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Business acquisition purchase price allocation deferred unearned premiums.

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Business acquisition purchase price allocation reinsurance recoverables, net.

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount of cash and cash equivalents acquired in a business combination.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to marketable securities.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to receivables.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to the current portion of long-term debt of the acquired entity.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to other current liabilities of the acquired entity. Does not include amounts allocated to the current portion of long-term debt, accounts payable and accrued expenses.

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Amount of deferred tax assets or liabilities for the differences between the values assigned and the tax bases of assets and liabilities in a business combination, net of any valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

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Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to net tangible assets.

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to noncurrent assets of the acquired entity, except for property plant and equipment, intangible assets, and goodwill.

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Acquisitions (Allocation Of Purchase Price) (Details) In Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2011 GBP (£)	Jun. 30, 2011 Chaucer [Member] USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash	$ 756.1
Premiums and accounts receivable, net	467.9
Investments	1,628.1
Reinsurance recoverables, net	558.3
Deferred acquisition costs	186.3
Deferred income taxes	39.6
Other assets	16.5
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	(2,300.6)
Unearned premiums	(857.3)
Debt	(64.8)
Other liabilities	(64.5)
Net tangible assets	365.6
Goodwill	22.5
Intangible assets	87.7
Transaction costs	11.6
Additional hedge-related adjustment based upon July 14, 2011 settlement	4.9	11.3
Total purchase price, excluding transaction costs	480.7
Total purchase price	$ 492.3	$ 480.7	£ 296.4	$ 475.8