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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] 
Income Taxes
Note 9 - Income Taxes
Current and Deferred Income Tax Assets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were:
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2011
 
Dec 31,
2010
Current Income Tax Assets
 
$
37.4

 
$
39.3

Deferred Income Tax Assets
 
7.5

 
9.4

Valuation Allowance for State Income Taxes
 
(6.2
)
 
(9.1
)
Current and Deferred Income Tax Assets
 
$
38.7

 
$
39.6



The components of Liabilities for Income Taxes at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were:
(Dollars in Millions)
 
Sep 30,
2011
 
Dec 31,
2010
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities
 
$
63.1

 
$
7.3

Unrecognized Tax Benefits
 
6.1

 
7.8

Liabilities for Income Taxes
 
$
69.2

 
$
15.1



In January 2011, the Company received a refund resulting from its 2009 net operating and capital loss carryback claim. The U.S. Joint Committee on Taxation's ("JCT") approval is required by law for all refunds in excess of $2 million. During the third quarter of 2011, the Company extended the statute of limitations related to its 2007 tax year until September 30, 2012 to allow the JCT to complete its review and formally approve the refund. The Company does not anticipate a material modification to the claim as a result of this review.
During the third quarter of 2011, the Florida Department of Revenue completed its audit of the 2007-2009 income tax returns of Kemper's subsidiary, United Insurance Company of America ("United"), and accepted the returns as filed.
Tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 included interest expense of $0.2 million related to unrecognized tax benefits related to tax positions of prior years. Tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 included an interest benefit of $2.3 million related to unrecognized tax benefits, which was comprised of an interest benefit of $2.8 million resulting from the expiration of the 2006 federal statute of limitations and $0.5 million of interest expense related to tax positions of prior years.
Income taxes paid, net of income tax refunds of $24.9 million, were $18.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Income taxes paid were $49.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010