52 |
Allstate Annuities |  | (66 | ) |  | (58 | ) |  | 36 |
Corporate and Other |  | (167 | ) |  | 187 |  |  | (201 | )
Consolidated |  | $ | 468 |  |  | $ | 995 |  |  | $ | 842 |
Additional significant financial performance data |
Additional significant financial performance data |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | For the years ended December 31,
($ in millions) |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Amortization of DAC |  |  |  |  |  |
Property-Liability |  | $ | 4,475 |  |  | $ | 4,205 |  |  | $ | 4,053 |
Service Businesses |  | 463 |  |  | 296 |  |  | 214 |
Allstate Life |  | 132 |  |  | 134 |  |  | 131 |
Allstate Benefits |  | 145 |  |  | 142 |  |  | 145 |
Allstate Annuities |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
Consolidated |  | $ | 5,222 |  |  | $ | 4,784 |  |  | $ | 4,550 |
Income tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |
Property-Liability |  | $ | 613 |  |  | $ | 1,285 |  |  | $ | 859 |
Service Businesses |  | (19 | ) |  | (194 | ) |  | 2 |
Allstate Life |  | 75 |  |  | (226 | ) |  | 94 |
Allstate Benefits |  | 32 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 52 |
Allstate Annuities |  | (66 | ) |  | (58 | ) |  | 36 |
Corporate and Other |  | (167 | ) |  | 187 |  |  | (201 | )
Consolidated |  | $ | 468 |  |  | $ | 995 |  |  | $ | 842 |
Impacts of Tax Legislation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Income tax expense (benefit) before Tax Legislation |  | Tax Legislation expense (benefit) |  | Income tax expense (benefit) after Tax Legislation
|  | For the years ended December 31,
($ in millions) |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Income tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property-Liability |  | $ | 608 |  |  | $ | 1,321 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | (36 | ) |  | $ | 613 |  |  | $ | 1,285 |
Service Businesses |  | (23 | ) |  | (57 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | (137 | ) |  | (19 | ) |  | (194 | )
Allstate Life |  | 59 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 16 |  |  | (338 | ) |  | 75 |  |  | (226 | )
Allstate Benefits |  | 32 |  |  | 55 |  |  | — |  |  | (54 | ) |  | 32 |  |  | 1 |
Allstate Annuities |  | 3 |  |  | 124 |  |  | (69 | ) |  | (182 | ) |  | (66 | ) |  | (58 | )
Corporate and Other |  | (182 | ) |  | (51 | ) |  | 15 |  |  | 238 |  |  | (167 | ) |  | 187 |
Consolidated |  | $ | 497 |  |  | $ | 1,504 |  |  | $ | (29 | ) |  | $ | (509 | ) |  | $ | 468 |  |  | $ | 995 |
Summarized data for total assets and investments |
Reportable segment total assets and investments (1) |  |  |  |
|  | As of December 31,
($ in millions) |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Assets |  |  |  |
Property-Liability |  | $ | 61,947 |  |  | $ | 60,197 |
Service Businesses |  | 5,473 |  |  | 4,531 |
Allstate Life |  | 13,613 |  |  | 14,107 |
Allstate Benefits |  | 2,822 |  |  | 2,766 |
Allstate Annuities |  | 26,798 |  |  | 28,836 |
Corporate and Other |  | 1,596 |  |  | 1,985 |
Consolidated |  | $ | 112,249 |  |  | $ | 112,422 |
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Investments |  |  |  |
Property-Liability |  | $ | 43,634 |  |  | $ | 43,183 |
Service Businesses |  | 1,203 |  |  | 954 |
Allstate Life |  | 10,809 |  |  | 11,210 |
Allstate Benefits |  | 1,809 |  |  | 1,776 |
Allstate Annuities |  | 22,336 |  |  | 23,722 |
Corporate and Other |  | 1,469 |  |  | 1,958 |
Consolidated |  | $ | 81,260 |  |  | $ | 82,803 |
(1) | The balances reflect the elimination of related party investments between segments.

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