Fair Value Composition of Investment Portfolio by Major Security Type (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	$ 38,573.7	$ 33,567.4	$ 32,350.6
Fair Value	5,113.3	4,532.3	3,926.9
Available-for-sale Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	34,280.1	29,907.4	28,452.4
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	32,812.7	28,111.5	25,642.7
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	22,643.5	20,259.9	18,488.1
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | U.S. government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	13,678.7	9,916.5	9,752.5
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | State and local government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,683.7	1,649.1	1,588.8
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	7,281.1	8,694.3	7,146.8
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	9,942.4	7,613.3	6,922.0
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	681.5	734.4	769.8
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,639.0	3,301.6	2,959.3
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Other asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,621.9	3,577.3	3,192.9
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	226.8	238.3	232.6
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	51.7	78.2	67.8
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10.9	0.0	4.7
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	164.2	160.1	160.1
Available-for-sale Securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,467.4	1,795.9	2,809.7
Total equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,293.6	3,660.0	3,898.2
Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,128.5	1,033.9	840.9
Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,076.4	984.1	800.3
Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	42.1	44.8	35.6
Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10.0	5.0	5.0
Total equity securities | Common equities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	3,165.1	2,626.1	3,057.3
Total equity securities | Common equities | Common Stocks, excluding Other Risk
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	3,164.8	2,625.8	3,057.0
Total equity securities | Common equities | Other risk investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.3	0.3	0.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	18,401.8	14,345.8	15,469.3
Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	15,154.8	11,648.1	12,336.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	13,689.9	9,926.0	9,762.6
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	13,678.7	9,916.5	9,752.5
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | U.S. government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	13,678.7	9,916.5	9,752.5
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | State and local government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Other asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	11.2	9.5	10.1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	11.2	9.5	10.1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,464.9	1,722.1	2,573.4
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	3,247.0	2,697.7	3,133.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	82.2	71.9	76.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	82.2	71.9	76.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Common equities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	3,164.8	2,625.8	3,057.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Common equities | Common Stocks, excluding Other Risk
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	3,164.8	2,625.8	3,057.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Common equities | Other risk investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	20,139.5	19,191.2	16,876.0
Fair Value	5,113.3	4,532.3	3,926.9
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	19,125.3	18,259.3	16,116.4
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	19,122.8	18,185.5	15,880.1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	8,964.8	10,343.4	8,735.6
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | U.S. government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | State and local government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,683.7	1,649.1	1,588.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	7,281.1	8,694.3	7,146.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	9,942.4	7,613.3	6,922.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	681.5	734.4	769.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,639.0	3,301.6	2,959.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Other asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,621.9	3,577.3	3,192.9
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	215.6	228.8	222.5
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	51.7	78.2	67.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10.9	0.0	4.7
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	153.0	150.6	150.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	2.5	73.8	236.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,014.2	931.9	759.6
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,014.2	931.9	759.6
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	967.1	887.1	724.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	42.1	44.8	35.6
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	5.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Common equities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Common equities | Common Stocks, excluding Other Risk
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Common equities | Other risk investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	32.4	30.4	5.3
Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | U.S. government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | State and local government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Other asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	32.4	30.4	5.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	32.1	30.1	5.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	27.1	25.1	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	5.0	5.0	5.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Common equities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.3	0.3	0.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Common equities | Common Stocks, excluding Other Risk
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Common equities | Other risk investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.3	0.3	0.3
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	35,866.8	32,203.3	30,667.0
Long-term Debt	4,406.5	4,404.9	3,859.9
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	33,602.3	30,051.8	28,773.1
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	32,134.9	28,255.9	25,963.4
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	22,088.7	20,360.5	18,781.2
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | U.S. government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	13,387.6	9,897.4	9,942.0
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | State and local government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,652.2	1,654.6	1,610.1
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	7,048.9	8,808.5	7,229.1
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	9,826.4	7,651.7	6,959.3
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	677.5	733.5	767.8
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,547.9	3,332.8	2,986.5
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Other asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,601.0	3,585.4	3,205.0
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	219.8	243.7	222.9
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	51.7	79.3	65.2
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10.0	0.0	4.8
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	158.1	164.4	152.9
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,467.4	1,795.9	2,809.7
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Total equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	2,264.5	2,151.5	1,893.9
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,054.2	1,002.6	758.9
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,004.3	951.6	718.9
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	39.9	46.0	35.0
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10.0	5.0	5.0
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Total equity securities | Common equities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,210.3	1,148.9	1,135.0
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Total equity securities | Common equities | Common Stocks, excluding Other Risk
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,210.0	1,148.6	1,134.7
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Total equity securities | Common equities | Other risk investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	$ 0.3	$ 0.3	$ 0.3