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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Consolidated Income Tax Expense | The consolidated income tax expense consists of the following for the years ended December 31 ($ in millions):
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Current provision |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 421 |  |  | $ | 485 |  |  | $ | 332 |
State and local | 14 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 26 |
Total current provision | 435 |  |  | 507 |  |  | 358 |
Deferred provision | (109 | ) |  | 92 |  |  | (19 | )
Total income tax expense | $ | 326 |  |  | $ | 599 |  |  | $ | 339 |
Reconciliation Of Tax Provision At The U.S. Federal Statutory Rate To Income Tax Expense | The reconciliation of the tax provision at the U.S. federal statutory rate to income tax expense for the years ended December 31 is as follows ($ in millions):
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Earnings from continuing operations, before income tax expense | $ | 1,134 |  |  | $ | 1,157 |  |  | $ | 697 |
(Earnings) loss attributable to flow through noncontrolling interest | 15 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 1 |
Earnings from continuing operations, less noncontrolling interest, before income tax expense | 1,149 |  |  | 1,149 |  |  | 698 |
Tax provision at the U.S. federal statutory rate | 402 |  |  | 402 |  |  | 244 |
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit | 11 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 15 |
Nondeductible compensation | 58 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 2 |
ACA Health Insurer Fee | — |  |  | 162 |  |  | 75 |
Income Tax Reform | (125 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Other, net | (20 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Income tax expense | $ | 326 |  |  | $ | 599 |  |  | $ | 339 |
Tax Effects Of Temporary Differences Which Give Rise To Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities | The tax effects of temporary differences which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented below for the years ended December 31 ($ in millions):
| 2017 |  | 2016
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Medical claims liability | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | 66 |
Nondeductible liabilities | 41 |  |  | 39 |
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards | 94 |  |  | 101 |
Compensation accruals | 129 |  |  | 156 |
Premium and trade receivables | 45 |  |  | 79 |
Other | 11 |  |  | 14 |
Deferred tax assets | 366 |  |  | 455 |
Valuation allowance | (81 | ) |  | (86 | )
Net deferred tax assets | $ | 285 |  |  | $ | 369 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ | 342 |  |  | $ | 577 |
Prepaid assets | 23 |  |  | 17 |
Fixed assets | 84 |  |  | 65 |
Investments in joint ventures | 20 |  |  | 11 |
Deferred revenue | 26 |  |  | — |
Other | 17 |  |  | 2 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 512 |  |  | 672 |
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) | $ | (227 | ) |  | $ | (303 | )
Summary of Reserve for Uncertain Tax Positions | The Company maintains a reserve for uncertain tax positions that may be challenged by a tax authority. A rollforward of the beginning and ending amount of uncertain tax positions, exclusive of related interest and penalties, is as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
Gross unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period | $ | 102 |  |  | $ | 5 |
Gross increases: |  |  |
Current year tax positions | 43 |  |  | 6 |
Prior year tax positions | 113 |  |  | 93 |
Gross decreases: |  |  |
Prior year tax positions | — |  |  | (1 | )
Statute of limitation lapses | (1 | ) |  | (1 | )
Gross unrecognized tax benefits, end of period | $ | 257 |  |  | $ | 102 |

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