Financing Agreements	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Financing Agreements	Financing Agreements Reciprocal Loan Agreement The Company maintains a reciprocal loan agreement with ING U.S., Inc., an affiliate, to facilitate the handling of unanticipated short-term cash requirements that arise in the ordinary course of business. Under this agreement, which became effective in June 2001 and based upon its renewal on April 1, 2011 expires on April 1, 2016, either party can borrow from the other up to 3% of the Company’s statutory admitted assets as of the preceding December 31. Interest on any Company borrowing is charged at the rate of ING U.S., Inc.'s cost of funds for the interest period, plus 0.15%. Interest on any ING U.S., Inc. borrowing is charged at a rate based on the prevailing interest rate of U.S. commercial paper available for purchase with a similar duration. Under this agreement, the Company did not incur any interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The Company did not earn any interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and earned $0.5 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The Company earned interest income of $0.3 and $0.8 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Interest expense and income are included in Interest expense and Net investment income, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2012, the Company did not have any outstanding receivable. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had an outstanding receivable of $648.0 from ING U.S., Inc. under the reciprocal loan agreement. During the second quarter of 2012, ING U.S., Inc. repaid the then outstanding receivable due under the reciprocal loan agreement from the proceeds of its $5.0 billion Senior Unsecured Credit Facility which was entered into on April 20, 2012. The Company and ING U.S., Inc. continue to maintain the reciprocal loan agreement and future borrowings by either party will be subject to the reciprocal loan terms summarized above. For information on the Company’s additional financing agreements, see the Financing Agreements note to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Financing Agreements

Reciprocal Loan Agreement

The Company maintains a reciprocal loan agreement with ING U.S., Inc., an affiliate, to facilitate the handling of unanticipated short-term cash requirements that arise in the ordinary course of business. Under this agreement, which became effective in June 2001 and based upon its renewal on April 1, 2011 expires on April 1, 2016, either party can borrow from the other up to 3% of the Company’s statutory admitted assets as of the preceding December 31. Interest on any Company borrowing is charged at the rate of ING U.S., Inc.'s cost of funds for the interest period, plus 0.15%. Interest on any ING U.S., Inc. borrowing is charged at a rate based on the prevailing interest rate of U.S. commercial paper available for purchase with a similar duration.

Under this agreement, the Company did not incur any interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The Company did not earn any interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and earned $0.5 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The Company earned interest income of $0.3 and $0.8 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Interest expense and income are included in Interest expense and Net investment income, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of September 30, 2012, the Company did not have any outstanding receivable. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had an outstanding receivable of $648.0 from ING U.S., Inc. under the reciprocal loan agreement.

During the second quarter of 2012, ING U.S., Inc. repaid the then outstanding receivable due under the reciprocal loan agreement from the proceeds of its $5.0 billion Senior Unsecured Credit Facility which was entered into on April 20, 2012. The Company and ING U.S., Inc. continue to maintain the reciprocal loan agreement and future borrowings by either party will be subject to the reciprocal loan terms summarized above.

For information on the Company’s additional financing agreements, see the Financing Agreements note to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.