Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 287	$ 962	$ 1,069
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Loss on sale of subsidiaries		451
Investment (gains) losses	71	(47)	(26)
Equity method investees	182	64	(380)
Amortization of investments	17	3	(24)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	955	899	871
Impairment of goodwill	20		636
Asset impairments	865	228	325
Provision for deferred income taxes	(225)	11	6
Other non-cash items	105	134	49
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:
Receivables	120	738	87
Deferred acquisition costs	311	44	2
Insurance reserves	241	(363)	(68)
Other assets	(43)	(128)	(20)
Other liabilities	(33)	123	470
Trading securities	674	(129)	(901)
Net cash flow operating activities	3,547	2,990	2,096
Investing Activities:
Purchases of fixed maturities	(8,675)	(9,381)	(11,197)
Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities	4,390	4,914	6,869
Proceeds from maturities of fixed maturities	4,095	3,983	3,271
Purchases of equity securities	(62)	(67)	(77)
Proceeds from sales of equity securities	57	31	103
Purchases of limited partnership investments	(188)	(271)	(323)
Proceeds from sales of limited partnership investments	174	167	204
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(1,555)	(2,753)	(1,737)
Acquisitions	(157)	(448)	(235)
Dispositions	33	1,031	182
Change in short term investments	120	1,396	(101)
Other, net	(167)	(72)	(257)
Net cash flow investing activities	(1,935)	(1,470)	(3,298)
Financing Activities:
Dividends paid	(90)	(95)	(97)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(165)	(338)	(500)
Purchases of subsidiary stock from noncontrolling interests	(29)	(149)
Purchases of Loews treasury stock	(1,265)	(622)	(228)
Issuance of Loews common stock	7	6	5
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary stock	114	5	370
Principal payments on debt	(1,929)	(2,269)	(1,494)
Issuance of debt	1,828	2,004	3,255
Other, net	4	16	(40)
Net cash flow financing activities	(1,525)	(1,442)	1,271
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash	(11)	(8)	(3)
Net change in cash	76	70	66
Cash, beginning of year	364	294	228
Cash, end of year	$ 440	$ 364	$ 294