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Indebtedness (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Number of Insurance Subsidiaries | ten |
Indiana Subsidiaries that are members of the FHLBI | two |
Outstanding Borrowing With The Federal Home Loan Bank Of Indianapolis | $ 60 |
Zero Point Sixty Three Percent Borrowing From Federal Home Loan Bank Due July 22, 2016 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Outstanding Borrowing With The Federal Home Loan Bank Of Indianapolis |  | $ 15
Unpaid principal amount interest rate | 0.63% |

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