|**Deferred Acquisition Costs (Tables)**                                                                               | 9 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs And Asset Reconciliation, Including the Amortized Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs | The table below shows the deferred policy acquisition costs and asset reconciliation.(Dollars in millions)Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended September 30,2022202120222021Property casualty:Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, beginning of period$723$630$602$542Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs3252871,064924Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs(342)(300)(960)(849)Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, end of period$706$617$706$617Life:Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, beginning of period$322$294$303$263Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs16154644Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs(12)(12)(33)(35)Shadow deferred policy acquisition costs411426Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, end of period$330$298$330$298Consolidated:Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, beginning of period$1,045$924$905$805Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs3413021,110968Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs(354)(312)(993)(884)Shadow deferred policy acquisition costs411426Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, end of period$1,036$915$1,036$915
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|(Dollars in millions)                                                                                                 | Three months ended September 30,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, beginning of period                                                          | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs                                                                         | 325                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs                                                                           | (342)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, end of period                                                                | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, beginning of period                                                          | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs                                                                         | 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs                                                                           | (12)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Shadow deferred policy acquisition costs                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, end of period                                                                | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, beginning of period                                                          | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs                                                                         | 341                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs                                                                           | (354)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Shadow deferred policy acquisition costs                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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