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Business Segments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] | Segment Revenues for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were:
|  | Nine Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Sep 30, 2012 |  | Sep 30, 2011 |  | Sep 30, 2012 |  | Sep 30, 2011
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kemper Preferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned Premiums |  | $ | 655.9 |  |  | $ | 642.8 |  |  | $ | 222.9 |  |  | $ | 216.5 |
Net Investment Income |  | 33.6 |  |  | 37.8 |  |  | 10.8 |  |  | 8.2 |
Other Income |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |
Total Kemper Preferred |  | 689.8 |  |  | 680.8 |  |  | 233.8 |  |  | 224.8 |
Kemper Specialty: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned Premiums |  | 317.3 |  |  | 336.7 |  |  | 103.9 |  |  | 111.0 |
Net Investment Income |  | 14.4 |  |  | 17.5 |  |  | 4.5 |  |  | 3.7 |
Other Income |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.2 |
Total Kemper Specialty |  | 331.9 |  |  | 354.6 |  |  | 108.5 |  |  | 114.9 |
Kemper Direct: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned Premiums |  | 131.2 |  |  | 171.8 |  |  | 40.3 |  |  | 54.4 |
Net Investment Income |  | 10.7 |  |  | 13.6 |  |  | 3.4 |  |  | 2.8 |
Other Income |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Total Kemper Direct |  | 141.9 |  |  | 185.5 |  |  | 43.7 |  |  | 57.3 |
Life and Health Insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned Premiums |  | 481.9 |  |  | 485.8 |  |  | 160.2 |  |  | 161.1 |
Net Investment Income |  | 153.5 |  |  | 147.3 |  |  | 48.1 |  |  | 42.5 |
Other Income |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total Life and Health Insurance |  | 635.5 |  |  | 633.2 |  |  | 208.3 |  |  | 203.6 |
Total Segment Revenues |  | 1,799.1 |  |  | 1,854.1 |  |  | 594.3 |  |  | 600.6 |
Net Realized Gains (Losses) on Sales of Investments |  | 59.9 |  |  | 27.8 |  |  | 50.9 |  |  | (4.2 | )
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings |  | (4.1 | ) |  | (6.7 | ) |  | (3.2 | ) |  | (5.0 | )
Other |  | 10.8 |  |  | 6.5 |  |  | 3.6 |  |  | 1.4 |
Total Revenues |  | $ | 1,865.7 |  |  | $ | 1,881.7 |  |  | $ | 645.6 |  |  | $ | 592.8 |
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] | Segment Operating Profit (Loss) for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was:
|  | Nine Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Sep 30, 2012 |  | Sep 30, 2011 |  | Sep 30, 2012 |  | Sep 30, 2011
Segment Operating Profit (Loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kemper Preferred |  | $ | 4.4 |  |  | $ | (56.5 | ) |  | $ | 10.4 |  |  | $ | (16.1 | )
Kemper Specialty |  | 2.5 |  |  | 18.9 |  |  | 3.2 |  |  | 7.1 |
Kemper Direct |  | (6.9 | ) |  | (19.6 | ) |  | 1.6 |  |  | (3.8 | )
Life and Health Insurance |  | 102.7 |  |  | 104.6 |  |  | 29.4 |  |  | 29.9 |
Total Segment Operating Profit |  | 102.7 |  |  | 47.4 |  |  | 44.6 |  |  | 17.1 |
Corporate and Other Operating Loss |  | (30.1 | ) |  | (31.3 | ) |  | (10.8 | ) |  | (12.9 | )
Total Operating Profit |  | 72.6 |  |  | 16.1 |  |  | 33.8 |  |  | 4.2 |
Net Realized Gains (Losses) on Sales of Investments |  | 59.9 |  |  | 27.8 |  |  | 50.9 |  |  | (4.2 | )
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings |  | (4.1 | ) |  | (6.7 | ) |  | (3.2 | ) |  | (5.0 | )
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes |  | $ | 128.4 |  |  | $ | 37.2 |  |  | $ | 81.5 |  |  | $ | (5.0 | )
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block] | Segment Net Operating Income (Loss) for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was:
|  | Nine Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Sep 30, 2012 |  | Sep 30, 2011 |  | Sep 30, 2012 |  | Sep 30, 2011
Segment Net Operating Income (Loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kemper Preferred |  | $ | 8.5 |  |  | $ | (30.3 | ) |  | $ | 8.4 |  |  | $ | (8.3 | )
Kemper Specialty |  | 4.0 |  |  | 15.4 |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 5.7 |
Kemper Direct |  | (2.7 | ) |  | (10.4 | ) |  | 1.5 |  |  | (1.7 | )
Life and Health Insurance |  | 66.5 |  |  | 67.7 |  |  | 19.2 |  |  | 19.7 |
Total Segment Net Operating Income |  | 76.3 |  |  | 42.4 |  |  | 31.8 |  |  | 15.4 |
Corporate and Other Net Operating Loss |  | (19.1 | ) |  | (19.4 | ) |  | (7.2 | ) |  | (8.3 | )
Consolidated Net Operating Income |  | 57.2 |  |  | 23.0 |  |  | 24.6 |  |  | 7.1 |
Unallocated Net Income (Loss) From: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Realized Gains (Losses) on Sales of Investments |  | 38.9 |  |  | 18.0 |  |  | 33.0 |  |  | (2.7 | )
Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings |  | (2.6 | ) |  | (4.3 | ) |  | (2.0 | ) |  | (3.3 | )
Income from Continuing Operations |  | $ | 93.5 |  |  | $ | 36.7 |  |  | $ | 55.6 |  |  | $ | 1.1 |
Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block] | Earned Premiums by product line for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were:
|  | Nine Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended
(Dollars in Millions) |  | Sep 30, 2012 |  | Sep 30, 2011 |  | Sep 30, 2012 |  | Sep 30, 2011
Life |  | $ | 296.0 |  |  | $ | 297.1 |  |  | $ | 98.4 |  |  | $ | 98.0 |
Accident and Health |  | 124.2 |  |  | 124.6 |  |  | 41.3 |  |  | 41.9 |
Property and Casualty: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Personal Lines: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Automobile |  | 794.6 |  |  | 854.7 |  |  | 261.3 |  |  | 281.4 |
Homeowners |  | 236.6 |  |  | 226.4 |  |  | 80.8 |  |  | 76.6 |
Other Personal |  | 103.2 |  |  | 104.5 |  |  | 34.5 |  |  | 35.0 |
Total Personal Lines |  | 1,134.4 |  |  | 1,185.6 |  |  | 376.6 |  |  | 393.0 |
Commercial Automobile |  | 31.7 |  |  | 29.8 |  |  | 11.0 |  |  | 10.1 |
Total Earned Premiums |  | $ | 1,586.3 |  |  | $ | 1,637.1 |  |  | $ | 527.3 |  |  | $ | 543.0 |

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