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Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Undistributed Net Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |  |  |
Net income attributable to White Mountains’s common shareholders, net of restricted common share amounts | $ 49.0 | $ (120.1) | $ 158.2
Dividends declared net of restricted common share amounts | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.9
Total undistributed net earnings (losses), net of restricted common share amounts | $ 44.5 | $ (125.5) | $ 152.3

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- Definition Represents Net income from continuing operations attributable to White Mountains common shareholders, net of allocation to restricted shares and dividends paid on restricted shares. + References No definition available. + Details
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