Stockholders' Equity and Statutory Accounting Practices (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Stockholders' Equity and Statutory Accounting Practices [Abstract]

Combined statutory capital and surplus and net income (loss)

Statutory Information

	Statutory Capital and Surplus				Statutory Net Income (Loss)
	December 31				Years ended December 31
(In millions)	2012 (b)		2011		2012 (b)		2011		2010
Combined Continental Casualty Companies (a)	$	9,998	$	9,888	$	391	$	954	$	258
Life company	556		519		44		29		86

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(a) Represents the combined statutory surplus of CCC and its subsidiaries, including the life company.

(b) Information derived from the statutory-basis financial statements to be filed with insurance regulators.