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Investment Securities (Fair Value Measurement by Level) (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Investment securities |  |  |
Fixed maturity investments, at fair value | $ 4,250,200,000 | $ 2,630,200,000 |
Percentage of investments recorded at fair value | 94.00% | 91.00% |
Fair value investments | $ 5,039,700,000 | $ 4,050,900,000 | $ 3,343,600,000
Minimum percentage of variation expected | 5.00% |  |
Minimum variation expected | $ 1,000,000 |  |
US Government and agency obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fixed maturity investments, at fair value | 278,300,000 | 160,000,000 |
Debt securities issued by corporations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fixed maturity investments, at fair value | 1,509,400,000 | 1,000,000,000 |
Fair value investments | 1,509,400,000 | 1,000,000,000 |
Mortgage and asset-backed securities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fixed maturity investments, at fair value | 2,132,900,000 | 1,167,000,000 |
Fair value investments | 2,132,900,000 | 1,167,000,000 |
Preferred stocks |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fixed maturity investments, at fair value | 14,000,000 | 82,700,000 |
Municipal obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fixed maturity investments, at fair value | 309,000,000 | 228,800,000 |
Foreign government, agency and provincial obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fixed maturity investments, at fair value | 13,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
Level 1 |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 612,500,000 | 1,152,200,000 | 550,600,000
Level 2 |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 4,118,500,000 | 2,531,400,000 | 2,372,900,000
Level 2 | Mortgage and asset-backed securities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 2,132,900,000 | 1,167,000,000 |
Level 3 Inputs | Mortgage and asset-backed securities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 Inputs | Fixed maturity investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 70,000,000 | 76,400,000
Level 3 Inputs | Common equity securities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 | 39,500,000
Level 3 Inputs | Other long-term investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 177,700,000 | 169,500,000 | 125,900,000
Fair value measured on a recurring basis |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 5,195,900,000 | 4,134,400,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | US Government and agency obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 278,300,000 | 160,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Debt securities issued by corporations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 1,509,400,000 | 1,000,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Debt securities issued by corporations | Financials |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 176,000,000 | 175,900,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Debt securities issued by corporations | Consumer |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 385,600,000 | 253,300,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Debt securities issued by corporations | Industrial |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 146,400,000 | 135,600,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Debt securities issued by corporations | Communications |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 131,400,000 | 49,200,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Debt securities issued by corporations | Utilities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 180,300,000 | 61,500,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Debt securities issued by corporations | Energy |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 53,500,000 | 82,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Debt securities issued by corporations | Basic Materials |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 102,600,000 | 31,200,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Debt securities issued by corporations | Technology |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 89,400,000 | 60,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Debt securities issued by corporations | Health Care [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 244,200,000 | 151,300,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Mortgage and asset-backed securities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 2,132,900,000 | 1,167,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Preferred stocks |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 14,000,000 | 82,700,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Municipal obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 309,000,000 | 228,800,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Foreign government, agency and provincial obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 13,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Fixed maturity investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 4,256,800,000 | 2,639,700,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Short-term investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 287,100,000 | 211,300,000 | 376,800,000
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Common equity securities | Financials |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 11,600,000 | 653,200,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Common equity securities | Consumer |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 12,900,000 | 70,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Common equity securities | Industrial |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 2,200,000 | 26,600,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Common equity securities | Communications |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 10,500,000 | 43,700,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Common equity securities | Energy |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 3,700,000 |  |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Common equity securities | Technology |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 11,000,000 | 27,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Common equity securities | Other |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 79,900,000 | 74,400,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Common equity securities | Exchange Traded Funds [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 321,600,000 | 183,300,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Common equity securities | Health Care [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 20,900,000 | 35,700,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Common equity securities | Common equity securities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 474,300,000 | 1,113,900,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Other long-term investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 177,700,000 | 169,500,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 887,000,000 | 1,363,500,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | US Government and agency obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 268,800,000 | 133,400,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Debt securities issued by corporations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Financials |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Consumer |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Industrial |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Communications |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Utilities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Energy |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Basic Materials |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Technology |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Health Care [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Mortgage and asset-backed securities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Preferred stocks |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Municipal obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Foreign government, agency and provincial obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 600,000 | 600,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Fixed maturity investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 269,400,000 | 134,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Short-term investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 274,400,000 | 211,300,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Common equity securities | Financials |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 11,600,000 | 653,200,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Common equity securities | Consumer |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 12,900,000 | 70,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Common equity securities | Industrial |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 2,200,000 | 26,600,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Common