Investments (tables)
|
12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014
|
Investments disclosure |
|
Amortized cost and fair value of investments in fixed maturities [Table Text Block] |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized
Cost |
|
Fair
Value |
|
(at December 31, 2014, in millions) |
|
Gains |
|
Losses |
|
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities |
|
$ |
2,022 |
|
$ |
36 |
|
$ |
5 |
|
$ |
2,053 |
|
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pre-refunded |
|
|
7,229 |
|
|
332 |
|
|
— |
|
|
7,561 |
|
All other |
|
|
24,666 |
|
|
1,356 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
26,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions |
|
|
31,895 |
|
|
1,688 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
33,573 |
|
Debt securities issued by foreign governments |
|
|
2,320 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,368 |
|
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities |
|
|
2,052 |
|
|
165 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
2,213 |
|
All other corporate bonds |
|
|
22,390 |
|
|
844 |
|
|
99 |
|
|
23,135 |
|
Redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
122 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
— |
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
60,801 |
|
$ |
2,791 |
|
$ |
118 |
|
$ |
63,474 |
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|
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|
Gross Unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized
Cost |
|
Fair
Value |
|
(at December 31, 2013, in millions) |
|
Gains |
|
Losses |
|
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities |
|
$ |
2,288 |
|
$ |
39 |
|
$ |
12 |
|
$ |
2,315 |
|
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pre-refunded |
|
|
9,074 |
|
|
445 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
9,518 |
|
All other |
|
|
25,414 |
|
|
991 |
|
|
361 |
|
|
26,044 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions |
|
|
34,488 |
|
|
1,436 |
|
|
362 |
|
|
35,562 |
|
Debt securities issued by foreign governments |
|
|
2,552 |
|
|
33 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
2,577 |
|
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities |
|
|
2,263 |
|
|
179 |
|
|
18 |
|
|
2,424 |
|
All other corporate bonds |
|
|
20,472 |
|
|
767 |
|
|
299 |
|
|
20,940 |
|
Redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
133 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
62,196 |
|
$ |
2,460 |
|
$ |
700 |
|
$ |
63,956 |
|
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|
Amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturities by contractual maturity [Table Text Block] |
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|
|
|
(at December 31, 2014, in millions) |
|
Amortized
Cost |
|
Fair
Value |
|
Due in one year or less |
|
$ |
7,762 |
|
$ |
7,859 |
|
Due after 1 year through 5 years |
|
|
18,447 |
|
|
19,325 |
|
Due after 5 years through 10 years |
|
|
16,815 |
|
|
17,462 |
|
Due after 10 years |
|
|
15,725 |
|
|
16,615 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,749 |
|
|
61,261 |
|
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities |
|
|
2,052 |
|
|
2,213 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
60,801 |
|
$ |
63,474 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
Cost and fair value of investments in equity securities [Table Text Block] |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
Value |
|
(at December 31, 2014, in millions) |
|
Cost |
|
Gains |
|
Losses |
|
Public common stock |
|
$ |
400 |
|
$ |
295 |
|
$ |
4 |
|
$ |
691 |
|
Non-redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
179 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
579 |
|
$ |
326 |
|
$ |
6 |
|
$ |
899 |
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
Gross
Unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
Value |
|
(at December 31, 2013, in millions) |
|
Cost |
|
Gains |
|
Losses |
|
Public common stock |
|
$ |
385 |
|
$ |
226 |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
610 |
|
Non-redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
301 |
|
|
34 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
686 |
|
$ |
260 |
|
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
943 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Unrealized investment losses [Table Text Block] |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Less than 12 months |
|
12 months or longer |
|
Total |
|
(at December 31, 2014, in millions) |
|
Fair
Value |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses |
|
Fair
Value |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses |
|
Fair
Value |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses |
|
Fixed maturities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities |
|
$ |
180 |
|
$ |
2 |
|
$ |
125 |
|
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
305 |
|
$ |
5 |
|
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions |
|
|
173 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
797 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
970 |
|
|
10 |
|
Debt securities issued by foreign governments |
|
|
50 |
|
|
— |
|
|
24 |
|
|
— |
|
|
74 |
|
|
— |
|
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities |
|
|
68 |
|
|
— |
|
|
192 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
260 |
|
|
4 |
|
All other corporate bonds |
|
|
2,148 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
2,355 |
|
|
61 |
|
|
4,503 |
|
|
99 |
|
Redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities |
|
|
2,619 |
|
|
41 |
|
|
3,493 |
|
|
77 |
|
|
6,112 |
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public common stock |
|
|
81 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
82 |
|
|
4 |
|
Non-redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
44 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
86 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total equity securities |
|
|
125 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
43 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
168 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
2,744 |
|
$ |
46 |
|
$ |
3,536 |
|
$ |
78 |
|
$ |
6,280 |
|
$ |
124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than 12 months |
|
12 months or longer |
|
Total |
|
(at December 31, 2013, in millions) |
|
Fair
Value |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses |
|
Fair
Value |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses |
|
Fair
Value |
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses |
|
Fixed maturities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities |
|
$ |
433 |
|
$ |
12 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
433 |
|
$ |
12 |
|
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions |
|
|
4,785 |
|
|
298 |
|
|
432 |
|
|
64 |
|
|
5,217 |
|
|
362 |
|
Debt securities issued by foreign governments |
|
|
907 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
908 |
|
|
8 |
|
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities |
|
|
542 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
563 |
|
|
18 |
|
All other corporate bonds |
|
|
6,887 |
|
|
253 |
|
|
421 |
|
|
46 |
|
|
7,308 |
|
|
299 |
|
Redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
82 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
82 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities |
|
|
13,636 |
|
|
589 |
|
|
875 |
|
|
111 |
|
|
14,511 |
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public common stock |
|
|
53 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
53 |
|
|
1 |
|
Non-redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
147 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
147 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total equity securities |
|
|
200 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
200 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
13,836 |
|
$ |
592 |
|
$ |
875 |
|
$ |
111 |
|
$ |
14,711 |
|
$ |
703 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
Securities continuously in an unrealized loss position of greater than 20% of amortized cost by length of time [Table Text Block] |
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|
Period For Which Fair Value Is Less Than 80% of Amortized Cost |
|
(in millions) |
|
3 Months
or Less |
|
Greater Than
3 Months,
6 Months
or Less |
|
Greater Than
6 Months,
12 Months
or Less |
|
Greater Than
12 Months |
|
Total |
|
Fixed maturities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage-backed securities |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
Other |
|
|
4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities |
|
|
4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
8 |
|
Equity securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
4 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
2 |
|
$ |
2 |
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment charges included in net realized investment gains [Table Text Block] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(for the year ended December 31, in millions) |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
2012 |
|
Fixed maturities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
— |
|
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Debt securities issued by foreign governments |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities |
|
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
All other corporate bonds |
|
|
15 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
4 |
|
Redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities |
|
|
16 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public common stock |
|
|
9 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
3 |
|
Non-redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total equity securities |
|
|
9 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other investments |
|
|
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
26 |
|
$ |
15 |
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cumulative amount of and the changes during the reporting period in the credit losses of other-than-temporary impairments (OTTI) on fixed maturities recognized in the consolidated statement of income for which a portion of the OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income [Table Text Block] |
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|
Year ended December 31, 2014
(in millions) |
|
Cumulative
OTTI Credit
Losses
Recognized for
Securities Held,
Beginning of
Period |
|
Additions for
OTTI Securities
Where No
Credit Losses
Were
Previously
Recognized |
|
Additions for
OTTI Securities
Where Credit
Losses Have
Been
Previously
Recognized |
|
Reductions
Due to
Sales/Defaults
of Credit-
Impaired
Securities |
|
Adjustments to
Book Value
of Credit-
Impaired
Securities due
to Changes in
Cash Flows |
|
Cumulative OTTI
Credit Losses
Recognized for
Securities Still
Held, End of
Period |
|
Fixed maturities |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities |
|
$ |
53 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
1 |
|
$ |
(5 |
) |
$ |
(9 |
) |
$ |
40 |
|
All other corporate bonds |
|
|
65 |
|
|
— |
|
|
3 |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
|
59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities |
|
$ |
118 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
4 |
|
$ |
(11 |
) |
$ |
(12 |
) |
$ |
99 |
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|
Year ended December 31, 2013
(in millions) |
|
Cumulative
OTTI Credit
Losses
Recognized for
Securities Held,
Beginning of
Period |
|
Additions for
OTTI Securities
Where No
Credit Losses
Were
Previously
Recognized |
|
Additions for
OTTI Securities
Where Credit
Losses Have
Been
Previously
Recognized |
|
Reductions
Due to
Sales/Defaults
of Credit-
Impaired
Securities |
|
Adjustments to
Book Value
of Credit-
Impaired
Securities due
to Changes in
Cash Flows |
|
Cumulative OTTI
Credit Losses
Recognized for
Securities Still
Held, End of
Period |
|
Fixed maturities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities |
|
$ |
55 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
2 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
(4 |
) |
$ |
53 |
|
All other corporate bonds |
|
|
72 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
|
65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities |
|
$ |
127 |
|
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
2 |
|
$ |
(7 |
) |
$ |
(7 |
) |
$ |
118 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
Net investment income [Table Text Block] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(for the year ended December 31, in millions) |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
2012 |
|
Gross investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities |
|
$ |
2,244 |
|
$ |
2,310 |
|
$ |
2,439 |
|
Equity securities |
|
|
40 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
28 |
|
Short-term securities |
|
|
9 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
10 |
|
Real estate |
|
|
44 |
|
|
37 |
|
|
34 |
|
Other investments |
|
|
489 |
|
|
364 |
|
|
414 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross investment income |
|
|
2,826 |
|
|
2,753 |
|
|
2,925 |
|
Investment expenses |
|
|
39 |
|
|
37 |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
$ |
2,787 |
|
$ |
2,716 |
|
$ |
2,889 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in net unrealized investment gains [Table Text Block] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(at and for the year ended December 31, in millions) |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
2012 |
|
Changes in net unrealized investment gains |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities |
|
$ |
913 |
|
$ |
(2,804 |
) |
$ |
326 |
|
Equity securities |
|
|
63 |
|
|
74 |
|
|
38 |
|
Other investments |
|
|
2 |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in net pretax unrealized gains on investment securities |
|
|
978 |
|
|
(2,731 |
) |
|
362 |
|
Related tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
334 |
|
|
(950 |
) |
|
130 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in net unrealized gains on investment securities |
|
|
644 |
|
|
(1,781 |
) |
|
232 |
|
Balance, beginning of year |
|
|
1,322 |
|
|
3,103 |
|
|
2,871 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, end of year |
|
$ |
1,966 |
|
$ |
1,322 |
|
$ |
3,103 |
|
|
|
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