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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Total investments in (A) an entity in which the entity has significant influence, but does not have control, (B) subsidiaries that are not required to be consolidated and are accounted for using the equity and or cost method, and (C) an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group. Includes long-term advances receivable from a party that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership.

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-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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Investments (Schedule Of Investments In Partially-Owned Insurance Companies) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Apr. 14, 2015	Mar. 27, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 653			$ 504
Issued Share Capital	1,888			1,112
Freisenbruch-Meyer \| Bermuda
Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Value	9			9
Issued Share Capital	$ 5			$ 5
Ownership Percentage	40.00%			40.00%
ACE Cooperative Ins. Co. - Saudi Arabia \| Saudi Arabia
Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 11			$ 10
Issued Share Capital	$ 27			$ 27
Ownership Percentage	30.00%			30.00%
Huatai Group \| China
Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 430			$ 397
Issued Share Capital	$ 624			$ 638
Ownership Percentage	20.00%			20.00%
Huatai Life Insurance Company \| China
Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 107			$ 86
Issued Share Capital	$ 428			$ 438
Ownership Percentage	20.00%			20.00%
Russian Reinsurance Company \| Russia
Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 2			$ 2
Issued Share Capital	$ 4			$ 4
Ownership Percentage	23.30%			23.30%
ABR Reinsurance Capital Holdings Ltd. [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 94		$ 90	$ 0
Issued Share Capital	$ 800			$ 0
Ownership Percentage	11.30%	11.30%
ABR Reinsurance Capital Holdings Ltd. [Member] \| Bermuda
Investment [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage				0.00%