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Retirement And Other Employee Benefits (Weighted Average Assumptions Used To Determine Projected Benefit Obligation) (Details)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Qualified Pension Benefits      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Discount rate 4.09%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= aiz_QualifiedPensionBenefitsMember		 4.98%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= aiz_QualifiedPensionBenefitsMember		 4.12%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= aiz_QualifiedPensionBenefitsMember
Nonqualified Pension Benefits      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Discount rate 3.77%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= aiz_NonQualifiedPensionBenefitsMember		 4.64%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= aiz_NonQualifiedPensionBenefitsMember		 3.71%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= aiz_NonQualifiedPensionBenefitsMember
Retirement Health Benefits      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Discount rate 4.07%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember		 4.99%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember		 4.12%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
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= us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember