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Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations [Line Items}      
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax $ 8.0us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax $ 0us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax  
Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (7.9)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (0.5)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax  
Other revenue 35.8us-gaap_OtherIncome (3.4)us-gaap_OtherIncome (3.4)us-gaap_OtherIncome
Segment, Discontinued Operations      
Discontinued Operations [Line Items}      
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax 8.0us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
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Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (0.1)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
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(0.5)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
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OneBeacon Runoff [Member] | Segment, Discontinued Operations      
Discontinued Operations [Line Items}      
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax $ (0.1)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
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$ (0.5)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax
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