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Restructuring, Severance and Other Costs Level 1 (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Restructuring Costs [Abstract] |
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block] | related discussion of the Company's business disposition transactions, see Note 18 - Discontinued Operations and Business Dispositions of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company has completed substantially all of its restructuring activities related to consolidation of its real estate operations initiated in 2013 consistent with the Company's strategic business realignment. Restructuring and other costs, including costs incurred to date, as of December 31, 2015 were as follows:
Commercial Lines | $ | 6 |
Personal Lines | 3 |
Group Benefits | 1 |
Mutual Funds | 4 |
Talcott Resolution | 69 |
Corporate | 299 |
Total restructuring and other costs | $ | 382 |
Restructuring and other costs, pre-tax incurred in connection with these activities were as follows:
| For the years ended December 31,
| 2015 | 2014 | 2013
Severance benefits | $ | 6 |  | $ | 16 |  | $ | 22 |
Professional fees | — |  | 1 |  | 19 |
Asset impairment charges | 17 |  | 42 |  | 20 |
Contract termination and other charges | (3 | ) | 12 |  | 6 |
Total restructuring and other costs | $ | 20 |  | $ | 71 |  | $ | 67 |
Restructuring and other costs costs, included in insurance operating costs and other expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for each reporting segment, as well as the Corporate category are as follows:
| For the years ended December 31,
| 2015 | 2014 | 2013
Commercial Lines | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1 |
Personal Lines | — |  | — |  | — |
Group Benefits | — |  | — |  | — |
Mutual Funds | — |  | — |  | 1 |
Talcott Resolution | — |  | — |  | 1 |
Corporate | 20 |  | 71 |  | 64 |
Total restructuring and other costs | $ | 20 |  | $ | 71 |  | $ | 67 |
The tables below provide roll-forwards for accrued restructuring and other costs included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
| For the year ended December 31, 2015
| Severance Benefits and Related Costs | Professional Fees | Asset impairment charges | Contract Termination and Other Charges | Total Restructuring and Other Costs
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 10 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 16 |
Accruals/provisions | 6 |  | — |  | 17 |  | (3 | ) | 20 |
Payments/write-offs | (11 | ) | — |  | (17 | ) | (3 | ) | (31 | )
Balance, end of period | $ | 5 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 5 |
| For the year ended December 31, 2014
| Severance Benefits and Related Costs | Professional Fees | Asset impairment charges | Contract Termination and Other Charges | Total Restructuring and Other Costs
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 22 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 28 |
Accruals/provisions | 16 |  | — |  | 43 |  | 12 |  | 71 |
Payments/write-offs | (28 | ) | — |  | (43 | ) | (12 | ) | (83 | )
Balance, end of period | $ | 10 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 16 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 + Details
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