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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block] | After-tax accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) balances and related changes are as follows:
|  |  | Net Unrealized Gain on Securities |  | Net Gain on Cash Flow Hedges |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  | Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Benefit Costs |  | Total
|  |  | (in millions of dollars)
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 873.5 |  |  | $ | 401.6 |  |  | $ | (72.6 | ) |  | $ | (574.5 | ) |  | $ | 628.0 |
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications |  | (73.3 | ) |  | (1.2 | ) |  | (69.9 | ) |  | 1.7 |  |  | (142.7 | )
| Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income or Loss |  | (7.8 | ) |  | (0.8 | ) |  | — |  |  | 9.0 |  |  | 0.4 |
| Net Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | (81.1 | ) |  | (2.0 | ) |  | (69.9 | ) |  | 10.7 |  |  | (142.3 | )
Balance at March 31, 2013 |  | $ | 792.4 |  |  | $ | 399.6 |  |  | $ | (142.5 | ) |  | $ | (563.8 | ) |  | $ | 485.7 |
The net unrealized gain on securities consists of the following components:
|  |  |  | March 31 |  | December 31 |  |
|  |  |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | Change
|  |  |  | (in millions of dollars)
Fixed Maturity Securities |  | $ | 6,803.9 |  |  | $ | 7,221.5 |  |  | $ | (417.6 | )
Other Investments |  | 72.5 |  |  | 92.8 |  |  | (20.3 | )
Deferred Acquisition Costs |  | (61.2 | ) |  | (67.0 | ) |  | 5.8 |
Reserves for Future Policy and Contract Benefits |  | (5,979.7 | ) |  | (6,277.5 | ) |  | 297.8 |
Reinsurance Recoverable |  | 353.9 |  |  | 351.5 |  |  | 2.4 |
Deferred Income Tax |  | (397.0 | ) |  | (447.8 | ) |  | 50.8 |
Total |  | $ | 792.4 |  |  | $ | 873.5 |  |  | $ | (81.1 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income were recognized in our consolidated statements of income as follows:
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
|  |  |  | (in millions of dollars)
Net Unrealized Gain on Securities |  |
| Net Realized Investment Gain |  |
|  | Gain on Disposals of Securities and Other Invested Assets |  | $ | 11.9 |
| Income Tax |  | 4.1 |
| Total |  | $ | 7.8 |
Net Gain on Cash Flow Hedges |  |
| Net Investment Income |  |
|  | Gain on Interest Rate Swaps and Forwards |  | $ | 10.0 |
|  | Loss on Foreign Exchange Contracts |  | (1.7 | )
| Net Realized Investment Gain |  |
|  | Loss on Foreign Exchange Contracts |  | (6.7 | )
| Interest and Debt Expense |  |
|  | Loss on Interest Rate Swaps |  | (0.4 | )
|  |  |  | 1.2 |
| Income Tax |  | 0.4 |
| Total |  | $ | 0.8 |
Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Benefit Costs |  |
| Other Expenses |  |
|  | Amortization of Net Actuarial Loss |  | $ | (14.9 | )
|  | Amortization of Prior Service Credit |  | 1.2 |
|  |  |  | (13.7 | )
| Income Tax Benefit |  | (4.7 | )
| Total |  | $ | (9.0 | )

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- Definition The entire disclosure for comprehensive income, which includes, but is not limited to, 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=20435746&loc=d3e640-108580 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=20435746&loc=d3e637-108580 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 130 -Paragraph 14-26 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6959260&loc=d3e187085-122770 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Reclassification Adjustments -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6522872 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=20435746&loc=d3e681-108580 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=20435746&loc=d3e709-108580 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=20435746&loc=SL7669619-108580 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=20435746&loc=d3e689-108580 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 17 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=20435746&loc=d3e716-108580 + Details
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