Receivables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Insurance and Other [Member]

Schedule of receivables

Receivables of insurance and other businesses are comprised of the following (in millions).

	December 31,
	2016			2015
Insurance premiums receivable	$	10,462		$	8,843
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses		3,338			3,307
Trade and other receivables		13,630			11,521
Allowances for uncollectible accounts		(333	)		(368	)
	$	27,097		$	23,303

Finance and Financial Products [Member]

Schedule of receivables

Loans and finance receivables of finance and financial products businesses are summarized as follows (in millions).

	December 31,
	2016			2015
Loans and finance receivables before allowances and discounts	$	13,728		$	13,186
Allowances for uncollectible loans		(182	)		(182	)
Unamortized acquisition discounts		(246	)		(232	)
	$	13,300		$	12,772