Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 578	$ 668
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities, net	1,370	1,491
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:
Receivables	31	571
Deferred acquisition costs	11	14
Insurance reserves	195	(222)
Other assets	(81)	(127)
Other liabilities	(108)	(152)
Trading securities	199	(147)
Net cash flow operating activities	2,195	2,096
Investing Activities:
Purchases of fixed maturities	(7,055)	(7,457)
Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities	3,590	4,005
Proceeds from maturities of fixed maturities	3,101	2,901
Purchases of equity securities	(60)	(44)
Proceeds from sales of equity securities	43	23
Purchases of limited partnership investments	(120)	(218)
Proceeds from sales of limited partnership investments	156	133
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(1,447)	(1,775)
Dispositions	28	1,030
Change in short term investments	298	489
Other, net	(121)	(52)
Net cash flow investing activities	(1,587)	(965)
Financing Activities:
Dividends paid	(69)	(72)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(138)	(261)
Purchases of subsidiary stock from noncontrolling interests	(29)	(88)
Purchases of Loews treasury stock	(617)	(396)
Issuance of Loews common stock	7	5
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary stock	114	4
Principal payments on debt	(1,761)	(1,250)
Issuance of debt	1,851	1,259
Other, net	4	14
Net cash flow financing activities	(638)	(785)
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash	(6)	(3)
Net change in cash	(36)	343
Cash, beginning of period	364	294
Cash, end of period	$ 328	$ 637