equity securities | Communications |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 10,500,000 | 43,700,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Common equity securities | Energy |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 3,700,000 |  |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Common equity securities | Technology |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 11,000,000 | 27,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Common equity securities | Other |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Common equity securities | Exchange Traded Funds [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 270,400,000 | 162,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Common equity securities | Health Care [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 20,900,000 | 35,700,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Common equity securities | Common equity securities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 343,200,000 | 1,018,200,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Other long-term investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 4,131,200,000 | 2,531,400,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | US Government and agency obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 9,500,000 | 26,600,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Debt securities issued by corporations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 1,509,400,000 | 1,000,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Financials |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 176,000,000 | 175,900,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Consumer |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 385,600,000 | 253,300,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Industrial |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 146,400,000 | 135,600,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Communications |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 131,400,000 | 49,200,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Utilities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 180,300,000 | 61,500,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Energy |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 53,500,000 | 82,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Basic Materials |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 102,600,000 | 31,200,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Technology |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 89,400,000 | 60,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Debt securities issued by corporations | Health Care [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 244,200,000 | 151,300,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Mortgage and asset-backed securities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 2,132,900,000 | 1,167,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Preferred stocks |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 14,000,000 | 12,700,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Municipal obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 309,000,000 | 228,800,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Foreign government, agency and provincial obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 12,600,000 | 600,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Fixed maturity investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 3,987,400,000 | 2,435,700,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Short-term investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 12,700,000 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Common equity securities | Financials |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Common equity securities | Consumer |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Common equity securities | Industrial |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Common equity securities | Communications |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Common equity securities | Energy |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 |  |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Common equity securities | Technology |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Common equity securities | Other |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 79,900,000 | 74,400,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Common equity securities | Exchange Traded Funds [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 51,200,000 | 21,300,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Common equity securities | Health Care [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Common equity securities | Common equity securities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 131,100,000 | 95,700,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Other long-term investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 177,700,000 | 239,500,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | US Government and agency obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Debt securities issued by corporations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Debt securities issued by corporations | Financials |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Debt securities issued by corporations | Consumer |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Debt securities issued by corporations | Industrial |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Debt securities issued by corporations | Communications |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Debt securities issued by corporations | Utilities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Debt securities issued by corporations | Energy |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Debt securities issued by corporations | Basic Materials |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Debt securities issued by corporations | Technology |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Debt securities issued by corporations | Health Care [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Mortgage and asset-backed securities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Preferred stocks |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 70,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Municipal obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Foreign government, agency and provincial obligations |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Fixed maturity investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 70,000,000 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Short-term investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Common equity securities | Financials |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Common equity securities | Consumer |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Common equity securities | Industrial |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Common equity securities | Communications |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Common equity securities | Energy |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 |  |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Common equity securities | Technology |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Common equity securities | Other |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Common equity securities | Exchange Traded Funds [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Common equity securities | Health Care [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Common equity securities | Common equity securities |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 0 | 0 |
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Other long-term investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 177,700,000 | 169,500,000 |
Carrying value of investment accounted for using the equity method | 3,500,000 | 3,800,000 | 5,200,000
Fair value measured on a recurring basis | Level 3 Inputs | Forward Contracts [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | (1,200,000) |  |
Affordable Housing Development Fund [Member] | Other long-term investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fair value investments | 12,300,000 | 14,700,000 | 16,800,000
Practical Expedient [Member] | Total hedge and private equity funds included in other long-term investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fixed maturity investments, at fair value | 131,000,000.0 | 127,800,000.0 |
Star & Shield Insurance Exchange [Member] |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Investments reclassified to assets held for sale | 6,600,000 | 9,500,000 |
Star & Shield Insurance Exchange [Member] | Fixed maturity investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fixed maturity investments, at fair value | 6,600,000 | 9,500,000 | $ 10,100,000
Star & Shield Insurance Exchange [Member] | Short-term investments |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |
Fixed maturity investments, at fair value | $ 100,000 | $ 100,000 |

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