Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of cost of pension plans

The cost of our pension plans are as follows:

	Erie Insurance Group
(in millions)	Three months ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Service cost for benefits earned	$	6		$	7
Interest cost on benefits obligation	7			6
Expected return on plan assets	(8		)	(8		)
Prior service cost amortization	0			0
Net actuarial loss amortization	2			4
Pension plan cost (1)	$	7		$	9

(1) Pension plan costs represent the total cost for the Erie Insurance Group before reimbursements to Indemnity from the Exchange and EFL.