Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 8 - Income Taxes The statute of limitations related to Kemper and its eligible subsidiaries’ consolidated Federal income tax returns is closed for all tax years up to and including 2012. The expiration of the statute of limitations related to the various state income tax returns that Kemper and its subsidiaries file varies by state. Unrecognized Tax Benefits at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include $6.3 million and $4.6 million, respectively, for tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. Because of the impact of deferred income tax accounting, other than for interest and penalties, the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the effective income tax rate but would accelerate the payment of cash to the taxing authority to an earlier period. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. The liability for Unrecognized Tax Benefits included accrued interest of $0.6 million and $0.5 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Income tax refunds received were $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Income taxes paid were $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Note 8 - Income Taxes

The statute of limitations related to Kemper and its eligible subsidiaries’ consolidated Federal income tax returns is closed for all tax years up to and including 2012. The expiration of the statute of limitations related to the various state income tax returns that Kemper and its subsidiaries file varies by state.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include $6.3 million and $4.6 million, respectively, for tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. Because of the impact of deferred income tax accounting, other than for interest and penalties, the disallowance of the shorter deductibility period would not affect the effective income tax rate but would accelerate the payment of cash to the taxing authority to an earlier period.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. The liability for Unrecognized Tax Benefits included accrued interest of $0.6 million and $0.5 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Income tax refunds received were $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Income taxes paid were $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016.