Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	HMN
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,325,799
Entity Registrant Name	HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000850141
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer