$HMN
Horace Mann Educators Corp Stock $hmn

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2014 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000114420415013348 Filed on March 02, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2014	2013 Q4	2013
Revenue	$1.061B	$259.2M	$1.031B
YoY Change	2.85%	1.49%	2.02%
Cost Of Revenue	$468.4M		$448.3M
YoY Change	4.49%		0.01%
Gross Profit	$592.3M		$583.0M
YoY Change	1.6%		3.62%
Gross Profit Margin	55.84%		56.53%
Selling, General & Admin
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$93.82M		$84.64M
YoY Change	10.84%		6.44%
% of Gross Profit	15.84%		14.52%
Operating Expenses	$162.0M	$207.1M	$160.1M
YoY Change	1.17%	0.68%	2.6%
Operating Profit	$430.3M		$422.8M
YoY Change	1.76%		4.02%
Interest Expense	$14.20M	-$3.600M	$14.24M
YoY Change	-0.27%	0.0%	-0.09%
% of Operating Profit	3.3%		3.37%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$146.1M	$48.50M	$154.1M
YoY Change	-5.16%	5.21%	3.28%
Income Tax	$41.87M	$14.20M	$43.17M
% Of Pretax Income	28.66%	29.28%	28.02%
Net Earnings	$104.2M	$34.29M	$110.9M
YoY Change	-6.0%	7.73%	6.77%
Net Earnings / Revenue	9.83%	13.23%	10.75%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.50	$0.84	$2.75
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.47	$0.81	$2.66
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	41.65B shares	40.82M shares	40.38M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	42.23B shares	42.21M shares	41.63M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2014	2013 Q4	2013
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$31.00M	$34.94M	$35.00M
YoY Change	-11.43%	-5.57%	-5.41%
Goodwill		$47.40M
YoY Change		0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$7.403B	$6.539B	$6.539B
YoY Change	13.21%	3.93%	3.93%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$9.769B	$8.827B	$8.827B
YoY Change	10.67%	8.07%	8.07%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$38.00M	$38.00M	$38.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$38.00M	$38.00M	$38.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$200.0M	$200.0M	$200.0M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$422.0M	$366.0M	$366.0M
YoY Change	15.3%	-17.94%	-17.94%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$622.0M	$566.0M	$566.0M
YoY Change	9.89%	-12.38%	-12.38%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$38.00M	$38.00M	$38.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$622.0M	$566.0M	$566.0M
Total Liabilities	$8.432B	$7.727B	$7.727B
YoY Change	9.12%	11.64%	11.63%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$1.000B
YoY Change		8.5%
Common Stock		$407.1M
YoY Change		6.24%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$430.3M
YoY Change		0.91%
Treasury Stock Shares		23.12M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.336B	$1.099B	$1.099B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$9.769B	$8.827B	$8.827B
YoY Change	10.67%	8.07%	8.07%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2014	2013 Q4	2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$104.2M	$34.29M	$110.9M
YoY Change	-6.0%	7.73%	6.77%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$93.82M		$84.64M
YoY Change	10.84%		6.44%
Cash From Operating Activities	$221.9M	$55.00M	$205.9M
YoY Change	7.77%	4.56%	1.52%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$47.02M	-$260.5M	$153.4M
YoY Change	-130.66%	103.83%	711.32%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$565.5M	-$260.5M	-$598.3M
YoY Change	-5.48%	103.83%	68.64%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$337.1M	177.9M	$395.4M
YoY Change	-14.75%	266.8%	147.62%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$221.9M	55.00M	$205.9M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$565.5M	-260.5M	-$598.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	$337.1M	177.9M	$395.4M
Net Change In Cash	-$6.514M	-27.60M	$3.008M
YoY Change	-316.56%	3.37%	-61.08%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$221.9M	$55.00M	$205.9M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

Facts In Submission

Frame	Concept Type	Concept / XBRL Key	Value	Unit
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CY2014	us-gaap	Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	<div style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 31.5pt; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" align="justify">The end of the year gross reserve (before reinsurance) balances and the reinsurance recoverable balances are reflected on a gross basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.</div> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt">  </div> <table style="WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; FONT: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" colspan="13"> <div>Year Ended December 31,</div> </td> </tr> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <div>2014</div> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></td> <td></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <div>2013</div> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></td> <td></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> <div>2012</div> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(204,238,255); VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <div>Property and casualty segment</div> </td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 8.1pt; WIDTH: 83%"> <div>Gross reserves, beginning of year (1)</div> </td> <td style="WIDTH: 1%"></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 1%"> <div>$</div> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right; WIDTH: 2%"> <div>275,809</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 1%"></td> <td style="WIDTH: 1%"></td> <td style="WIDTH: 1%"></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 1%"> <div>$</div> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right; WIDTH: 2%"> <div>274,542</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 1%"></td> <td style="WIDTH: 1%"></td> <td style="WIDTH: 1%"></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 1%"> <div>$</div> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right; WIDTH: 2%"> <div>281,080</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 1%"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(204,238,255); VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; TEXT-INDENT: 17.1pt"> <div>Less: Reinsurance recoverables</div> </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>14,107</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>13,705</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>11,463</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; TEXT-INDENT: 8.1pt"> <div>Net reserves, beginning of year (2)</div> </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>261,702</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>260,837</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>269,617</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(204,238,255); VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 8.1pt"> <div>Incurred claims and claim expenses:</div> </td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 17.3pt"> <div>Claims occurring in the current year</div> </td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>416,512</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>403,589</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>406,605</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(204,238,255); VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; TEXT-INDENT: -10.1pt; PADDING-LEFT: 27.4pt"> <div>Decrease in estimated reserves for claims occurring in prior years (3)</div> </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>(17,000</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"> <div>)</div> </td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>(17,988</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"> <div>)</div> </td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>(17,175</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"> <div>)</div> </td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; TEXT-INDENT: 35.1pt"> <div>Total claims and claim expenses incurred (4)</div> </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>399,512</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>385,601</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>389,430</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(204,238,255); VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: -10.1pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0.25in"> <div>Claims and claim expense payments for claims occurring during:</div> </td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 26.1pt"> <div>Current year</div> </td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>273,699</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>265,831</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>271,286</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(204,238,255); VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; TEXT-INDENT: 26.1pt"> <div>Prior years</div> </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>120,158</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>118,905</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>126,924</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; TEXT-INDENT: 35.1pt"> <div>Total claims and claim expense payments</div> </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>393,857</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>384,736</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>398,210</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(204,238,255); VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 8.1pt"> <div>Net reserves, end of year (2)</div> </td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>267,357</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>261,702</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>260,837</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt; TEXT-INDENT: 17.1pt"> <div>Plus: Reinsurance recoverables</div> </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>43,740</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>14,107</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>13,705</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1pt"></td> </tr> <tr style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(204,238,255); VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom"> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt; TEXT-INDENT: 8.1pt"> <div>Gross reserves, end of year (1)</div> </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.5pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <div>$</div> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.5pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>311,097</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.5pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <div>$</div> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.5pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>275,809</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt"></td> <td></td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt"></td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.5pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> <div>$</div> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.5pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <div>274,542</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2.5pt"></td> </tr> </table> <div style="CLEAR:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> ____________________________ </div> <table style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"> <td style="WIDTH: 0px"></td> <td style="WIDTH: 0.35in"> <div>(1)</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <div>Unpaid claims and claim expenses as reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets also include reserves for the life and annuity segments of $14,687, $15,818, $14,853 and $13,729 as of December 31, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, in addition to property and casualty segment reserves.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"> <td style="WIDTH: 0px"></td> <td style="WIDTH: 0.35in"> <div>(2)</div> </td> <td> <div>Reserves net of anticipated reinsurance recoverables.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"> <td style="WIDTH: 0px"></td> <td style="WIDTH: 0.35in"> <div>(3)</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <div>Shows the amounts by which the Company decreased its reserves in each of the periods indicated for claims occurring in previous periods to reflect subsequent information on such claims and changes in their projected final settlement costs. Also refer to the paragraphs below for additional information regarding the reserve development recorded in 2014, 2013 and 2012.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT: 9pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top"> <td style="WIDTH: 0px"></td> <td style="WIDTH: 0.35in"> <div>(4)</div> </td> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> <div>Benefits, claims and settlement expenses as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations also include amounts for the life and annuity segments of $68,914, $62,716 and $58,820 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, in addition to the property and casualty segment amounts.</div> </td> </tr> </table> </div><table border="0" style="width:100%; table-layout:fixed;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table>
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CY2012	hmn	Ceded Insurance Premiums Written And Contract Deposits CededInsurancePremiumsWrittenAndContractDeposits	29691000	USD
CY2013	hmn	Assumed Insurance Premiums Written And Contract Deposits AssumedInsurancePremiumsWrittenAndContractDeposits	3456000	USD
CY2012	hmn	Assumed Insurance Premiums Written And Contract Deposits AssumedInsurancePremiumsWrittenAndContractDeposits	3481000	USD
CY2013	hmn	Insurance Premiums Written And Contract Deposits InsurancePremiumsWrittenAndContractDeposits	1094193000	USD
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CY2013	hmn	Direct Insurance Premiums And Contract Charges Earned DirectInsurancePremiumsAndContractChargesEarned	717494000	USD
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CY2013	hmn	Ceded Insurance Premiums And Contract Charges Earned CededInsurancePremiumsAndContractChargesEarned	29990000	USD
CY2012	hmn	Ceded Insurance Premiums And Contract Charges Earned CededInsurancePremiumsAndContractChargesEarned	29634000	USD
CY2013	hmn	Assumed Insurance Premiums And Contract Charges Earned AssumedInsurancePremiumsAndContractChargesEarned	3434000	USD
CY2012	hmn	Assumed Insurance Premiums And Contract Charges Earned AssumedInsurancePremiumsAndContractChargesEarned	3440000	USD
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CY2014	hmn	Senior Notes Maturity Period SeniorNotesMaturityPeriod	2019
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CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	21.22
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CY2014	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod	264064	shares
CY2014	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	0	shares
CY2014	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	66560	shares
CY2014	hmn	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Distributed In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsDistributedInPeriod	270556	shares
CY2013Q4	hmn	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedNumber	675159	shares
CY2014Q4	hmn	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedNumber	853054	shares
CY2013Q4	hmn	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	12.56
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CY2013Q4	hmn	Losses Incurred For Catastrophe Claims Carrying Amount LossesIncurredForCatastropheClaimsCarryingAmount	40225000	USD
CY2014	hmn	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested Distributed In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedDistributedInPeriod	270556	shares
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CY2014	hmn	Percentage Of Coverage For Catastrophe Losses Above Retention Amount PercentageOfCoverageForCatastropheLossesAboveRetentionAmount	0.95	pure
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CY2014	hmn	Retention Base Amount Per Occurrence Under Layer Three RetentionBaseAmountPerOccurrenceUnderLayerThree	90000000	USD
CY2014	hmn	Reinsured Amount Of Each Loss Above Retention In Clash Event ReinsuredAmountOfEachLossAboveRetentionInClashEvent	20000000	USD
CY2014	hmn	Amount Of Property Recovery Related To Risk Losses AmountOfPropertyRecoveryRelatedToRiskLosses	4800000	USD
CY2014	hmn	Amount Of Maximum Individual Life Insurance Risk Retained AmountOfMaximumIndividualLifeInsuranceRiskRetained	300000	USD
CY2014	hmn	Percentage Of Reinsured Catastrophe Risk In Excess Specified Retention Per Occurrence Amount PercentageOfReinsuredCatastropheRiskInExcessSpecifiedRetentionPerOccurrenceAmount	1	pure
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Debt And Capital Lease Obligations DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	237874000	USD
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CY2014	hmn	Percentage Of Outstanding Common Stock Repurchased Period One PercentageOfOutstandingCommonStockRepurchasedPeriodOne	0.004	pure
CY2014	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses	29423000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses	122537000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Stock Repurchase Program Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount1 StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1	22947000	USD
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CY2013Q4	hmn	Fair Value As Percentage Of Aggregate Fixed Maturities And Equity Securities Fair Value FairValueAsPercentageOfAggregateFixedMaturitiesAndEquitySecuritiesFairValue	0.288	pure
CY2014Q4	hmn	Fair Value As Percentage Of Aggregate Fixed Maturities And Equity Securities Fair Value For Twelve Months Or Less FairValueAsPercentageOfAggregateFixedMaturitiesAndEquitySecuritiesFairValueForTwelveMonthsOrLess	0.107	pure
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CY2014Q4	hmn	Fair Value As Percentage Of Aggregate Fixed Maturities And Equity Securities Fair Value FairValueAsPercentageOfAggregateFixedMaturitiesAndEquitySecuritiesFairValue	0.162	pure
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CY2014Q4	hmn	Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Benefit Obligations Trend Rate Assumed For Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareBenefitObligationsTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear		pure
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Number Of Shares Held TreasuryStockNumberOfSharesHeld	23308430	shares
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities In Unrealized Loss Positions Qualitative Disclosure Number Of Positions Less Than One Year AvailableForSaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositionsLessThanOneYear	234	Number
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities In Unrealized Loss Positions Qualitative Disclosure Number Of Positions Less Than One Year AvailableForSaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositionsLessThanOneYear	534	Number
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities In Unrealized Loss Positions Qualitative Disclosure Number Of Positions Greater Than Or Equal To One Year AvailableforsaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositionsGreaterThanOrEqualToOneYear	112	Number
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities In Unrealized Loss Positions Qualitative Disclosure Number Of Positions Greater Than Or Equal To One Year AvailableforsaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositionsGreaterThanOrEqualToOneYear	46	Number
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities In Unrealized Loss Positions Qualitative Disclosure Number Of Positions1 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositions1	346	Number
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities In Unrealized Loss Positions Qualitative Disclosure Number Of Positions1 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesInUnrealizedLossPositionsQualitativeDisclosureNumberOfPositions1	580	Number
