Comprehensive Income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income

4) Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is defined as all changes in shareholders’ equity, except those arising from transactions with shareholders. Comprehensive income includes net income and other comprehensive income or loss, which for the Corporation consists of changes in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments carried at fair value, changes in unrealized other-than-temporary impairment losses of fixed maturities, changes in postretirement benefit costs not yet recognized in net income and changes in foreign currency translation gains or losses.

The components of other comprehensive income or loss were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Before Tax			Income Tax			Net of Tax
	(in millions)
Net unrealized holding gains arising during the period	$	168		$	58		$	110
Reclassification adjustment for net realized gains included in net income		1			0			1
Net unrealized gains recognized in other comprehensive income		167			58			109
Postretirement benefit gain not yet recognized in net income arising during the year		9			3			6
Reclassification adjustment for the amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost included in net income (a)		(16	)		(5	)		(11	)
Net change in postretirement benefit costs not yet recognized in net income		25			8			17
Foreign currency translation losses		(270	)		(94	)		(176	)
Total other comprehensive loss	$	(78	)	$	(28	)	$	(50	)
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Before Tax			Income Tax			Net of Tax
	(in millions)
Net unrealized holding gains arising during the period	$	424		$	148		$	276
Reclassification adjustment for net realized gains included in net income		63			22			41
Net unrealized gains recognized in other comprehensive income		361			126			235
Reclassification adjustment for the amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost included in net income (a)		(9	)		(3	)		(6	)
Net change in postretirement benefit costs not yet recognized in net income		9			3			6
Foreign currency translation losses		(28	)		(9	)		(19	)
Total other comprehensive income	$	342		$	120		$	222

(a) Postretirement benefit costs recognized in net income during the period are included among several of the loss and expense components presented in the consolidated statements of income.