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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | The progression of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income follows (in millions):
|  |  | Other Comprehensive Income |  |
| AOCI Beginning Balance |  | Pretax |  | Tax |  | Net of tax |  | Attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | Attributable to shareholders |  | AOCI Ending Balance
Quarter ended June 30, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains on securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains on securities arising during the period |  |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | (63 | ) |  | $ | 115 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 115 |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net earnings (a) |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  |
Total net unrealized gains on securities (b) | $ | 529 |  |  | 170 |  |  | (60 | ) |  | 110 |  |  | — |  |  | 110 |  |  | $ | 639 |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | (8 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | (6 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (15 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | (11 | )
Pension and other postretirement plans adjustments | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7 | )
Total | $ | 499 |  |  | $ | 177 |  |  | $ | (61 | ) |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | 615 |
Quarter ended June 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains on securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains on securities arising during the period |  |  | $ | 326 |  |  | $ | (113 | ) |  | $ | 213 |  |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | 209 |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net earnings (a) |  |  | 16 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  |
Total net unrealized gains on securities | $ | 466 |  |  | 342 |  |  | (119 | ) |  | 223 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 219 |  |  | $ | 685 |
Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges | 4 |  |  | 2 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (16 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (15 | )
Pension and other postretirement plans adjustments | (6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6 | )
Total | $ | 448 |  |  | $ | 345 |  |  | $ | (120 | ) |  | $ | 225 |  |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | 221 |  |  | $ | 669 |
Six months ended June 30, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains on securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains on securities arising during the period |  |  | $ | 369 |  |  | $ | (129 | ) |  | $ | 240 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 240 |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net earnings (a) |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  |
Total net unrealized gains on securities (b) | $ | 404 |  |  | 361 |  |  | (126 | ) |  | 235 |  |  | — |  |  | 235 |  |  | $ | 639 |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | (7 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (6 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (15 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | (11 | )
Pension and other postretirement plans adjustments | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7 | )
Total | $ | 375 |  |  | $ | 366 |  |  | $ | (126 | ) |  | $ | 240 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 240 |  |  | $ | 615 |
Six months ended June 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrealized gains on securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains on securities arising during the period |  |  | $ | 518 |  |  | $ | (180 | ) |  | $ | 338 |  |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | 333 |  |  |
Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net earnings (a) |  |  | 34 |  |  | (13 | ) |  | 21 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 20 |  |  |
Total net unrealized gains on securities | $ | 332 |  |  | 552 |  |  | (193 | ) |  | 359 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | 353 |  |  | $ | 685 |
Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges | 1 |  |  | 7 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (22 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | (15 | )
Pension and other postretirement plans adjustments | (7 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (6 | )
Total | $ | 304 |  |  | $ | 564 |  |  | $ | (193 | ) |  | $ | 371 |  |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | 365 |  |  | $ | 669 |
(a) | The reclassification adjustment out of net unrealized gains on securities affected the following lines in AFG’s Statement of Earnings:
| OCI component |  | Affected line in the statement of earnings |
| Pretax |  | Realized gains (losses) on securities |
| Tax |  | Provision for income taxes |
| Attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests |
(b) | Includes net unrealized gains of $56 million at June 30, 2017 compared to $52 million at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 related to securities for which only the credit portion of an other-than-temporary impairment has been recorded in earnings.

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