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Restructuring Expenses (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block] | Activity related to restructuring costs for the six months ended June 30, 2010 is presented below:
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Fireside Bank |  | Unitrin Direct |  | All Other Segments |  | Total
Liability at Beginning of Year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Termination Costs |  | $ | 2.8 |  |  | $ | 1.4 |  |  | $ | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |
Early Lease Termination Costs |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.8 |
Other Associated Costs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Liability at Beginning of Year |  | 3.0 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 5.2 |
Expenses Incurred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Termination Costs |  | 1.7 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 2.4 |
Early Lease Termination Costs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other Associated Costs |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Total Expenses Incurred |  | 1.8 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 2.5 |
Payments of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Termination Costs |  | 0.3 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 1.9 |
Early Lease Termination Costs |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |
Other Associated Costs |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Total Payments |  | 0.6 |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 2.4 |
Liability at End of Period: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Termination Costs |  | 4.2 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 4.9 |
Early Lease Termination Costs |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |
Other Associated Costs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Liability at End of Period |  | $ | 4.2 |  |  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5.3 |
Activity related to restructuring costs for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is presented below:
(Dollars in Millions) | Fireside Bank |  | Unitrin Direct |  | All Other Segments |  | Total
Liability at Beginning of Year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Termination Costs | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6.3 |
Early Lease Termination Costs | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Liability at Beginning of Year | 5.7 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 6.4 |
Expenses Incurred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Termination Costs | 2.8 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 3.6 |
Early Lease Termination Costs | — |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.3 |
Total Expenses Incurred | 2.8 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 4.9 |
Payments of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Termination Costs | 0.6 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 1.7 |
Early Lease Termination Costs | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Total Payments | 0.6 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 1.8 |
Liability at End of Period: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Termination Costs | 7.9 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 8.2 |
Early Lease Termination Costs | — |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.3 |
Liability at End of Period | $ | 7.9 |  |  | $ | 1.6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9.5 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph b(2) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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