v2.4.0.8
Fair Value Measurement (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | State and municipal bonds [Member]
   
Financial instruments carried at fair value, classified as a part of:    
Total assets $ 5,000 $ 7,200
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other asset-backed securities [Member]
   
Financial instruments carried at fair value, classified as a part of:    
Total assets 4,700 4,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
   
Financial instruments carried at fair value, classified as a part of:    
Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries 44,549 33,739
Total assets 3,923,088 3,756,093
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | U.S. Treasury obligations [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 213,822 205,857
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 56,925 56,947
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | State and municipal bonds [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 1,253,172 1,219,979
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Corporate debt, multiple observable inputs [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 1,535,533 1,455,333
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Private placement senior notes [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 205 346
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Other corporate debt, NRSRO ratings available [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 10,269 13,835
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Other corporate debt, NRSRO ratings not available [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 885 1,010
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 272,233 289,850
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 44,449 59,464
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Other commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 70,865 74,106
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Other asset-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 76,075 71,272
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 80,579 70,900
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Utilities/Energy [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 36,798 31,383
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Consumer oriented [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 63,149 51,100
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Technology [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 17,949 11,495
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Industrial [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 38,241 18,200
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | All other [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 20,116 19,540
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
   
Assets:    
Short-term investments 87,274 71,737
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
   
Financial instruments carried at fair value, classified as a part of:    
Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries 0 0
Total assets 336,894 262,379
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Treasury obligations [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | State and municipal bonds [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Corporate debt, multiple observable inputs [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Private placement senior notes [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other corporate debt, NRSRO ratings available [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other corporate debt, NRSRO ratings not available [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other asset-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Financial [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 80,579 70,900
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Utilities/Energy [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 36,798 31,383
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Consumer oriented [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 63,149 51,100
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Technology [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 17,949 11,495
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Industrial [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 38,241 18,200
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | All other [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 20,116 19,540
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
   
Assets:    
Short-term investments 80,062 59,761
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
   
Financial instruments carried at fair value, classified as a part of:    
Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries 0 0
Total assets 3,520,582 3,433,574
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | U.S. Treasury obligations [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 213,822 205,857
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 56,925 56,947
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | State and municipal bonds [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 1,248,147 1,212,804
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate debt, multiple observable inputs [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 1,535,533 1,455,333
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Private placement senior notes [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other corporate debt, NRSRO ratings available [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other corporate debt, NRSRO ratings not available [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 272,233 289,850
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 44,449 59,464
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 70,865 74,106
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other asset-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 71,396 67,237
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Financial [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Utilities/Energy [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Consumer oriented [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Technology [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Industrial [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | All other [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
   
Assets:    
Short-term investments 7,212 11,976
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
   
Financial instruments carried at fair value, classified as a part of:    
Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries 44,549 33,739
Total assets 65,612 60,140
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | U.S. Treasury obligations [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise obligations [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | State and municipal bonds [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 5,025 7,175
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate debt, multiple observable inputs [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Private placement senior notes [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 205 346
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other corporate debt, NRSRO ratings available [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 10,269 13,835
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other corporate debt, NRSRO ratings not available [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 885 1,010
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Agency commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other asset-backed securities [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of available for sale securities 4,679 4,035
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Financial [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Utilities/Energy [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Consumer oriented [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Technology [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Industrial [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | All other [Member]
   
Assets:    
Fair value of trading securities 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member]
   
Assets:    
Short-term investments $ 0 $ 0