Business Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Segment Revenues for the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012 were:

	Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)	Mar 31, 2013			Mar 31, 2012
Revenues:
Kemper Preferred:
Earned Premiums	$	219.2		$	215.0
Net Investment Income	15.0			10.9
Other Income	0.1			0.1
Total Kemper Preferred	234.3			226.0
Kemper Specialty:
Earned Premiums	99.2			106.8
Net Investment Income	6.3			5.2
Other Income	0.1			—
Total Kemper Specialty	105.6			112.0
Kemper Direct:
Earned Premiums	33.7			47.0
Net Investment Income	3.8			3.6
Total Kemper Direct	37.5			50.6
Life and Health Insurance:
Earned Premiums	157.8			160.4
Net Investment Income	53.0			55.7
Other Income	—			0.1
Total Life and Health Insurance	210.8			216.2
Total Segment Revenues	588.2			604.8
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments	26.9			4.9
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings	(1.9		)	(0.5		)
Other	2.7			2.0
Total Revenues	$	615.9		$	611.2

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Segment Operating Profit (Loss) for the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012 was:

	Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)	Mar 31, 2013			Mar 31, 2012
Segment Operating Profit (Loss):
Kemper Preferred	$	26.4		$	13.1
Kemper Specialty	4.2			4.9
Kemper Direct	9.6			(3.0		)
Life and Health Insurance	31.9			43.0
Total Segment Operating Profit	72.1			58.0
Corporate and Other Operating Loss	(12.5		)	(12.0		)
Total Operating Profit	59.6			46.0
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments	26.9			4.9
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings	(1.9		)	(0.5		)
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	$	84.6		$	50.4

Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Segment Net Operating Income (Loss) for the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012 was:

	Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)	Mar 31, 2013			Mar 31, 2012
Segment Net Operating Income (Loss):
Kemper Preferred	$	18.8		$	10.4
Kemper Specialty	3.5			4.1
Kemper Direct	6.7			(1.3		)
Life and Health Insurance	21.2			27.8
Total Segment Net Operating Income	50.2			41.0
Corporate and Other Net Operating Loss	(7.9		)	(7.6		)
Consolidated Net Operating Income	42.3			33.4
Unallocated Net Income (Loss) From:
Net Realized Gains on Sales of Investments	17.5			3.2
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings	(1.2		)	(0.3		)
Income from Continuing Operations	$	58.6		$	36.3

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

Earned Premiums by product line for the three months endedMarch 31, 2013 and 2012 were:

	Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions)	Mar 31, 2013		Mar 31, 2012
Life	$	97.9	$	98.5
Accident and Health	40.2		41.5
Property and Casualty:
Personal Lines:
Automobile	245.7		267.7
Homeowners	80.4		77.1
Other Personal	33.6		34.2
Total Personal Lines	359.7		379.0
Commercial Automobile	12.1		10.2
Total Earned Premiums	$	509.9	$	529.2