Investment gains/losses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investment gains/losses, including other-than-temporary impairment losses

Investment gains/losses, including other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses are summarized below (in millions).


	Third Quarter							First Nine Months
	2015			2014				2015			2014
Fixed maturity securities —
Gross gains		$	6		$	4			$	88		$	233
Gross losses			(44)			(25	)			(128)			(73)
Equity securities —
Gross gains			8,407			354				8,855			3,749
Gross losses			(75)			(38	)			(95)			(41)
OTTI losses			(26)			(678	)			(26)			(697)
Other			(2)			7				31			(50)

		$	8,266		$	(376	)		$	8,725		$	3,121

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the realized and unrealized gains and losses reported in the statement of income which have resulted from the sale and holding of marketable securities, respectively, as well as the sale or disposal of cost method investments. Such amounts would include realized gains and losses on the sale or disposal of trading, available-for-sale, and held-to-maturity securities, unrealized gains and losses on trading securities, unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities transferred to the trading securities category, realized gains and losses on the sale or disposal of cost method investments, and losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of such investments.

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