Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded a net tax benefit of $18,000 in the Assurant Solutions segment. The tax benefit was driven by an international restructuring, in which there was a redemption of shares. For U.S. tax purposes, the redemption was treated as a dividend of the shares, attracted foreign tax credits and resulted in a tax benefit. The benefit is reflected in the provision for income taxes line item in the consolidated statements of operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded a net tax benefit of $16,025 in the Assurant Corporate segment. The tax benefit was a result of the sale of certain non-insurance legal entities to National General and is reflected in the provision for income taxes line item in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 4 for more information. In addition, the Company recorded a net tax benefit of $8,448 in the Assurant Solutions segment. The tax benefit was primarily a result of an international reorganization and is reflected in the provision for income taxes line item in the consolidated statements of operations.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded a net tax benefit of $18,000 in the Assurant Solutions segment. The tax benefit was driven by an international restructuring, in which there was a redemption of shares. For U.S. tax purposes, the redemption was treated as a dividend of the shares, attracted foreign tax credits and resulted in a tax benefit. The benefit is reflected in the provision for income taxes line item in the consolidated statements of operations.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded a net tax benefit of $16,025 in the Assurant Corporate segment. The tax benefit was a result of the sale of certain non-insurance legal entities to National General and is reflected in the provision for income taxes line item in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 4 for more information. In addition, the Company recorded a net tax benefit of $8,448 in the Assurant Solutions segment. The tax benefit was primarily a result of an international reorganization and is reflected in the provision for income taxes line item in the consolidated statements of operations.