Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Tax

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Fees from transition and special Support Services Agreements

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Gain (Loss) on Reinsurance Transaction, Net of Taxes

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Reinsurance recapture fee paid

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Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Change in Amount, Decrease in Projected Future Taxable Income as Result of Sale of Subsidiary

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Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Change in Amount, Gain on Sale of Subsidiary

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68055307&loc=d3e2443-110228

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64862545&loc=d3e2941-110230

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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SALE OF SUBSIDIARY (NARRATIVE) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Tax expense related to the sale of Conseco Life Insurance Company					$ 0.0	$ 0.0	$ 14.2
Bankers Life [Member] \| Wilton Reassurance Company [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain related to other reinsurance transaction	$ 16.9
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain related to other reinsurance transaction	16.9
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Conseco Life Insurance Company [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on the sale of CLIC		$ 2.9	$ 6.0	$ 298.0
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Bankers Life [Member] \| Wilton Reassurance Company [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Reinsurance recapture fee paid	28.0
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Conseco Life Insurance Company [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net cash proceeds	224.9
Loss on the sale of CLIC	269.7
Tax expense related to the sale of Conseco Life Insurance Company	14.2
Valuation allowance release related to the gain	14.2
Valuation allowance increase related to the decrease in projected future taxable income	(19.4)
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Conseco Life Insurance Company [Member] \| Transition Services for the Year Ended June 30, 2015 [Member] \| Wilton Reassurance Company [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Fees from transition and special Support Services Agreements	30.0
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Conseco Life Insurance Company [Member] \| Transition Services for the Year Ended June 30, 2016 [Member] \| Wilton Reassurance Company [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Fees from transition and special Support Services Agreements	20.0
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Conseco Life Insurance Company [Member] \| Transition Services for the the Three Years Ended June 30, 2019 [Member] \| Wilton Reassurance Company [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Fees from transition and special Support Services Agreements	$ 0.2