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Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Apr. 25, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument, outstanding $ 2,182,800,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount    
3.75% Senior Notes due 2021      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Senior notes, issuance amount 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesThreePointSevenFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember
  500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesThreePointSevenFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 3.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesThreePointSevenFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyOneMember
   
6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2029      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Senior notes, issuance amount 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesSixPointSixTwoFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyNineMember
  300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesSixPointSixTwoFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyNineMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesSixPointSixTwoFivePercentDueTwentyTwentyNineMember
   
6.25% Senior Notes due 2032      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Senior notes, issuance amount 400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesSixPointTwoFivePercentDueTwentyThirtyTwoMember
  400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesSixPointTwoFivePercentDueTwentyThirtyTwoMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesSixPointTwoFivePercentDueTwentyThirtyTwoMember
   
4.35% Senior Notes due 2044      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Senior notes, issuance amount 350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesfourpointthreefivepercentdue2044Member
350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesfourpointthreefivepercentdue2044Member
0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesfourpointthreefivepercentdue2044Member
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesfourpointthreefivepercentdue2044Member
4.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_SeniorNotesfourpointthreefivepercentdue2044Member
 
6.70% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2067      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Senior notes, issuance amount 1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_FixedToFloatingRateJuniorSubordinatedDebenturesSixPointSevenZeroPercentDueTwentySixtySevenMember
  1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_FixedToFloatingRateJuniorSubordinatedDebenturesSixPointSevenZeroPercentDueTwentySixtySevenMember
Debt instrument, outstanding $ 632,800,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_FixedToFloatingRateJuniorSubordinatedDebenturesSixPointSevenZeroPercentDueTwentySixtySevenMember
  $ 677,100,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_FixedToFloatingRateJuniorSubordinatedDebenturesSixPointSevenZeroPercentDueTwentySixtySevenMember
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 6.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= pgr_FixedToFloatingRateJuniorSubordinatedDebenturesSixPointSevenZeroPercentDueTwentySixtySevenMember