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Schedule - Allowance for Uncollectible Premiums and Other Receivables | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Allowance for Uncollectible Premiums and Other Receivables [Abstract] |
Allowance for Uncollectible Premiums and Other Receivables | SCHEDULE II SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE PREMIUMS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
($ in thousands) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Balance, January 1 | $ | 8,091 |  | 8,380 |  | 7,006
Additions |  | 4,990 |  | 5,003 |  | 6,535
Deductions |  | (5,413) |  | (5,292) |  | (5,161)
Balance, December 31 | $ | 7,668 |  | 8,091 |  | 8,380

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any allowance and reserve accounts (their beginning and ending balances, as well as a reconciliation by type of activity during the period). Alternatively, disclosure of the required information may be within the footnotes to the financial statements or a supplemental schedule to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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