Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues
Net earned premiums		$ 5,007,364		$ 8,350,997	$ 8,632,142
Fees and other income		1,422,464		1,303,466	1,033,805
Net investment income		515,678		626,217	656,429
Net realized gains on investments, excluding other-than-temporary impairment losses	[1]	169,057		36,850	60,813
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses		(6,537)		(7,212)	(69)
Portion of net loss recognized in other comprehensive income, before taxes		(337)		2,188	39
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings		(6,874)		(5,024)	(30)
Amortization of deferred gains and gains on disposal of businesses		394,513	[2]	12,988	(1,506)
Gain on pension plan curtailment		29,578		0	0
Total revenues		7,531,780		10,325,494	10,381,653
Benefits, losses and expenses
Policyholder benefits		1,808,472	[3]	4,742,535	4,405,333
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and value of business acquired		1,351,314		1,402,573	1,485,558
Underwriting, general and administrative expenses		3,442,756	[4]	3,924,089	3,688,230
Interest expense		57,619		55,116	58,395
Loss on extinguishment of debt		23,031		0	0
Total benefits, losses and expenses		6,683,192		10,124,313	9,637,516
Income before benefit for income taxes		848,588		201,181	744,137
Provision for income taxes		283,238		59,626	273,230
Net income		$ 565,350		$ 141,555	$ 470,907
Earnings Per Share
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 9.23		$ 2.08	$ 6.52
Diluted (in dollars per share)		9.13		2.05	6.44
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)		$ 2.03		$ 1.37	$ 1.06
Share Data
Weighted average shares outstanding used in basic per share calculations (in shares)		61,261,288		68,163,825	72,181,447
Plus: Dilutive securities (in shares)		673,486		853,384	970,563
Weighted average shares used in diluted per share calculations (in shares)		61,934,774		69,017,209	73,152,010

[1] Twelve months ended December 31, 2016 net gains includes $146,727 related to the sale of Assurant Employee Benefits as described in Note 5.

[2] Includes $382,555 related to the additional deferred gains and gains related to the Assurant Employee Benefits sale on March 1, 2016.

[3] The presentation of Assurant Health policyholder benefits includes the impact of the total current period net utilization of the premium deficiency reserve of $37,659 for claim costs and claim adjustment expenses included in policyholder benefits, as well as maintenance costs, which are included within underwriting, general and administrative expenses (the net year to date utilization includes a partially offsetting additional premium deficiency charge).

[4] Corporate & Other includes $16,672 intangible asset impairment charge related to trade names that will no longer be used or defended by the Company, and an $23,000 expense related to a post-close adjustment pertaining to an estimated indemnification that will be due on a previous disposition.