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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Assets    
Fixed maturity investments, at fair value $ 4,771.9us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt $ 4,784.3us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesDebt
Short-term investments, at amortized cost (which approximates fair value) 929.2us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments 871.7us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Common equity securities, at fair value 786.9us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesEquity 801.6us-gaap_TradingSecuritiesEquity
Convertible fixed maturity and preferred investments, at fair value 15.8wtm_TradingSecuritiesConvertibleFixedMaturityInvestments 20.5wtm_TradingSecuritiesConvertibleFixedMaturityInvestments
Other long-term investments 402.6us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments 407.0us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments
Total investments 6,906.4us-gaap_Investments 6,885.1us-gaap_Investments
Cash (restricted: $29.0 and $23.7) 335.8wtm_CashIncludingRestrictedCash 373.2wtm_CashIncludingRestrictedCash
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses 436.9us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverablesOnUnpaidLosses 483.9us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverablesOnUnpaidLosses
Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses 29.8us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverablesOnPaidLosses 23.6us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverablesOnPaidLosses
Insurance and reinsurance premiums receivable 706.9us-gaap_PremiumsReceivableAtCarryingValue 547.7us-gaap_PremiumsReceivableAtCarryingValue
Funds held by ceding entities 99.6us-gaap_FundsHeldUnderReinsuranceAgreementsAsset 129.0us-gaap_FundsHeldUnderReinsuranceAgreementsAsset
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates 450.8wtm_InvestmentsInUnconsolidatedAffiliates 414.4wtm_InvestmentsInUnconsolidatedAffiliates
Deferred acquisition costs 192.0us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts 177.1us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts
Deferred tax asset 417.9wtm_DeferredIncomeTaxAssets 456.1wtm_DeferredIncomeTaxAssets
Ceded unearned insurance and reinsurance premiums 145.1us-gaap_PrepaidReinsurancePremiums 94.0us-gaap_PrepaidReinsurancePremiums
Accrued investment income 30.4us-gaap_AccruedInvestmentIncomeReceivable 34.5us-gaap_AccruedInvestmentIncomeReceivable
Accounts receivable on unsettled investment sales 12.0us-gaap_ReceivablesFromBrokersDealersAndClearingOrganizations 56.5us-gaap_ReceivablesFromBrokersDealersAndClearingOrganizations
Goodwill and intangible assets 362.6us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill 366.4us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill
Other assets 323.6us-gaap_OtherAssets 356.1us-gaap_OtherAssets
Assets held for sale 58.0us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue 58.1us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleAtCarryingValue
Total assets 10,507.8us-gaap_Assets 10,455.7us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities    
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves 3,035.0us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense 3,159.8us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense
Unearned insurance and reinsurance premiums 1,102.5us-gaap_UnearnedPremiums 955.3us-gaap_UnearnedPremiums
Debt 749.8us-gaap_LongTermDebt 746.6us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Deferred tax liability 254.0wtm_DeferredTaxLiabilityNetofValuationAllowance 282.8wtm_DeferredTaxLiabilityNetofValuationAllowance
Accrued incentive compensation 100.5wtm_IncentiveCompensationPayable 184.6wtm_IncentiveCompensationPayable
Ceded reinsurance payable 151.8us-gaap_ReinsurancePayable 105.7us-gaap_ReinsurancePayable
Funds held under insurance and reinsurance contracts 143.3us-gaap_FundsHeldUnderReinsuranceAgreementsLiability 138.9us-gaap_FundsHeldUnderReinsuranceAgreementsLiability
Accounts payable on unsettled investment purchases 92.6us-gaap_PayablesToBrokerDealersAndClearingOrganizations 2.6us-gaap_PayablesToBrokerDealersAndClearingOrganizations
Other liabilities 338.5us-gaap_OtherLiabilities 341.0us-gaap_OtherLiabilities
Total liabilities 5,968.0us-gaap_Liabilities 5,917.3us-gaap_Liabilities
White Mountains’s common shareholders’ equity    
White Mountains’ common shares 6.0us-gaap_CommonStockValue 6.0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Paid-in surplus 1,032.7us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 1,028.7us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
Retained earnings 3,080.8us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 3,010.5us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), after tax:    
Equity in net unrealized gains from investment in Symetra common shares 63.8wtm_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeEquityInUnrealizedGainsLossesFromUnconsolidatedAffiliates 34.9wtm_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeEquityInUnrealizedGainsLossesFromUnconsolidatedAffiliates
Net unrealized foreign currency translation losses (167.6)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (79.8)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Pension liability and other (4.4)wtm_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxOther (4.6)wtm_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxOther
Total White Mountains’s common shareholders’ equity 4,011.3us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 3,995.7us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Non-controlling interests    
Total non-controlling interests 528.5us-gaap_MinorityInterest 542.7us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity 4,539.8us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 4,538.4us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total liabilities and equity 10,507.8us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 10,455.7us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
OneBeacon    
Non-controlling interests    
Total non-controlling interests 258.8us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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258.4us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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Sirius Group    
Non-controlling interests    
Total non-controlling interests 250.0us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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250.0us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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HG Global    
Non-controlling interests    
Total non-controlling interests 17.7us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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17.9us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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Mutuals and reciprocals    
Non-controlling interests    
Total non-controlling interests (140.5)us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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(134.3)us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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Other Noncontrolling Interest    
Non-controlling interests    
Total non-controlling interests $ 160.2us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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$ 168.6us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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