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Debt (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Feb. 27, 2014 | Nov. 24, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2007 | Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Advances from FLHB | $ 0 us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesBranchOfFHLBBankAmountOfAdvancesByBranch |  |  |  | $ 0 us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesBranchOfFHLBBankAmountOfAdvancesByBranch
Notes Payable under Revolving Credit Agreement | 2016 Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, length of agreement | 4 years |  |  |  |
Line of credit, outstanding | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_A2016CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_A2016CreditAgreementMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Subordinated Debt [Member] | Subordinated Debenture, 7.375 Percent Due 2054 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | 150,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_SubordinatedDebenture7.375PercentDue2054Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubordinatedDebtMember |  |  |
Stated interest rate, percentage | 7.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_SubordinatedDebenture7.375PercentDue2054Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubordinatedDebtMember |  |  |  |
Issuance costs |  | 144,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDebtNetOfIssuanceCosts / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_SubordinatedDebenture7.375PercentDue2054Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubordinatedDebtMember |  |  |
Interest rate, effective percentage |  | 7.69%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_SubordinatedDebenture7.375PercentDue2054Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubordinatedDebtMember |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes, 6% Due November 30, 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_SeniorNotes6PercentDueNovember302015Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |
Stated interest rate, percentage | 6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_SeniorNotes6PercentDueNovember302015Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |
Issuance costs |  |  | 247,800,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDebtNetOfIssuanceCosts / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_SeniorNotes6PercentDueNovember302015Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |
Interest rate, effective percentage |  |  | 6.21%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_SeniorNotes6PercentDueNovember302015Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes, 6% Due May 15, 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  | 360,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_SeniorNotes6PercentDueMay152017Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Stated interest rate, percentage | 6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_SeniorNotes6PercentDueMay152017Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |
Issuance costs |  |  |  | 354,800,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDebtNetOfIssuanceCosts / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_SeniorNotes6PercentDueMay152017Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Interest rate, effective percentage |  |  |  | 6.19%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_SeniorNotes6PercentDueMay152017Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 2016 Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 225,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = kmpr_A2016CreditAgreementMember |  |  |  |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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