Investments - Troubled Debt Restructuring (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014 contract	Dec. 31, 2013 contract
Private placement debt
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of troubled debt restructuring contracts	0	0
Commercial mortgage loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of troubled debt restructuring contracts	1	21
Amount of principal repaid on troubled debt restructurings		$ 16.7
Troubled debt restructurings pre-modification carrying value	$ 1.9	$ 91.0
Cross-defaulted, cross-collateralized loans
Financing Receivable, Modifications [Line Items]
Number of troubled debt restructuring contracts		20

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Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

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