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Stock Compensation Plans
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Stock Compensation Plans
Stock Compensation Plans
The Company’s stock-based compensation plans include The Hartford 2010 Incentive Stock Plan, The Hartford Employee Stock Purchase Plan and The Hartford Deferred Stock Unit Plan. For a description of these plans, see Note 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in The Hartford’s 2011 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Shares issued in satisfaction of stock-based compensation may be made available from authorized but unissued shares, shares held by the Company in treasury or from shares purchased in the open market. The Company typically issues shares from treasury in satisfaction of stock-based compensation.
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Stock-based compensation plans (benefit)/expense
$
20

 
$
(16
)
 
$
73

 
$
30

Income tax (benefit)/expense
(7
)
 
6

 
(25
)
 
(11
)
Total stock-based compensation plans (benefit)/expense, net of tax
$
13

 
$
(10
)
 
$
48

 
$
19


In 2010 and 2009, the Company issued awards that will ultimately be settled in cash. As a result, these awards are re-measured at the end of each reporting period until settlement.
The Company did not capitalize any cost of stock-based compensation. As of September 30, 2012, the total compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized was $95, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.