Income from Continuing Operations Per Unrestricted Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the calculation of Basic Income from Continuing Operations Per Unrestricted Share and Diluted Income from Continuing Operations Per Unrestricted Share for the three months endedMarch 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	Mar 31, 2014		Mar 31, 2013
(Dollars in Millions)
Income from Continuing Operations	$	35.2	$	58.6
Less Income from Continuing Operations Attributed to Participating Awards	0.2		0.3
Income from Continuing Operations Attributed to Unrestricted Shares	35.0		58.3
Dilutive Effect on Income of Equity-based Compensation Equivalent Shares	—		—
Diluted Income from Continuing Operations Attributed to Unrestricted Shares	$	35.0	$	58.3
(Number of Shares in Thousands)
Weighted-average Unrestricted Shares Outstanding	55,312.9		58,130.5
Equity-based Compensation Equivalent Shares	130.2		110.3
Weighted-average Unrestricted Shares and Equivalent Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution	55,443.1		58,240.8
(Per Unrestricted Share in Whole Dollars)
Basic Income from Continuing Operations Per Unrestricted Share	$	0.63	$	1.00
Diluted Income from Continuing Operations Per Unrestricted Share	$	0.63	$	1.00

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

The number of shares of Kemper common stock that were excluded from the calculations of Equity-based Compensation Equivalent Shares and Weighted-average Unrestricted Shares and Equivalent Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution for the three months endedMarch 31, 2014 and 2013 because the exercise prices for the options exceeded the average market price is presented below:

	Three Months Ended
(Number of Shares in Thousands)	Mar 31, 2014	Mar 31, 2013
Equity-based Compensation Equivalent Shares	1,250.1	2,277.2
Weighted-average Unrestricted Shares and Equivalent Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution	1,250.1	2,277.2