Fair Value

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires certain assets and liabilities to be reflected at their fair value and others to be reflected on another basis, such as an adjusted historical cost basis. The Company’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value have been classified within one of three levels of a hierarchy established by GAAP. The following are the levels of the hierarchy and a brief description of the type of valuation information (“valuation inputs”) that qualifies a financial asset or liability for each level:


•	Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.


•	Level 2 – Valuation inputs other than Level 1 that are based on observable market data. These include: quoted prices for similar assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical assets in inactive markets, valuation inputs that are observable that are not prices (such as interest rates and credit risks) and valuation inputs that are derived from or corroborated by observable markets.


•	Level 3 – Developed from unobservable data, reflecting the Company’s assumptions.

For a description of the methods and assumptions that are used to estimate the fair value and determine the fair value hierarchy classification of each class of financial instrument, see Note 4 “Fair Value” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Exhibit 13.1 to the 2018 Form 10-K.

There were no financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018. Financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:




In millions	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
June 30, 2019
Debt securities:
U.S. government securities	$	1,661	$	80	$	—	$	1,741
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	—		2,466		—		2,466
U.S. corporate securities	—		7,343		49		7,392
Foreign securities	—		2,347		5		2,352
Residential mortgage-backed securities	—		564		—		564
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	—		658		—		658
Other asset-backed securities	—		1,257		—		1,257
Redeemable preferred securities	—		27		12		39
Total debt securities	1,661		14,742		66		16,469
Equity securities	9		—		73		82
Total	$	1,670	$	14,742	$	139	$	16,551

December 31, 2018
Debt securities:
U.S. government securities	$	1,597	$	91	$	—	$	1,688
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	—		2,399		—		2,399
U.S. corporate securities	—		6,422		67		6,489
Foreign securities	—		2,380		3		2,383
Residential mortgage-backed securities	—		577		—		577
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	—		605		—		605
Other asset-backed securities	—		1,085		—		1,085
Redeemable preferred securities	—		22		7		29
Total debt securities	1,597		13,581		77		15,255
Equity securities	19		—		54		73
Total	$	1,616	$	13,581	$	131	$	15,328

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 or 2018. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3.

The carrying value and estimated fair value classified by level of fair value hierarchy for financial instruments carried on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at adjusted cost or contract value at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:



	Carrying Value		Estimated Fair Value
In millions			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
June 30, 2019
Assets:
Mortgage loans	$	1,345	$	—	$	—	$	1,380	$	1,380
Equity securities ⁽¹⁾	138		N/A		N/A		N/A		N/A
Liabilities:
Investment contract liabilities:
With a fixed maturity	5		—		—		5		5
Without a fixed maturity	367		—		—		371		371
Long-term debt	70,835		73,590		—		—		73,590

December 31, 2018
Assets:
Mortgage loans	$	1,361	$	—	$	—	$	1,366	$	1,366
Equity securities ⁽¹⁾	140		N/A		N/A		N/A		N/A
Liabilities:
Investment contract liabilities:
With a fixed maturity	5		—		—		5		5
Without a fixed maturity	382		—		—		357		357
Long-term debt	72,709		71,252		—		—		71,252

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(1)	It was not practical to estimate the fair value of these cost-method investments as it represents shares of unlisted companies.

Separate Accounts assets related to the Company’s large case pensions products represent funds maintained to meet specific objectives of contract holders. Since contract holders bear the investment risk of these assets, a corresponding Separate Accounts liability has been established equal to the assets. These assets and liabilities are carried at fair value. Separate Accounts financial assets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:



	June 30, 2019								December 31, 2018
In millions	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Debt securities	$	1,137	$	2,489	$	—	$	3,626	$	782	$	2,500	$	4	$	3,286
Equity securities	—		2		—		2		—		3		—		3
Common/collective trusts	—		426		—		426		—		404		—		404
Total ⁽¹⁾	$	1,137	$	2,917	$	—	$	4,054	$	782	$	2,907	$	4	$	3,693

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(1)	Excludes $217 million and $191 million of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had an immaterial amount of Level 3 Separate Accounts financial assets.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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