Related Parties	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Parties	Note 13 - Related Parties Mr. Christopher B. Sarofim, a director of Kemper, is Vice Chairman of Fayez Sarofim & Co. (“FS&C”), a registered investment advisory firm. Kemper’s subsidiary, Trinity, had $155.7 million in assets managed by FS&C at March 31, 2014 under an agreement with FS&C whereby FS&C provides investment management services with respect to certain assets of Trinity. Investment expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.1 million for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. FS&C also provides investment management services with respect to certain funds of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan. The Company’s defined benefit pension plan had $149.2 million in assets managed by FS&C at March 31, 2014 under an agreement with FS&C whereby FS&C provides investment management services. Investment expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.1 million for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. With respect to the Company’s defined contribution plans, one of the alternative investment choices afforded to participating employees is the Dreyfus Appreciation Fund, an open-end, diversified managed investment fund. FS&C provides investment management services to the Dreyfus Appreciation Fund as a sub-investment advisor. The Company does not compensate FS&C for services provided to the Dreyfus Appreciation Fund. Participants in the Company’s defined contribution plans had allocated $22.4 million for investment in the Dreyfus Appreciation Fund at March 31, 2014, representing 6.3% of the total amount invested in the Company’s defined contribution plans at March 31, 2014. The Company believes that the services described above have been provided on terms no less favorable to the Company than could have been negotiated with non-affiliated third parties.

Related Parties

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Note 13 - Related Parties

Mr. Christopher B. Sarofim, a director of Kemper, is Vice Chairman of Fayez Sarofim & Co. (“FS&C”), a registered investment advisory firm. Kemper’s subsidiary, Trinity, had $155.7 million in assets managed by FS&C at March 31, 2014 under an agreement with FS&C whereby FS&C provides investment management services with respect to certain assets of Trinity. Investment expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.1 million for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

FS&C also provides investment management services with respect to certain funds of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan. The Company’s defined benefit pension plan had $149.2 million in assets managed by FS&C at March 31, 2014 under an agreement with FS&C whereby FS&C provides investment management services. Investment expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.1 million for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

With respect to the Company’s defined contribution plans, one of the alternative investment choices afforded to participating employees is the Dreyfus Appreciation Fund, an open-end, diversified managed investment fund. FS&C provides investment management services to the Dreyfus Appreciation Fund as a sub-investment advisor. The Company does not compensate FS&C for services provided to the Dreyfus Appreciation Fund. Participants in the Company’s defined contribution plans had allocated $22.4 million for investment in the Dreyfus Appreciation Fund at March 31, 2014, representing 6.3% of the total amount invested in the Company’s defined contribution plans at March 31, 2014.

The Company believes that the services described above have been provided on terms no less favorable to the Company than could have been negotiated with non-affiliated third parties.