Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	HMN
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		40,728,485
Entity Registrant Name	HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000850141
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer