Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of cost of pension plans

The cost of our pension plans are as follows:

	Erie Insurance Group
(in millions)	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Service cost for benefits earned	$	6		$	7		$	17		$	20
Interest cost on benefits obligation	7			6			21			19
Expected return on plan assets	(8		)	(8		)	(24		)	(23		)
Prior service cost amortization	0			0			1			1
Net actuarial loss amortization	2			4			5			11
Pension plan cost (1)	$	7		$	9		$	20		$	28

(1) Pension plan costs represent the total cost for the Erie Insurance Group before reimbursements to Indemnity from the Exchange and EFL.