Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of components of the Property and Casualty Group's and EFL's deferred policy acquisition costs assets

The following table summarizes the components of the Property and Casualty Group’s and EFL’s deferred policy acquisition costs assets for the years ended December 31:

(in millions)	Erie Insurance Group
	2013			2012
Property and Casualty Group
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, beginning of year	$	364		$	343
Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs	801			726
Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs	(763		)	(705		)
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, end of year – Property and Casualty Group	$	402		$	364
Erie Family Life Insurance Company
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, beginning of year	$	140		$	144
Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs	15			17
Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs	(15		)	(10		)
Change in shadow deferred policy acquisition costs	24			(11		)
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, end of year – EFL	$	164		$	140
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, end of year – Erie Insurance Group	$	566		$	504