Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill by segment
Goodwill	$ 3,949	$ 3,937
Reportable Segments [Member] \| Business Insurance [Member]
Goodwill by segment
Goodwill	2,594	2,585
Reportable Segments [Member] \| Bond & Specialty Insurance [Member]
Goodwill by segment
Goodwill	550	550
Reportable Segments [Member] \| Personal Insurance [Member]
Goodwill by segment
Goodwill	779	776
Other [Member]
Goodwill by segment
Goodwill	$ 26	$ 26

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77989000&loc=SL49117168-202975

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99380562&loc=d3e13770-109266

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