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Business Segments - Earned Premiums by Product Line (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Premiums Earned, Net, Life                 $ 387.6us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetLife $ 392.7us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetLife $ 393.4us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetLife
Premiums Earned, Net, Accident and Health                 148.6us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetAccidentAndHealth 161.4us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetAccidentAndHealth 165.2us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetAccidentAndHealth
Earned Premiums 451.5us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 462.8us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 470.3us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 477.6us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 495.6us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 507.5us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 512.8us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 509.9us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 1,862.2us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 2,025.8us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet 2,107.1us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNet
Personal Automobile [Member]                      
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Premiums Earned, Net, Property and Casualty                 831.4us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= kmpr_PersonalAutomobileMember
959.1us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= kmpr_PersonalAutomobileMember
1,050.1us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= kmpr_PersonalAutomobileMember
Homeowners [Member]                      
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Premiums Earned, Net, Property and Casualty                 312.4us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= kmpr_HomeownersMember
326.2us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= kmpr_HomeownersMember
318.0us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= kmpr_HomeownersMember
Other Personal Lines [Member]                      
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Premiums Earned, Net, Property and Casualty                 127.4us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= kmpr_OtherPersonalLinesMember
134.1us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= kmpr_OtherPersonalLinesMember
136.9us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= kmpr_OtherPersonalLinesMember
Commercial Automobile [Member]                      
Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Premiums Earned, Net, Property and Casualty                 $ 54.8us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyAndCasualtyCommercialInsuranceProductLineMember
$ 52.3us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyAndCasualtyCommercialInsuranceProductLineMember
$ 43.5us-gaap_PremiumsEarnedNetPropertyAndCasualty
/ us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyAndCasualtyCommercialInsuranceProductLineMember