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Stockholders’ Equity	6 Months Ended
Stockholders’ Equity	Jun. 30, 2020
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	Shareholders’ Equity Common Stock Repurchase On May 6, 2020, Kemper’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $200 million of Kemper’s common stock, in addition to $133 million remaining under the August 6, 2014 authorization, bringing the remaining share repurchase authorization to approximately $333 million as of May 6, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, Kemper repurchased and retired 1.6 million shares of its common stock in open market transactions under its share repurchase authorization for an aggregate cost of $110.4 million and average cost per share of $68.29. Of the total shares repurchased, approximately 1.1 million were repurchased under a trading plan executed by Kemper under Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended that was in effect through April 1, 2020 (“Trading Plan”). During the three months ended June 30, 2020, Kemper repurchased and retired 0.1 million shares of its common stock in open market transactions under the Trading Plan and its share repurchase authorization for an aggregate cost of $9.2 million and average cost per share of $71.85. Common Stock Issuance On June 7, 2019, the Company completed a public offering of its common stock and issued 1,552,500 shares of common stock, at $83.00 per share. Gross proceeds from the offering were $128.9 million. Transaction costs, including the underwriting discount, were $1.7 million, of which $0.3 million was accrued for and included in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2019. Employee Stock Purchase Plan During the second quarter of 2019, Kemper’s stockholders approved the adoption of the Kemper Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) and the reservation of 1,300,000 shares of Kemper’s common stock for issuance under the ESPP. The purpose of the ESPP is to provide eligible employees of the Company with the opportunity to purchase shares of common stock at a Note 9 - Shareholders’ Equity (continued) discounted price through payroll deductions with the goal of enhancing employees’ sense of participation in the Company and further align employee interests with those of Kemper’s shareholders. Under the ESPP, eligible employees may purchase shares of Kemper common stock through payroll deductions of between 1% and 10% of after-tax compensation each pay period, with a maximum participation of $25,000 annually. The shares are purchased at the end of each three-month offering period at a 15% discount from the closing market price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on the last trading day of the offering period. The Company issued 13,291 shares under the plan on June 30, 2020 at a discounted price of $61.64 per share and 13,214 shares on March 31, 2020 at a discounted price of $63.21. Compensation costs charged against income were $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.