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Fair Value (Fair Value Measurements By Level For Assets Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents $ 573.2us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure $ 632.3us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 19,909.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities 19,254.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Other invested assets, current 20.2us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments 16.3us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments
Securities lending collateral 1,515.2us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue 969.8us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
Total assets 22,243.3us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring 20,931.7us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring
Total liabilities (260.4)us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring (20.7)us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 17,971.8us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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17,488.1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | United States Government Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 320.0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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299.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Government Sponsored Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 95.0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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173.5us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | States, Municipalities And Political Subdivisions, Tax-Exempt [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 5,733.6us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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6,002.7us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Corporate Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 8,332.5us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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7,708.6us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
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= us-gaap_FixedMaturitiesMember
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Options Embedded In Convertible Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 98.7us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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89.2us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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= us-gaap_FixedMaturitiesMember
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 2,159.0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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2,268.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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= us-gaap_FixedMaturitiesMember
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 509.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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486.6us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueOfSeparateAccountsByMajorCategoryOfInvestmentAxis
= us-gaap_FixedMaturitiesMember
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Other Debt Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 723.1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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458.7us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Equity Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 1,938.1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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1,766.8us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Other Invested Assets, Current [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Other invested assets, current 20.2us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments
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16.3us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments
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Derivatives Excluding Embedded Options [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Derivatives excluding embedded options (reported with other assets) 224.8us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
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58.4us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
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Derivatives excluding embedded options (reported with other liabilities) (260.4)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
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(20.7)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
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Level I [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 573.2us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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632.3us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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Securities lending collateral 808.3us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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408.5us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Total assets 3,514.9us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring
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2,868.3us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring
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Total liabilities 0us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring
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0us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring
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Level I [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 416.3us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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335.5us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Level I [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | United States Government Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 320.0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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299.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Level I [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Government Sponsored Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Level I [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | States, Municipalities And Political Subdivisions, Tax-Exempt [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Level I [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Corporate Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 7.1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Level I [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Options Embedded In Convertible Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Level I [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Level I [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Level I [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Other Debt Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 89.2us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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35.6us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Level I [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 1,696.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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1,475.7us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Level I [Member] | Other Invested Assets, Current [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Other invested assets, current 20.2us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments
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16.3us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments
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Level I [Member] | Derivatives Excluding Embedded Options [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Derivatives excluding embedded options (reported with other assets) 0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
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0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
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Derivatives excluding embedded options (reported with other liabilities) 0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
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0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
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Level II [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Cash equivalents 0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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Securities lending collateral 706.9us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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561.3us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Total assets 18,525.6us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
17,885.5us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring
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Total liabilities (260.4)us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring
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(20.7)us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosureRecurring
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Level II [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 17,401.0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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17,016.1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Level II [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | United States Government Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
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6,002.7us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
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7,593.4us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueOfSeparateAccountsByMajorCategoryOfInvestmentAxis
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Level II [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Options Embedded In Convertible Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
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89.2us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueOfSeparateAccountsByMajorCategoryOfInvestmentAxis
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Level II [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueOfSeparateAccountsByMajorCategoryOfInvestmentAxis
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2,268.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueOfSeparateAccountsByMajorCategoryOfInvestmentAxis
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Level II [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueOfSeparateAccountsByMajorCategoryOfInvestmentAxis
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480.1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueOfSeparateAccountsByMajorCategoryOfInvestmentAxis
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Level II [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member] | Other Debt Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 627.3us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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408.3us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueOfSeparateAccountsByMajorCategoryOfInvestmentAxis
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Level II [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 192.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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249.7us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Other invested assets, current 0us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
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/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueOfSeparateAccountsByMajorCategoryOfInvestmentAxis
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
0us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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0us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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177.9us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureRecurring
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Level III [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 154.5us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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136.5us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 3.3us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 6.6us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Level III [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value assets measured on recurring basis available-for-sale securities 48.3us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Other invested assets, current 0us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments
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0us-gaap_OtherShortTermInvestments
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Derivatives excluding embedded options (reported with other assets) 0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
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0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
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Derivatives excluding embedded options (reported with other liabilities) $ 0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
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