Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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
	2014			2013
Property and Casualty Group
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, beginning of year	$	402		$	364
Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs	874			801
Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs	(836		)	(763		)
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, end of year – Property and Casualty Group	$	440		$	402
Erie Family Life Insurance Company
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, beginning of year	$	164		$	140
Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs	18			15
Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs	(13		)	(15		)
Change in shadow deferred policy acquisition costs	(14		)	24
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, end of year – EFL	$	155		$	164
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, end of year – Erie Insurance Group	$	595		$	566