Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Amount Held In Escrow

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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Amount Held In Escrow, Term

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Statutory Accounting Practices, Net Premiums Earned

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Statutory Accounting Practices Statutory Capital, Surplus Amount

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 30

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 30

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

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Subsequent Event (Details) (Workmen's Auto Insurance Company [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Jan. 12, 2015	Jan. 02, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Statutory surplus amount	$ 7.8
Net premiums earned	22.4	34.3
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration paid in cash				8
Amount held in escrow				2
Term for escrow security payment				2 years
Capital contribution amount			$ 15