Business Dispositions Level 1 (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]

Sale of U.K. business

On May 10, 2017, the Company completed the sale of its U.K. property and casualty run-off subsidiaries, Hartford Financial Products International Limited and Downlands Liability Management Limited, in a cash transaction to Catalina Holdings U.K. Limited ("buyer"), for approximately $272, net of transaction costs. The Company's U.K. property and casualty run-off subsidiaries are included in the P&C Other Operations reporting segment. Revenues and earnings are not material to the Company's consolidated results of operations for the three and six months endedJune 30, 2017 and 2016.

The sale resulted in an after-tax capital loss from the transaction of $5 in 2016.

Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities Transferred by the Company to the Buyer in Connection with the Sale

	Carrying Value as of
	Closing	December 31, 2016 [2]
Assets
Cash and investments	$669	$657
Reinsurance recoverables and other [1]	268	213
	$937	$870
Liabilities
Reserve for future policy benefits and unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses	$653	$600
Other liabilities	12	11
	$665	$611

[1] Includes intercompany reinsurance recoverables of $71 settled in cash at closing.

[2] Classified as assets and liabilities held for sale.