Statutory Accounting Practices (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Statutory Accounting Practices [Abstract]

Combined Statutory Capital And Surplus And Net Income (Loss)

		Statutory Capital and Surplus					Statutory Net Income (Loss)
		December 31					Year Ended December 31
Unaudited		2011	(b)		2010		2011	(b)		2010		2009
(In millions)
Combined Continental Casualty Companies (a)	$	9,888		$	9,821	$	954		$	258	$	17
Life company		519			498		29			86		(65	)

(a) Represents the combined statutory surplus of CCC and its subsidiaries, including the Life company.

(b) Preliminary.