Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of debt

Consolidated debt of Old Republic and its subsidiaries is summarized below:

December 31:	2013				2012
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018	$	550.0	$	684.1	$	550.0	$	568.5
ESSOP debt with an average yield of 3.69%
and 3.74%, respectively	18.0		18.0		20.8		20.8
Other miscellaneous debt	1.2		1.2		2.0		2.0
Total debt	$	569.2	$	703.4	$	572.9	$	591.5

Fair Value, Debt Measured on Recurring Basis

The following table shows a summary of financial liabilities disclosed, but not carried, at fair value, segregated among the various input levels described in Note 1(d) above:

	Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial Liabilities:
Debt:
December 31, 2013	$	569.2	$	703.4	$	—	$	684.1	$	19.2
December 31, 2012	$	572.9	$	591.5	$	—	$	568.5	$	22.9