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Shareholders' Equity (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
The progression of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income follows (in millions): 
 
 
 
Other Comprehensive Income
 
 
 
AOCI
Beginning
Balance
 
Pretax
 
Tax
 
Net
of
tax
 
Attributable to
noncontrolling
interests
 
Attributable to
shareholders
 
AOCI
Ending
Balance
Three months ended March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains on securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized holding gains on securities arising during the period
 
 
$
191

 
$
(66
)
 
$
125

 
$

 
$
125

 


Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net earnings (a)
 
 

 

 

 

 

 


Total net unrealized gains on securities (b)
$
404

 
191

 
(66
)
 
125

 

 
125

 
$
529

Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges
(7
)
 
(2
)
 
1

 
(1
)
 

 
(1
)
 
(8
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(15
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(15
)
Pension and other postretirement plans adjustments
(7
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(7
)
Total
$
375

 
$
189

 
$
(65
)
 
$
124

 
$

 
$
124

 
$
499

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains on securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized holding gains on securities arising during the period
 
 
$
192

 
$
(67
)
 
$
125

 
$
(1
)
 
$
124

 
 
Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net earnings (a)
 
 
18

 
(7
)
 
11

 
(1
)
 
10

 
 
Total net unrealized gains on securities
$
332

 
210

 
(74
)
 
136

 
(2
)
 
134

 
$
466

Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges
1

 
5

 
(2
)
 
3

 

 
3

 
4

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(22
)
 
3

 
3

 
6

 

 
6

 
(16
)
Pension and other postretirement plans adjustments
(7
)
 
1

 

 
1

 

 
1

 
(6
)
Total
$
304

 
$
219

 
$
(73
)
 
$
146

 
$
(2
)
 
$
144

 
$
448


(a)
The reclassification adjustment out of net unrealized gains on securities affected the following lines in AFG’s Statement of Earnings:
 
OCI component
 
Affected line in the statement of earnings
 
 
Pretax
 
Realized gains (losses) on securities
 
 
Tax
 
Provision for income taxes
 
 
Attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 


(b)
Includes net unrealized gains of $52 million at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 related to securities for which only the credit portion of an other-than-temporary impairment has been recorded in earnings.