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Investment Securities OneBeacon Surplus Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 23, 2014
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax | $ 0.0 | $ 3.9 | $ 0.0 | $ 18.0 |  |
Interest Paid |  |  | 7.0 | $ 6.3 |  |
OneBeacon [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment |  |  | (29.5) |  | $ (49.5) |
OneBeacon [Member] | Par Value [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Surplus Notes | 101.0 |  | 101.0 |  | 101.0 | $ 101.0
OneBeacon [Member] | Fair Value [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Surplus Notes | 71.5 |  | 71.5 |  | 51.5 |
OneBeacon [Member] | Current market rates on repayments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment |  |  | 0.8 |  | (15.1) |
OneBeacon [Member] | Regulatory Approval [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment |  |  | (15.9) |  | (24.2) |
OneBeacon [Member] | Liquidity Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment |  |  | (14.4) |  | $ (10.2) |
Seller Priority Surplus Note [Member] | OneBeacon [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment |  |  | (8.9) |  |  |
Seller Priority Surplus Note [Member] | OneBeacon [Member] | Par Value [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Surplus Notes | 57.9 |  | 57.9 |  |  |
Seller Priority Surplus Note [Member] | OneBeacon [Member] | Fair Value [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Surplus Notes | 49.0 |  | 49.0 |  |  |
Seller Priority Surplus Note [Member] | OneBeacon [Member] | Current market rates on repayments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment |  |  | 5.2 |  |  |
Seller Priority Surplus Note [Member] | OneBeacon [Member] | Regulatory Approval [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment |  |  | (4.2) |  |  |
Seller Priority Surplus Note [Member] | OneBeacon [Member] | Liquidity Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment |  |  | (9.9) |  |  |
Surplus Note |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Paid |  |  | 2.4 |  |  |
Pari Passu Surplus Note [Member] | OneBeacon [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment |  |  | (20.6) |  |  |
Pari Passu Surplus Note [Member] | OneBeacon [Member] | Par Value [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Surplus Notes | 43.1 |  | 43.1 |  |  |
Pari Passu Surplus Note [Member] | OneBeacon [Member] | Fair Value [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Surplus Notes | $ 22.5 |  | 22.5 |  |  |
Pari Passu Surplus Note [Member] | OneBeacon [Member] | Current market rates on repayments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment |  |  | (4.4) |  |  |
Pari Passu Surplus Note [Member] | OneBeacon [Member] | Regulatory Approval [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment |  |  | (11.7) |  |  |
Pari Passu Surplus Note [Member] | OneBeacon [Member] | Liquidity Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment |  |  | $ (4.5) |  |  |
Surplus Note |  |  |  |  |  |
RBC Score |  |  | 250.00% |  | 250.00% |

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