SCHEDULE II - Condensed Financial Information Of Registrant Progressive Corporation Cash Paid (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income taxes	$ 459.4	$ 701.8	$ 515.0
Interest	139.2	132.0	$ 116.0
Parent Company
Income taxes	450.2	625.0
Interest	$ 134.2	$ 128.2

The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4297-108586

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (f)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3536-108585

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