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

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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)				1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Contingent Liabilities (Details)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 23, 2015 policy	Jul. 12, 2013 case	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) case claim state
Pending Litigation \| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of new claims filed \| case			4		6
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss					$ 36,400,000
PHL Variable \| Pending Litigation \| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of new claims filed \| case					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 \| case					1
Payments for Legal Matters \| Settled Litigation \| SEC Cease-and-Desist Order [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement amount				$ 1,100,000.0
COI Rate Adjustments
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of policies due restitution \| policy		7
COI Rate Adjustments \| Settled Litigation \| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement amount	$ 48,500,000
COI Rate Adjustments \| Pending Litigation \| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of claims \| claim					2
Number of states issuing letters directing to take remedial action \| state					2