XML 156 R20.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v2.4.1.9

Insurance Expenses | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2014
Insurance Expenses [Abstract] |
Insurance Expenses | NOTE 13. INSURANCE EXPENSES Insurance Expenses for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were:
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Commissions |  | $ | 324.6 |  |  | $ | 345.7 |  |  | $ | 366.1 |
General Expenses |  | 258.1 |  |  | 257.1 |  |  | 262.9 |
Taxes, Licenses and Fees |  | 38.9 |  |  | 42.8 |  |  | 44.7 |
Total Costs Incurred |  | 621.6 |  |  | 645.6 |  |  | 673.7 |
Policy Acquisition Costs: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred |  | (235.8 | ) |  | (253.4 | ) |  | (266.4 | )
Amortized |  | 235.4 |  |  | 253.9 |  |  | 257.0 |
Net Policy Acquisition Costs Amortized (Deferred) |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 0.5 |  |  | (9.4 | )
Life VIF and P&C Customer Relationships Amortized |  | 7.2 |  |  | 8.3 |  |  | 8.0 |
Insurance Expenses |  | $ | 628.4 |  |  | $ | 654.4 |  |  | $ | 672.3 |
Commissions for servicing policies are expensed as incurred, rather than deferred and amortized.

X
- Details
Name: | kmpr_InsuranceExpensesAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | kmpr_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Insurance Expenses [Text Block] + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | kmpr_InsuranceExpensesTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | kmpr_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration