Financing Agreements	9 Months Ended
Financing Agreements	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [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. Under this agreement, the Company did not incur interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. The Company did not earn interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. 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. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company did not have any outstanding receivable/payable from/to ING U.S., Inc. under the reciprocal loan agreement. For information on the Company's additional financing agreements, see the Financing Agreements Note to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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