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Fair Value Composition of Investment Portfolio by Major Security Type (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	$ 45,764.3	$ 39,254.3	$ 38,573.7
Fair Value	6,687.4	5,119.6	5,113.3
Available-for-sale Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	40,981.3	34,909.1	34,280.1
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	36,313.5	33,110.3	32,812.7
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	25,345.6	22,032.1	22,643.5
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | U.S. government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10,203.8	13,251.1	13,678.7
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | State and local government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,529.8	1,713.3	1,683.7
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10,612.0	7,067.7	7,281.1
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10,784.9	10,883.2	9,942.4
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	531.0	627.5	681.5
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	6,053.6	5,076.2	4,639.0
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Other asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,200.3	5,179.5	4,621.9
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	183.0	195.0	226.8
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	49.2	51.7	51.7
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	11.3	11.1	10.9
Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	122.5	132.2	164.2
Available-for-sale Securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,667.8	1,798.8	1,467.4
Total equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,783.0	4,345.2	4,293.6
Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,323.2	1,038.9	1,128.5
Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,246.8	955.2	1,076.4
Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	40.7	42.3	42.1
Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	35.7	41.4	10.0
Total equity securities | Common equities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	3,459.8	3,306.3	3,165.1
Total equity securities | Common equities | Common Stocks, excluding Other Risk
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	3,457.1	3,306.0	3,164.8
Total equity securities | Common equities | Other risk investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	2.7	0.3	0.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	18,289.8	18,443.0	18,401.8
Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	14,720.1	15,059.6	15,154.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10,213.9	13,262.2	13,689.9
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10,203.8	13,251.1	13,678.7
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | U.S. government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10,203.8	13,251.1	13,678.7
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | State and local government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Other asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10.1	11.1	11.2
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10.1	11.1	11.2
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Available-for-sale Securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,506.2	1,797.4	1,464.9
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	3,569.7	3,383.4	3,247.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	112.6	77.4	82.2
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	112.6	77.4	82.2
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Common equities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	3,457.1	3,306.0	3,164.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Common equities | Common Stocks, excluding Other Risk
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	3,457.1	3,306.0	3,164.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Total equity securities | Common equities | Other risk investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	27,418.5	20,767.9	20,139.5
Fair Value	6,687.4	5,119.6	5,113.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	26,261.2	19,849.5	19,125.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	26,099.6	19,848.1	19,122.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	15,141.8	8,781.0	8,964.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | U.S. government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | State and local government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,529.8	1,713.3	1,683.7
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10,612.0	7,067.7	7,281.1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10,784.9	10,883.2	9,942.4
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	531.0	627.5	681.5
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	6,053.6	5,076.2	4,639.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Other asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,200.3	5,179.5	4,621.9
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	172.9	183.9	215.6
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	49.2	51.7	51.7
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	11.3	11.1	10.9
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	112.4	121.1	153.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Available-for-sale Securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	161.6	1.4	2.5
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,157.3	918.4	1,014.2
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,157.3	918.4	1,014.2
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	1,096.1	850.7	967.1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	40.7	42.3	42.1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	20.5	25.4	5.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Common equities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Common equities | Common Stocks, excluding Other Risk
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Total equity securities | Common equities | Other risk investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	56.0	43.4	32.4
Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | U.S. government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | State and local government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Other asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Available-for-sale Securities | Short-term investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	56.0	43.4	32.4
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	53.3	43.1	32.1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	38.1	27.1	27.1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Nonredeemable preferred stocks | Industrials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	15.2	16.0	5.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Common equities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	2.7	0.3	0.3
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Common equities | Common Stocks, excluding Other Risk
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Total equity securities | Common equities | Other risk investments
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	2.7	0.3	0.3
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	42,183.3	36,538.7	35,866.8
Long-term Debt	5,395.4	4,407.1	4,406.5
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	39,750.6	34,441.9	33,602.3
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	35,082.8	32,643.1	32,134.9
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	24,255.9	21,647.0	22,088.7
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | U.S. government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	9,835.1	13,100.7	13,387.6
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | State and local government obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,382.1	1,686.0	1,652.2
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Debt Securities | Corporate debt securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10,038.7	6,860.3	7,048.9
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	10,645.6	10,810.4	9,826.4
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Residential mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	525.4	625.0	677.5
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	5,964.4	5,020.7	4,547.9
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Asset-backed Securities | Other asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	4,155.8	5,164.7	4,601.0
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	181.3	185.7	219.8
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Financials
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value	51.2	51.5	51.7
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure | Available-for-sale Securities | Total fixed maturities | Redeemable preferred stocks | Utilities
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