Investment gains/losses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investment gains/losses included in earnings are summarized below (in millions).


	Third Quarter						First Nine Months
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Fixed maturity securities—
Gross gains	$	56		$	5		$	82		$	44
Gross losses		(2	)		(24	)		(16	)		(41	)
Equity securities—
Gross gains		1,011			3,173			1,795			5,720
Gross losses		(419	)		(13	)		(626	)		(76	)
Other-than-temporary impairment losses		—			—			—			(63	)
Other		11			9			27			59

	$	657		$	3,150		$	1,262		$	5,643

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the realized and unrealized gains and losses reported in the statement of income which have resulted from the sale and holding of marketable securities, respectively, as well as the sale or disposal of cost method investments. Such amounts would include realized gains and losses on the sale or disposal of trading, available-for-sale, and held-to-maturity securities, unrealized gains and losses on trading securities, unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities transferred to the trading securities category, realized gains and losses on the sale or disposal of cost method investments, and losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of such investments.

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