Related Parties	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Parties	NOTE 24. RELATED PARTIES Mr. Christopher B. Sarofim, a director of Kemper, is Vice Chairman and a member of the board of directors of Fayez Sarofim & Co. (“FS&C”), a registered investment advisory firm. FS&C provided investment management services with respect to certain assets of Kemper’s subsidiary, Trinity, under an agreement between the parties. Trinity had $85.8 million in assets managed by FS&C at December 31, 2014. In 2014, Trinity began reducing the amount of assets managed by FS&C. Trinity completed the disposal of all the assets managed by FS&C in 2015. Investment Expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, and 2014, respectively. The Company’s Pension Plan had $148.4 million, $137.2 million and $159.2 million in assets managed by FS&C at December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, under an agreement with FS&C whereby FS&C provides investment management services with respect to certain funds of the plan. Investment Expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.8 million, $0.4 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. With respect to the Company’s defined contribution plans, until November 4, 2014, one of the alternative investment choices afforded to participating employees was 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 did not compensate FS&C for services provided to the Dreyfus Appreciation Fund. The Company believes that the transactions described above have been provided on terms no less favorable to the Company than could have been negotiated with non-affiliated third parties. As described in Note 21, “Other Reinsurance,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company also has certain relationships with Capitol, a mutual insurance company which is owned by its policyholders, and its subsidiary, ORCC.

Related Parties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

NOTE 24. RELATED PARTIES

Mr. Christopher B. Sarofim, a director of Kemper, is Vice Chairman and a member of the board of directors of Fayez Sarofim & Co. (“FS&C”), a registered investment advisory firm. FS&C provided investment management services with respect to certain assets of Kemper’s subsidiary, Trinity, under an agreement between the parties. Trinity had $85.8 million in assets managed by FS&C at December 31, 2014. In 2014, Trinity began reducing the amount of assets managed by FS&C. Trinity completed the disposal of all the assets managed by FS&C in 2015. Investment Expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, and 2014, respectively.

The Company’s Pension Plan had $148.4 million, $137.2 million and $159.2 million in assets managed by FS&C at December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, under an agreement with FS&C whereby FS&C provides investment management services with respect to certain funds of the plan. Investment Expenses incurred in connection with such agreement were $0.8 million, $0.4 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

With respect to the Company’s defined contribution plans, until November 4, 2014, one of the alternative investment choices afforded to participating employees was 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 did not compensate FS&C for services provided to the Dreyfus Appreciation Fund.

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

As described in Note 21, “Other Reinsurance,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company also has certain relationships with Capitol, a mutual insurance company which is owned by its policyholders, and its subsidiary, ORCC.