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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
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 |  | Subtotal |  | Unrealized |  | Total |  |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 226 |  |  |  | $ | 1,018 |  |  | $ | 119 |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 1,192 |  |  | $ | (234 | ) |  | $ | 958 |  |  |  | $ | 1,184 |
Additions | 132 |  |  |  | 68 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 73 |  |  | — |  |  | 73 |  |  |  | 205 |
Amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic amortization | (134 | ) |  |  | (25 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | — |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | (166 | )
Included in realized gains | — |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |
Change in unrealized | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (170 | ) |  | (170 | ) |  |  | (170 | )
Balance at March 31, 2016 | $ | 224 |  |  |  | $ | 1,063 |  |  | $ | 119 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 1,235 |  |  | $ | (404 | ) |  | $ | 831 |  |  |  | $ | 1,055 |
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 221 |  |  |  | $ | 925 |  |  | $ | 132 |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 1,131 |  |  | $ | (531 | ) |  | $ | 600 |  |  |  | $ | 821 |
Additions | 121 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 47 |  |  | — |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | 168 |
Amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Periodic amortization | (126 | ) |  |  | (29 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (39 | ) |  | — |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | (165 | )
Included in realized gains | — |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |
Foreign currency translation | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Change in unrealized | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (71 | ) |  | (71 | ) |  |  | (71 | )
Balance at March 31, 2015 | $ | 217 |  |  |  | $ | 942 |  |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 1,141 |  |  | $ | (602 | ) |  | $ | 539 |  |  |  | $ | 756 |

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