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Reporting And Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Number of Subsidiaries 53pgr_NumberofSubsidiaries  
Number of Mutual Insurance Company Affiliates 1pgr_NumberofMutualInsuranceCompanyAffiliates  
Number of Limited Partnership Investment Affiliates 1pgr_NumberofLimitedPartnershipInvestmentAffiliates  
Number of Properties Held for Sale 1pgr_NumberofPropertiesHeldforSale  
Assets Held-for-Sale, Property, Plant and Equipment 8.7us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentCurrent  
Lower Limit    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Auction Rate Securities, Period Between Auction Dates 7 days  
Upper Limit    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Auction Rate Securities, Period Between Auction Dates 49 days  
computer equipment and laptop computers    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Estimated useful lives 3 years  
Building, Building Improvements, and Integrated Components | Lower Limit    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Estimated useful lives 7 years  
Building, Building Improvements, and Integrated Components | Upper Limit    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Estimated useful lives 40 years  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types | Lower Limit    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Estimated useful lives 3 years  
Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types | Upper Limit    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Estimated useful lives 15 years  
Land and Building    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Land and buildings as a percentage of total property and equipment 77.00%pgr_CompositionOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPercentage
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandAndBuildingMember
76.00%pgr_CompositionOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentPercentage
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandAndBuildingMember