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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Table Text Block] | The valuation of assets measured at fair value in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2011 is summarized below:
|  | Fair Value Measurements |  |
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total Fair Value
Fixed Maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Government and Government Agencies and Authorities |  | $ | 153.6 |  |  | $ | 338.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 491.7 |
States and Political Subdivisions |  | — |  |  | 1,852.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,852.6 |
Corporate Securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bonds and Notes |  | — |  |  | 2,107.2 |  |  | 235.1 |  |  | 2,342.3 |
Redeemable Preferred Stocks |  | — |  |  | 75.6 |  |  | 6.1 |  |  | 81.7 |
Mortgage and Asset-backed |  | — |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 5.1 |
Total Investments in Fixed Maturities |  | 153.6 |  |  | 4,378.3 |  |  | 241.5 |  |  | 4,773.4 |
Equity Securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stocks: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate |  | — |  |  | 86.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 86.7 |
Other Industries |  | — |  |  | 14.9 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 20.5 |
Common Stocks: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufacturing |  | 74.7 |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | 3.7 |  |  | 83.4 |
Other Industries |  | 42.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 4.2 |  |  | 47.0 |
Other Equity Interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange Traded Funds |  | 66.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 66.6 |
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 93.1 |  |  | 93.1 |
Total Investments in Equity Securities |  | 184.1 |  |  | 106.6 |  |  | 106.6 |  |  | 397.3 |
Other Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trading Securities |  | 4.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4.4 |
Total |  | $ | 342.1 |  |  | $ | 4,484.9 |  |  | $ | 348.1 |  |  | $ | 5,175.1 |
The valuation of assets measured at fair value in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2012 is summarized below:
|  | Fair Value Measurements |  |
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total Fair Value
Fixed Maturities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Government and Government Agencies and Authorities |  | $ | 133.1 |  |  | $ | 341.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 474.4 |
States and Political Subdivisions |  | — |  |  | 1,825.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,825.4 |
Corporate Securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bonds and Notes |  | — |  |  | 2,142.3 |  |  | 259.2 |  |  | 2,401.5 |
Redeemable Preferred Stocks |  | — |  |  | 75.1 |  |  | 6.3 |  |  | 81.4 |
Mortgage and Asset-backed |  | — |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 5.0 |
Total Investments in Fixed Maturities |  | 133.1 |  |  | 4,388.8 |  |  | 265.8 |  |  | 4,787.7 |
Equity Securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stocks: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate |  | — |  |  | 97.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 97.4 |
Other Industries |  | — |  |  | 15.2 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | 21.2 |
Common Stocks: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufacturing |  | 80.2 |  |  | 5.2 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 87.1 |
Other Industries |  | 45.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 4.6 |  |  | 49.7 |
Other Equity Interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange Traded Funds |  | 67.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 67.7 |
Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 106.5 |  |  | 106.5 |
Total Investments in Equity Securities |  | 193.0 |  |  | 117.8 |  |  | 118.8 |  |  | 429.6 |
Other Investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trading Securities |  | 4.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4.6 |
Total |  | $ | 330.7 |  |  | $ | 4,506.6 |  |  | $ | 384.6 |  |  | $ | 5,221.9 |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Table Text Block] | The table below presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs utilized by the Company in determining fair value for most of the Investments in Fixed Maturities and classified as Level 3.
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Unobservable Input |  | Total Fair Value |  | Range of Unobservable Inputs |  | Weighted Average Market Yield
Senior Debt |  | Market Yield |  | $ | 104.2 |  |  | 1.3% | - | 15.0% |  | 6.6 | %
Junior Debt |  | Market Yield |  | $ | 132.6 |  |  | 8.6% | - | 21.5% |  | 14.5 | %
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block] | Information by security type pertaining to the changes in the fair value of the Company’s investments classified as Level 3 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is presented below:
|  | Fixed Maturities |  | Equity Securities |  |
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Corporate Bonds and Notes |  | Redeemable Preferred Stocks |  | Mortgage and Asset- backed |  | Preferred and Common Stocks |  | Other Equity Interests |  | Total
Balance at Beginning of Period |  | $ | 235.1 |  |  | $ | 6.1 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 13.5 |  |  | $ | 93.1 |  |  | $ | 348.1 |
Total Gains (Losses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 3.6 |
Included in Other Comprehensive Income |  | 0.9 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | (1.2 | ) |  | 1.1 |  |  | 1.0 |
Purchases |  | 44.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 16.0 |  |  | 61.3 |
Settlements |  | (16.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4.0 | ) |  | (20.2 | )
Sales |  | (0.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4.0 | )
Transfers into Level 3 from Level 2 |  | 0.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.9 |
Transfers out of Level 3 into Level 2 |  | (6.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6.1 | )
Balance at End of Period |  | $ | 259.2 |  |  | $ | 6.3 |  |  | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | 12.3 |  |  | $ | 106.5 |  |  | $ | 384.6 |
Information by security type pertaining to the changes in the fair value of the Company’s investments classified as Level 3 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 is presented below:
|  | Fixed Maturities |  | Equity Securities |  |
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Corporate Bonds and Notes |  | Redeemable Preferred Stocks |  | Mortgage and Asset- backed |  | Preferred and Common Stocks |  | Other Equity Interests |  | Total
Balance at Beginning of Period |  | $ | 146.2 |  |  | $ | 4.5 |  |  | $ | 0.4 |  |  | $ | 14.7 |  |  | $ | 75.2 |  |  | $ | 241.0 |
Total Gains (Losses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.5 |
Included in Other Comprehensive Income |  | 1.2 |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | — |  |  | (2.3 | ) |  | (2.3 | ) |  | (2.5 | )
Purchases |  | 32.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 7.5 |  |  | 40.2 |
Settlements |  | (11.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5.8 | ) |  | (16.9 | )
Sales |  | (0.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2.9 | )
Balance at End of Period |  | $ | 168.2 |  |  | $ | 5.4 |  |  | $ | 0.4 |  |  | $ | 11.8 |  |  | $ | 74.6 |  |  | $ | 260.4 |

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