Commitments, Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities - Texas Associations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Loss Contingencies
Liability for claims	$ 27,423	$ 26,325
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Loss Contingencies
Loss contingency accrual	37
Texas Fair Plan Association
Loss Contingencies
Liability for claims	$ 8

The amount needed to reflect the estimated ultimate cost of settling claims relating to casualty insurance insured events that have occurred on or before a particular date (ordinarily, the balance sheet date) and the amount needed to provide for the estimated ultimate cost required to investigate and settle claims relating to insured events that have occurred on or before a particular date (ordinarily, the balance sheet date), whether or not reported to the insurer at that date.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (cc)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99382578&loc=d3e14764-158437

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99382578&loc=d3e14764-158437

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