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Sale of Business (Details Textual) $ in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 24, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) policy | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2015
Sale of Business |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized gains (losses) on subsidiaries |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ (162) |
Run-off long-term care insurance business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Business |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash proceeds from the sale of business | $ 7 |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities proceeds received from the sale of business | 11 |  |  |  |  |
Potential additional sale proceeds based on the release of certain statutory liabilities of the legal entities sold |  |  |  | 13 |  |
Long-term care insurance reserves of business sold as a percentage of total long-term care insurance reserves |  |  |  |  |  | 96.00%
Cash and investment securities proceeds from the sale of business | 18 |  |  |  |  |
Total expected tax benefits proceeds from the sale of business |  |  |  | 97 |  |
Loss on subsidiaries, pretax | (166) |  |  |  | (162) |
Loss on subsidiaries, net of tax | $ (108) |  |  |  | $ (105) |
Carrying value of the assets and liabilities of business sold as a percentage of total assets and liabilities | 4.00% | 4.00% |  |  |  |
Run-off long-term care insurance business [Member] | Reduced estimated tax payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Business |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefits proceeds from the sale of business |  |  |  | $ 66 |  |
Run-off long-term care insurance business [Member] | Carryback of the tax-basis capital loss [Member] | Subsequent event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Business |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefits proceeds from the sale of business |  |  | $ 30 |  |  |
AFG [Member] | Run-off long-term care insurance business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Business |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of long-term care insurance policies | policy |  |  |  | 1,700 |  |
Long-term care insurance reserves |  |  |  | $ 35 |  |

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