Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Goodwill

Below is a roll forward of goodwill by reportable segment.

	Solutions (1)			Specialty Property			Health			Employee Benefits			Consolidated
Balance at December 31, 2013
Goodwill	$	1,757,140		$	288,360		$	204,303		$	185,078		$	2,434,881
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,260,939		)	—			(204,303		)	(185,078		)	(1,650,320		)
	496,201			288,360			—			—			784,561
Acquisitions	51,574			28,677			—			—			80,251
Dispositions	—			(15,451		)	—			—			(15,451		)
Foreign currency translation and other	(8,122		)	—			—			—			(8,122		)
Balance at December 31, 2014
Goodwill	1,800,592			301,586			204,303			185,078			2,491,559
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,260,939		)	—			(204,303		)	(185,078		)	(1,650,320		)
	539,653			301,586			—			—			841,239
Acquisitions	2,520			5,365			—			—			7,885
Dispositions	—			(2,532		)	—			—			(2,532		)
Foreign currency translation and other	(13,080		)	—			—			—			(13,080		)
Balance at December 31, 2015
Goodwill	1,790,032			304,419			204,303			185,078			2,483,832
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,260,939		)	—			(204,303		)	(185,078		)	(1,650,320		)
	$	529,093		$	304,419		$	—		$	—		$	833,512

(1) The accumulated impairment loss relates to an acquisition made in 1999. The entity acquired had businesses that currently are primarily represented by the Assurant Solutions and Assurant Specialty Property segments. Prior to 2006, the Assurant Solutions and Assurant Specialty Property segments were combined and together called Assurant Solutions. Thus, the entire goodwill impairment recognized in 2002 due to the adoption of FAS 142 is included in the tables under the Assurant Solutions segment.