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Investment Securities (Non-agency Mortgage-backed Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | $ 4,900.2 | $ 4,050.9 | $ 3,365.4 | $ 3,343.6
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Fixed Rate [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 102.3 |  |  |
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Floating Rate [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 11.4 |  |  |
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 213.4 | 133.2 |  |
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 113.7 | 140.4 |  |
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 327.1 | $ 273.6 |  |
Securities Issued in 2004 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 20.6 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2004 | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2004 | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 20.6 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2005 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 6.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2005 | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2005 | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 6.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2006 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 3.2 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2006 | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2006 | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 3.2 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2007 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2007 | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2007 | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2008 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 3.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2008 | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2008 | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 3.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2009 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2009 | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2009 | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2010 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 8.6 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2010 | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 4.6 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2010 | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 13.2 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2011 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 11.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2011 | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued In 2011 | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 11.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2012 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 6.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2012 | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 18.3 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2012 | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 24.3 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2013 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 11.4 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2013 | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 11.6 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2013 | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 23.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2014 | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 59.6 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2014 | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 23.5 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2014 | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 83.1 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2015 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 48.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2015 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 45.9 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2015 [Member] | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 93.9 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2016 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 36.0 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2016 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 9.8 |  |  |
Securities Issued in 2016 [Member] | Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 45.8 |  |  |
Subordinate | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Fixed Rate [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 38.2 |  |  |
Subordinate | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Floating Rate [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 11.4 |  |  |
Subordinate | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Subordinate | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 49.6 |  |  |
Super Senior | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Fixed Rate [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 8.9 |  |  |
Super Senior | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Floating Rate [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Super Senior | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 122.8 |  |  |
Super Senior | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 8.9 |  |  |
Senior | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Fixed Rate [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 55.2 |  |  |
Senior | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Floating Rate [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0.0 |  |  |
Senior | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | 90.6 |  |  |
Senior | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |  |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fair value investments | $ 55.2 |  |  |

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