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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Disclosures [Abstract] |
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Details | A progression of deferred policy acquisition costs is presented below (in millions):
| P&C |  |  | Annuity and Run-off Long-term Care and Life |  |  |
| Deferred |  |  | Deferred |  | Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Consolidated
| Costs |  |  | Costs |  | Inducements |  | PVFP |  | Unrealized |  | Total |  |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 221 |  |  |  | $ | 925 |  |  | $ | 132 |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | (531 | ) |  | $ | 600 |  |  |  | $ | 821 |
Additions | 121 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | 168 |
Amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic amortization | (126 | ) |  |  | (29 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | (165 | )
Included in realized gains | — |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |
Foreign currency translation | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Change in unrealized | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (71 | ) |  | (71 | ) |  |  | (71 | )
Balance at March 31, 2015 | $ | 217 |  |  |  | $ | 942 |  |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | (602 | ) |  | $ | 539 |  |  |  | $ | 756 |
Balance at December 31, 2013 | $ | 211 |  |  |  | $ | 875 |  |  | $ | 149 |  |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | (345 | ) |  | $ | 764 |  |  |  | $ | 975 |
Additions | 124 |  |  |  | 50 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 178 |
Periodic amortization | (121 | ) |  |  | (27 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (37 | ) |  |  | (158 | )
Change in unrealized | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (105 | ) |  | (105 | ) |  |  | (105 | )
Balance at March 31, 2014 | $ | 214 |  |  |  | $ | 898 |  |  | $ | 146 |  |  | $ | 82 |  |  | $ | (450 | ) |  | $ | 676 |  |  |  | $ | 890 |

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