Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Adjustment To Carrying Value Of Acquisition Cost

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Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Other Costs

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123570139&loc=d3e3602-108585

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109226691&loc=d3e2941-110230

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Recent Acquisitions, Disposals & Other Transactions - Sale of Business Unit (Details) R$ in Millions, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 15, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2022 BRL (R$)	Nov. 25, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, adjustment to carrying value of acquisition cost	$ 5.6
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Trident
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration received from sale						$ 38.0
Gain (loss) on disposal, pre-tax		$ 10.5	$ (31.8)
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Ariel Re
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration received from sale					$ 30.0
Gain (loss) on disposal, pre-tax			$ 9.4
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Argo Seguros Brasil S.A. \| Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration received from sale	30.5			R$ 160
Gain (loss) on disposal, pre-tax	6.3
Gain (loss) on disposal, other costs	$ 0.7