Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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,
	2015			2014
Service cost for benefits earned	$	8		$	6
Interest cost on benefits obligation	8			7
Expected return on plan assets	(9		)	(8		)
Prior service cost amortization	0			0
Net actuarial loss amortization	3			2
Pension plan cost (1)	$	10		$	7

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