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Statutory Financial Information, Capital Requirements, and Restrictions on Dividends and Transfers of Funds (Dividends) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Total stockholders’ equity $ 1,791,802 $ 1,712,957 $ 1,531,370
Ordinary dividends paid 100,100    
Maximum ordinary dividends to be paid in the next fiscal year $ 210,000    
Maximum borrowing percentage 10.00%    
New Jersey Dividend Restriction 10.00%    
New York Dividend Restriction on Insurer's Statutory Surplus 10.00%    
New York Dividend Restriction on Adjusted Net Investment Income 100.00%    
Selective Insurace Company of America (SICA) [Member]      
Ordinary dividends paid $ 43,000    
Maximum ordinary dividends to be paid in the next fiscal year 78,000    
Selective Way Insurance Company (SWIC) [Member]      
Ordinary dividends paid 19,000    
Maximum ordinary dividends to be paid in the next fiscal year 47,500    
Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina (SICSC) [Member]      
Ordinary dividends paid 10,000    
Maximum ordinary dividends to be paid in the next fiscal year 16,500    
Selective Insurance Company of the Southeast (SICSE) [Member]      
Ordinary dividends paid 7,500    
Maximum ordinary dividends to be paid in the next fiscal year 12,900    
Selective Insurance Company of New York (SICNY) [Member]      
Ordinary dividends paid 4,500    
Maximum ordinary dividends to be paid in the next fiscal year 11,400    
Selective Insurance Company of New England (SICNE) [Member]      
Ordinary dividends paid 2,000    
Maximum ordinary dividends to be paid in the next fiscal year 5,600    
Selective Auto Insurance Company of New Jersey (SAICNJ) [Member]      
Ordinary dividends paid 2,500    
Maximum ordinary dividends to be paid in the next fiscal year 9,900    
Mesa Underwriting Specialty Insurance Company (MUSIC) [Member]      
Ordinary dividends paid 7,100    
Maximum ordinary dividends to be paid in the next fiscal year 9,400    
Selective Casualty Insurance Company (SCIC) [Member]      
Ordinary dividends paid 3,000    
Maximum ordinary dividends to be paid in the next fiscal year 13,300    
Selective Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (SFCIC) [Member]      
Ordinary dividends paid 1,500    
Maximum ordinary dividends to be paid in the next fiscal year 5,500    
Parent Company [Member]      
Total stockholders’ equity 1,900,000    
Maximum ordinary dividends to be paid in the next fiscal year 146,000    
Additional Borrowing Capacity for Parent $ 70,500