Loss Contingency, Number Of Policies Due Restitution

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Loss Contingency, Number of States Issuing Letters Directing to take Remedial Action

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Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number Decertified

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Amount of judgment or settlement awarded to (against) the entity in respect of litigation.

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 450

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period.

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Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Contingent Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Contingent Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 23, 2015 policy	Feb. 12, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jul. 12, 2013 case claim	Aug. 26, 2013 claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Civil monetary penalties		$ 1,100,000.0us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
Number of policies due restitution	7
Fleisher Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement expense			36,400,000
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss			36,400,000
Fleisher Litigation \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Civil monetary penalties				$ 48,500,000
Pending Litigation \| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims					2
Number of pending claims decertified						1
Number of new claims filed			6		4
Pending Litigation \| Policyholder Complaint to State Insurance Departments [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of states issuing letters directing to take remedial action					2
PHL Variable \| Pending Litigation \| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of new claims filed			5
PHL Variable and Phoenix Life \| Pending Litigation \| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of new claims filed			1