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Debt (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Feb. 24, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Feb. 24, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Notes Payable   $ 750,000,000us-gaap_NotesPayable     $ 752,100,000us-gaap_NotesPayable
Loss on Early Redemption of Debt   (9,100,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt    
Interest Expense before Capitalization of Interest   13,400,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred 10,600,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred    
Capitalization of Interest   (200,000)us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurredCapitalized (300,000)us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurredCapitalized    
Interest Expense   13,200,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt 10,300,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt    
Interest Paid   7,800,000us-gaap_InterestPaid 200,000us-gaap_InterestPaid    
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes, 6 Percent Due November 30, 2015 [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Notes Payable   0us-gaap_NotesPayable
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount 250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Notes Payable, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Interest Expense before Capitalization of Interest   3,700,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
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3,900,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
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Interest Paid   4,800,000us-gaap_InterestPaid
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0us-gaap_InterestPaid
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Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes, 6 Percent Due May 15, 2017 [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Notes Payable   358,600,000us-gaap_NotesPayable
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Notes Payable, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Interest Expense before Capitalization of Interest   5,600,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
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5,500,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
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Interest Paid   0us-gaap_InterestPaid
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Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes, 4.35 Percent Due February 15, 2025 [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Notes Payable   247,300,000us-gaap_NotesPayable
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount 250,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Notes Payable, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage 4.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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4.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  4.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Proceeds from Debt, Net of Issuance Costs 247,300,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDebtNetOfIssuanceCosts
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage 4.49%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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Interest Expense before Capitalization of Interest   1,100,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
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0us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
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Interest Paid   0us-gaap_InterestPaid
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Subordinated Debt [Member] | Subordinated Debenture, 7.375 Percent Due 2054 [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Notes Payable   144,100,000us-gaap_NotesPayable
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Notes Payable, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage   7.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Interest Expense before Capitalization of Interest   2,800,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
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1,000,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
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Interest Paid   2,800,000us-gaap_InterestPaid
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Notes Payable under Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] | 2016 Credit Agreement [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding   0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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Revolving Credit Facility [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Interest Expense before Capitalization of Interest   200,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
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200,000us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
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Interest Paid   200,000us-gaap_InterestPaid
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200,000us-gaap_InterestPaid
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Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2016 Credit Agreement [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Line of Credit Facility, Length of Agreement   4 years      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity   225,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank, Amount of Advances   20,500,000us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesBranchOfFHLBBankAmountOfAdvancesByBranch
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Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank, Amount of Advances   0us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvances
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    0us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvances
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Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, General Debt Obligations, Disclosures, Repayment and Penalties   20,500,000us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesGeneralDebtObligationsDisclosuresRepaymentAndPenalties
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Interest Expense before Capitalization of Interest   0us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
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0us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurred
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Interest Paid   0us-gaap_InterestPaid
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0us-gaap_InterestPaid
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank, Amount of Advances   0us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvances
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Interest Paid   $ 0us-gaap_InterestPaid
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