Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 8 - Income Taxes On December 22, 2017, the Tax Act was enacted and included numerous changes to existing federal income tax law, including a permanent reduction in the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. Pursuant to Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), the Company recorded certain provisional amounts for estimated income tax effects of the Tax Act on deferred income taxes. The Company made no adjustments to the provisional amounts recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2018. Final determination of the effects of the Tax Act on deferred income taxes requires additional information, including data from third parties, actuarial computations and other items. The Company expects to complete its determination of the effect of the Tax Act on its deferred income tax assets and liabilities pursuant to its annual income tax return filing process which is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2018. The statute of limitations related to Kemper and its eligible subsidiaries’ consolidated Federal income tax returns is closed for all tax years up to and including 2013. The expiration of the statute of limitations related to the various state income tax returns that Kemper and its subsidiaries file varies by state. Liabilities for Unrecognized Tax Benefits at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include $8.6 million and $7.6 million, respectively, for tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. Because of the impact of deferred income tax accounting, other than for interest and penalties, the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the effective income tax rate but would accelerate the payment of cash to the taxing authority to an earlier period. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Liabilities for Unrecognized Tax Benefits included accrued interest of $0.6 million and $0.5 million at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Income taxes paid, net of refunds received, were $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Income taxes paid, net of refunds received, were $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.

Note 8 - Income Taxes

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Act was enacted and included numerous changes to existing federal income tax law, including a permanent reduction in the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. Pursuant to Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), the Company recorded certain provisional amounts for estimated income tax effects of the Tax Act on deferred income taxes. The Company made no adjustments to the provisional amounts recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2018. Final determination of the effects of the Tax Act on deferred income taxes requires additional information, including data from third parties, actuarial computations and other items. The Company expects to complete its determination of the effect of the Tax Act on its deferred income tax assets and liabilities pursuant to its annual income tax return filing process which is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2018.

The statute of limitations related to Kemper and its eligible subsidiaries’ consolidated Federal income tax returns is closed for all tax years up to and including 2013. The expiration of the statute of limitations related to the various state income tax returns that Kemper and its subsidiaries file varies by state.

Liabilities for Unrecognized Tax Benefits at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include $8.6 million and $7.6 million, respectively, for tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. Because of the impact of deferred income tax accounting, other than for interest and penalties, the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the effective income tax rate but would accelerate the payment of cash to the taxing authority to an earlier period.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Liabilities for Unrecognized Tax Benefits included accrued interest of $0.6 million and $0.5 million at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Income taxes paid, net of refunds received, were $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Income taxes paid, net of refunds received, were $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.