Investment gains/losses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investment gains/losses are summarized below (in millions).


	Third Quarter				First Nine Months
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Fixed maturity securities—
Gross gains from sales and redemptions	$	5	$	6	$	44	$	88
Gross losses from sales and redemptions		(24)		(44)		(41)		(128)
Equity securities—
Gross gains from sales and redemptions		3,173		8,407		5,720		8,855
Gross losses from sales and redemptions		(13)		(75)		(76)		(95)
Other-than-temporary impairment losses		—		(26)		(63)		(26)
Other		9		(2)		59		31

	$	3,150	$	8,266	$	5,643	$	8,725

- 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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