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Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
security
Dec. 31, 2013
security
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, fair value $ 342.7us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue $ 1,213.2us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, accumulated loss (10.5)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss (53.2)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, fair value 425.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue 199.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, accumulated loss (27.7)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss (28.1)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, fair value 768.6us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue 1,413.1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
U.S. government and agency (38.2)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss (81.3)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, amounts outside closed block, below investment grade, less than twelve months, fair value 42.4pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmountsOutsideClosedBlockBelowInvestmentGradeLessthanTwelveMonthsFairValue 33.7pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmountsOutsideClosedBlockBelowInvestmentGradeLessthanTwelveMonthsFairValue
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, amounts outside closed block, below investment grade, less than twelve months, accumulated loss (2.4)pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmountsOutsideClosedBlockBelowInvestmentGradeLessthan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss (1.9)pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmountsOutsideClosedBlockBelowInvestmentGradeLessthan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, amounts outside closed block, below investment grade, twelve months or longer, accumulated loss (2.7)pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmountsOutsideClosedBlockBelowInvestmentGrade12MonthsorLongerAccumulatedLoss (1.7)pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmountsOutsideClosedBlockBelowInvestmentGrade12MonthsorLongerAccumulatedLoss
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, amount outside closed block, below investment grade, fair value, total 59.5pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmountOutsideClosedBlockBelowInvestmentGradeFairValueTotal 45.8pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAmountOutsideClosedBlockBelowInvestmentGradeFairValueTotal
Below investment grade (5.1)pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesAmountsOutsideClosedBlockBelowInvestmentGradeContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLossTotal (3.6)pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesAmountsOutsideClosedBlockBelowInvestmentGradeContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLossTotal
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than 12 Months, number of securities 121pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessthan12MonthsNumberOfSecurities 326pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessthan12MonthsNumberOfSecurities
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 Months or longer, number of securities 127pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsorLongerNumberOfSecurities 79pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsorLongerNumberOfSecurities
Number of securities 248pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSecurities 405pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionSecurities
U.S. government and agency    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
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State and political subdivision    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, fair value 7.0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, accumulated loss (0.4)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, fair value 18.7us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, accumulated loss (1.2)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
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U.S. government and agency (1.6)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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(5.4)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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Foreign government    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, fair value 11.3us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, accumulated loss 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, fair value 11.3us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
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17.0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
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U.S. government and agency (0.8)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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(0.3)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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Corporate    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, fair value 265.4us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, accumulated loss (8.8)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, fair value 273.1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, accumulated loss (18.4)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
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(18.8)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, fair value 538.5us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
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906.5us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
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U.S. government and agency (27.2)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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(55.6)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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Commercial mortgage-backed (“CMBS”)    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, fair value 6.3us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, accumulated loss 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, fair value 5.5us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, accumulated loss 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
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42.4us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
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U.S. government and agency 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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Residential mortgage-backed (“RMBS”)    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, fair value 4.6us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, accumulated loss (0.1)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
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(8.5)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
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283.8us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
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U.S. government and agency (3.4)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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Collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) / collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”)    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, fair value 42.3us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
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54.6us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
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U.S. government and agency (1.1)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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(1.4)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
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Other asset-backed (“ABS”)    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, fair value 5.8us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
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7.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, accumulated loss 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
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Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, fair value 7.5us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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8.0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, accumulated loss (3.8)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
(3.8)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, fair value 13.3us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
15.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
U.S. government and agency (3.8)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
(3.9)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Total available-for-sale debt securities    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, fair value 342.7us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
1,204.1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, accumulated loss (10.5)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
(52.3)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, fair value 421.7us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
199.9us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, accumulated loss (27.4)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
(28.1)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, fair value 764.4us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
1,404.0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
U.S. government and agency (37.9)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
(80.4)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 Months or longer, number of securities 123pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsorLongerNumberOfSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
79pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsorLongerNumberOfSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Equity Securities    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, fair value 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
9.1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, less than twelve months, accumulated loss 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
(0.9)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, fair value 4.2us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, twelve months or longer, accumulated loss (0.3)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, fair value 4.2us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
9.1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
U.S. government and agency $ (0.3)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
$ (0.9)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAccumulatedLoss
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale securities, continuous unrealized loss position, 12 Months or longer, number of securities 4pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsorLongerNumberOfSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
0pnx_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsorLongerNumberOfSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember