Insurance Subsidiary - Financial Information Statutory Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company [Member] | NEW YORK
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount	[1]	$ (1.2)	$ 1.9
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	[1]	59.5	61.2
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company [Member] | MARYLAND
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount	[1],[2]		104.6	$ 118.2
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company [Member] | IOWA
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount	[1],[2]	(52.9)
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance	[1],[2]	$ 1,239.0	$ 1,211.6
FGL NY Insurance [Member] | NEW YORK
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Net Income Amount	[1]			$ 1.3

[1] (a) FGL NY Insurance is a subsidiary of FGL Insurance, and the columns should not be added together.

[2] (b) FGL Insurance Company re-domesticated to Iowa effective November 1, 2013. Prior to November 1, 2013, the Company was domiciled in the state of Maryland.