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(Rollforward of Fair Value Measurements by Level) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2013 Level 1 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2012 Level 1 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Level 2 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2012 Level 2 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair Value | Mar. 31, 2012 Fair Value | Mar. 31, 2013 Fixed maturity investments. Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2012 Fixed maturity investments. Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Common equity securities Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2012 Common equity securities Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Convertible Debt Securities Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2012 Convertible Debt Securities Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Other long-term investments Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2012 Other long-term investments Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Level 1 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Level 1 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Level 2 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Level 2 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Level 3 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Fair Value | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Fair Value | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Fixed maturity investments. Level 1 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Fixed maturity investments. Level 1 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Fixed maturity investments. Level 2 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Fixed maturity investments. Level 2 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Fixed maturity investments. Level 3 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Fixed maturity investments. Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Fixed maturity investments. Fair Value | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Fixed maturity investments. Fair Value | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Convertible Debt Securities Level 1 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Convertible Debt Securities Level 1 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Convertible Debt Securities Level 2 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Convertible Debt Securities Level 2 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Convertible Debt Securities Level 3 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Convertible Debt Securities Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Convertible Debt Securities Fair Value | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Convertible Debt Securities Fair Value | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Other long-term investments Level 1 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Other long-term investments Level 1 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Other long-term investments Level 2 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Other long-term investments Level 2 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Other long-term investments Level 3 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Other long-term investments Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Other long-term investments Level 3 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2011 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Other long-term investments Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Other long-term investments Fair Value | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Other long-term investments Fair Value | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Forward Contracts Level 2 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Forward Contracts Level 2 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Short-term investments Level 1 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Short-term investments Level 1 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Short-term investments Level 1 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2011 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Short-term investments Level 1 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Short-term investments Level 2 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Short-term investments Level 2 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Short-term investments Level 3 Inputs | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Short-term investments Level 3 Inputs | Mar. 31, 2013 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Short-term investments Fair Value | Dec. 31, 2012 Fair value measured on a recurring basis Short-term investments Fair Value | Mar. 31, 2013 Segment, Discontinued Operations | Dec. 31, 2012 Segment, Discontinued Operations | Mar. 31, 2012 Segment, Discontinued Operations
Investment securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value investments |  | $ 1,355.1 | [1] | $ 1,033.1 | [2] | $ 5,206.1 | $ 6,088.2 | $ 6,950.7 | [3],[4] | $ 7,500.8 | [5],[6] | $ 92.9 | $ 78.9 | $ 37.3 | $ 32.3 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 259.3 | $ 268.3 | [5],[6] | $ 2,040.8 | $ 1,985.7 | $ 4,795.9 | $ 5,206.1 | $ 398.3 | $ 389.5 | $ 7,235.0 | $ 7,581.3 | $ 413.1 | [3] | $ 422.2 | [7] | $ 4,637.2 | [3] | $ 5,019.2 | [7] | $ 101.0 | [3] | $ 92.9 | [7] | $ 5,151.3 | [3] | $ 5,534.3 | [7] | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 95.6 | $ 127.4 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 95.6 | $ 127.4 | $ 0 | [4] | $ 0 | [8] | $ 0 | [4] | $ 0 | [8] | $ 260.5 | [4] | $ 259.3 | [8] |  |  | $ 260.5 | [4] | $ 259.3 | [8] |  |  | $ 630.6 |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 654.4 | $ 630.6 |  |  |
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses) |  | 80.1 | [1] | 34.7 | [2] | (10.8) | 10.1 | 75.1 |  | 58.9 |  | 0.1 | 7.1 | (0.1) | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 6.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency gains (losses) through OCI |  | (0.4) | [1] | 0.7 | [2] | (4.8) | 50.4 | (5.6) |  | 54.5 |  | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (0.4) | 2.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization/Accretion |  | (0.4) | [1] | (0.3) | [2] | (14.0) | (12.5) | (14.4) |  | (13.9) |  | 0 | (1.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases |  | 318.6 | [1] | 166.6 | [2] | 1,445.8 | 1,708.2 | 1,791.3 |  | 1,978.2 |  | 8.0 | 97.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.9 | 5.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | (382.3) | [1] | (129.0) | [2] | (1,828.3) | (2,729.4) | (2,233.7) |  | (2,872.2) |  | 0 | (4.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (23.1) | (9.7) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net change in investments related to purchases and sales of consolidated affiliates |  | 14.5 | [1] |  |  | 2.7 |  | 17.2 |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers in |  | 1.2 | [1] | 0 | [2] | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers out |  | 0 | [1] | 0 | [2] | (0.8) | 0 | (1.2) |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | (0.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value investments |  | 1,386.4 | [1] | 1,105.8 | [2] | 4,795.9 | 5,115.0 | 6,580.6 | [3],[4] | 6,706.3 | [5],[6] | 101.0 | 179.2 | 36.8 | 32.8 | 0 | 0 | 260.5 | 273.5 | [5] | 2,040.8 | 1,985.7 | 4,795.9 | 5,206.1 | 398.3 | 389.5 | 7,235.0 | 7,581.3 | 413.1 | [3] | 422.2 | [7] | 4,637.2 | [3] | 5,019.2 | [7] | 101.0 | [3] | 92.9 | [7] | 5,151.3 | [3] | 5,534.3 | [7] | 0 | 0 | 95.6 | 127.4 | 0 | 0 | 95.6 | 127.4 | 0 | [4] | 0 | [8] | 0 | [4] | 0 | [8] | 260.5 | [4] | 259.3 | [8] |  |  | 260.5 | [4] | 259.3 | [8] |  |  | 654.4 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 654.4 | 630.6 |  |  |
Carrying value of investment accounted for using the equity method |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34.9 |  | 35.0 |  | 33.0 | 33.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 654.4 | 877.5 | 630.6 | 846.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized and unrealized gain |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1 | 0.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized and unrealized (losses) gains |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (0.2) | (0.1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity investments reclassified to assets held for sale | $ 338.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 296.9 | $ 338.1 | $ 111.8
[1] | Excludes carrying value of $630.6 and $654.4 at January 1, 2013 and March 31, 2013 and realized and unrealized gain for the period of $0.1 associated with short-term investments classified as level 1.
[2] | Excludes carrying value of $877.5 and $846.0 at March 31, 2012 and January 1, 2012 and realized and unrealized loss for the period of $0.3 associated with short-term investments classified as level 1.
[3] | Carrying value includes $296.9 that is classified as assets held for sale relating to discontinued operations.
[4] | Excludes carrying value of $34.9 associated with other long-term investment limited partnerships accounted for using the equity method and $(0.2) related to forward contracts.
[5] | Excludes carrying value of $33.0 and $33.2 at March 31, 2012 and January 1, 2012 associated with other long-term investment limited partnerships accounted for using the equity method.
[6] | Carrying value includes $111.8 that is classified as assets held for sale relating to discontinued operations.
[7] | Carrying value includes $338.1 that is classified as assets held for sale relating to discontinued operations.
[8] | Excludes carrying value of $35.0 associated with other long-term investment limited partnerships accounted for using the equity method and $(0.1) related to currency forward contracts.

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