Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Jun. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The statute of limitations related to Kemper and its eligible subsidiaries’ consolidated Federal income tax returns is closed for all tax years up to and including 2011. As a result of the Company filing amended federal income tax returns resulting from an election to update interest rates used to compute the tax basis of reserves on life insurance contracts issued prior to 2018, tax years 2012 and 2013 are under limited examination with respect to carryback adjustments associated with the amended returns. The statute of limitations related to tax years 2014, 2015, and 2016 has been extended to December 31, 2020. The expiration of the statute of limitations related to the various state income tax returns that Kemper and its subsidiaries file varies by state. There were no unrecognized tax benefits at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. During 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-23, which provided for the deferral of quarterly federal income tax payments, originally due April 15 and June 15, to July 15, 2020. Income taxes paid to state taxing authorities, net of refunds received, were $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Income taxes paid, net of refunds received, were $42.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019.

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.