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Quarterly Operating Results (Unaudited) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of quarterly operating results | The following are quarterly results of consolidated operations for the two years ended December 31, 2017 (in millions, except per share amounts). Quarterly earnings per share do not add to year-to-date amounts due to changes in shares outstanding.
|  | 1st Quarter |  | 2nd Quarter |  | 3rd Quarter |  | 4th Quarter |  | Total Year
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 1,576 |  |  | $ | 1,646 |  |  | $ | 1,835 |  |  | $ | 1,808 |  |  | $ | 6,865 |
Net earnings, including noncontrolling interests |  | 155 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 477 |
Net earnings attributable to shareholders |  | 153 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 475 |
Earnings attributable to shareholders per Common Share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 1.76 |  |  | $ | 1.64 |  |  | $ | 0.13 |  |  | $ | 1.88 |  |  | $ | 5.40 |
Diluted |  | 1.72 |  |  | 1.61 |  |  | 0.13 |  |  | 1.84 |  |  | 5.28 |
Average number of Common Shares: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | 87.2 |  |  | 87.8 |  |  | 88.1 |  |  | 88.2 |  |  | 87.8 |
Diluted |  | 89.3 |  |  | 89.8 |  |  | 90.0 |  |  | 90.1 |  |  | 89.8 |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 1,475 |  |  | $ | 1,581 |  |  | $ | 1,705 |  |  | $ | 1,737 |  |  | $ | 6,498 |
Net earnings, including noncontrolling interests |  | 104 |  |  | 63 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 388 |  |  | 668 |
Net earnings attributable to shareholders |  | 101 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 109 |  |  | 385 |  |  | 649 |
Earnings attributable to shareholders per Common Share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 1.16 |  |  | $ | 0.63 |  |  | $ | 1.25 |  |  | $ | 4.43 |  |  | $ | 7.47 |
Diluted |  | 1.14 |  |  | 0.62 |  |  | 1.23 |  |  | 4.33 |  |  | 7.33 |
Average number of Common Shares: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | 86.9 |  |  | 86.8 |  |  | 86.9 |  |  | 86.9 |  |  | 86.9 |
Diluted |  | 88.5 |  |  | 88.4 |  |  | 88.5 |  |  | 88.8 |  |  | 88.5 |
Quarterly information on realized gains (losses) and favorable (unfavorable) development on unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses | Pretax realized gains on subsidiaries and securities (including other-than-temporary impairments), favorable (adverse) prior year development of AFG’s liability for losses and loss adjustment expenses (“LAE”) and the impact of derivatives related to FIAs were as follows (in millions):
|  | 1st Quarter |  | 2nd Quarter |  | 3rd Quarter |  | 4th Quarter |  | Total Year
Realized Gains (Losses) on Securities and Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | (12 | ) |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 5 |
2016 |  | (18 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 21 |
Prior Year Development Favorable (Adverse) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | (52 | ) |  | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 64 |
2016 |  | 28 |  |  | (28 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (32 | )
Impact of Derivatives related to Fixed-indexed Annuities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (16 | ) |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (11 | ) |  | $ | (33 | )
2016 |  | (31 | ) |  | (26 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | 29 |  |  | (27 | )

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