|**Schedule VI. Supplemental Information Concerning Property and Casualty Insurance Operations**                              | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|**Supplemental Information for Property, Casualty Insurance Underwriters [Abstract]**                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Schedule VI. Supplemental Information Concerning Property and Casualty Insurance Operations                                  | SCHEDULE VI.  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION CONCERNING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE OPERATIONSAs of and for the years ended December 31Consolidated Property and Casualty Operations(In millions)201720162015Balance Sheet DataDeferred acquisition costs$632$599Reserves for unpaid claim and claim adjustment expenses22,00422,343Discount deducted from claim and claim adjustment expense reserves above (based on interest rates ranging from 3.5% to 8.0%)1,4341,572Unearned premiums4,0293,762Statement of Operations DataNet written premiums$7,069$6,988$6,962Net earned premiums6,9886,9246,921Net investment income1,9921,9521,807Incurred claim and claim adjustment expenses related to current year5,2015,0254,934Incurred claim and claim adjustment expenses related to prior years(381)(342)(255)Amortization of deferred acquisition costs1,2331,2351,540Paid claim and claim adjustment expenses5,3415,1344,945
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|As of and for the years ended December 31                                                                                    | Consolidated Property and Casualty Operations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|(In millions)                                                                                                                | 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Balance Sheet Data                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Deferred acquisition costs                                                                                                   | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Reserves for unpaid claim and claim adjustment expenses                                                                      | 22,004                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Discount deducted from claim and claim adjustment expense reserves above (based on interest rates ranging from 3.5% to 8.0%) | 1,434                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Unearned premiums                                                                                                            | 4,029                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|Net written premiums                                                                                                         | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Net earned premiums                                                                                                          | 6,988                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Net investment income                                                                                                        | 1,992                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Incurred claim and claim adjustment expenses related to current year                                                         | 5,201                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Incurred claim and claim adjustment expenses related to prior years                                                          | (381                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Amortization of deferred acquisition costs                                                                                   | 1,233                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Paid claim and claim adjustment expenses                                                                                     | 5,341                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

X- DefinitionThe entire disclosure for the supplemental schedule of information for an entity who has a consolidated property-casualty insurance underwriter, unconsolidated property-casualty subsidiary or fifty percent-or-less owned property-casualty equity investee.
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