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CY2014	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment	280000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment	1220000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Securities Sold OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold	1500000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Reductions Securities Sold OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsSecuritiesSold	0	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Credit Losses On Debt Securities Held OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld	2877000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Next Rolling Twelve Months Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsAmortizedCostBasis	251888000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Next Rolling Twelve Months Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValue	272348000	USD
CY2014Q4	hmn	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Next Rolling Twelve Months Fair Value Percentage AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextRollingTwelveMonthsFairValuePercentage	0.040	pure
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Two Through Five Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveAmortizedCostBasis	1494345000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Two Through Five Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValue	1615729000	USD
CY2014Q4	hmn	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Two Through Five Fair Value Percentage AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearTwoThroughFiveFairValuePercentage	0.234	pure
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Six Through Ten Amortized Cost Basis AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenAmortizedCostBasis	2557026000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Six Through Ten Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValue	2764730000	USD
CY2014Q4	hmn	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Six Through Ten Fair Value Percentage AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearSixThroughTenFairValuePercentage	0.401	pure
CY2014Q4	hmn	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Eleven Through Twenty Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearElevenThroughTwentyAmortizedCost	1278903000	USD
CY2014Q4	hmn	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Eleven Through Twenty Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearElevenThroughTwentyFairValue	1382787000	USD
CY2014Q4	hmn	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Eleven Through Twenty Fair Value Percentage AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingYearElevenThroughTwentyFairValuePercentage	0.201	pure
CY2014Q4	hmn	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling After Twenty Years Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterTwentyYearsAmortizedCost	793075000	USD
CY2014Q4	hmn	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling After Twenty Years Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterTwentyYearsFairValue	857496000	USD
CY2014Q4	hmn	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling After Twenty Years Percentage Of Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesRollingAfterTwentyYearsPercentageOfFairValue	0.124	pure
CY2014Q4	hmn	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Percentage Of Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesPercentageOfFairValue	1.0	pure
CY2014	hmn	Investment Debt Securities Average Option Adjusted Duration InvestmentDebtSecuritiesAverageOptionAdjustedDuration	P5Y9M18D
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CY2014	hmn	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method For Period Four TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethodForPeriodFour	5411000	USD
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CY2014	hmn	Maximum Amount Covered Under Universal Shelf Registration For Additional Capital Borrowings MaximumAmountCoveredUnderUniversalShelfRegistrationForAdditionalCapitalBorrowings	300000000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Equity ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity	17194000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Equity ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity	18643000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Equity ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity	6057000	USD
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CY2014Q4	hmn	Common Stock Closing Market Price Per Share CommonStockClosingMarketPricePerShare	33.18
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CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	7589000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Available For Grant ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant	1200000	shares
CY2014	hmn	Automobile Liability Coverage Percent Reserves AutomobileLiabilityCoveragePercentReserves	0.7	pure
CY2014	hmn	Short Tail Coverage Reserves As Percentage Of Reserves ShortTailCoverageReservesAsPercentageOfReserves	0.2	pure
CY2014	hmn	Long Tail Coverage Reserves As Percentage Of Reserves LongTailCoverageReservesAsPercentageOfReserves	0.8	pure
CY2014	hmn	Potential Variability Of Property And Casualty Loss Reserves PotentialVariabilityOfPropertyAndCasualtyLossReserves	0.06	pure
CY2014Q4	hmn	Probability Of Other Possible Outcomes Possible Impact On Net Income ProbabilityOfOtherPossibleOutcomesPossibleImpactOnNetIncome	10000000	USD
CY2014	hmn	Liability For Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Property Casualty Liability Prior Years Favorable Development LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpensePropertyCasualtyLiabilityPriorYearsFavorableDevelopment	17000000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	2458000	USD
CY2013Q4	hmn	Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Benefit Obligations Trend Rate Assumed For Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareBenefitObligationsTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear		pure
CY2012Q4	hmn	Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Benefit Obligations Trend Rate Assumed For Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareBenefitObligationsTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear	0.0750	pure
CY2014Q4	hmn	Deferred Income Tax Assets Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsLiabilities	261784000	USD
CY2013Q4	hmn	Deferred Income Tax Assets Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsLiabilities	163213000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Unearned Premiums Reserve DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsUnearnedPremiumsReserve	15555000	USD
CY2014	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	244000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	0	USD
CY2014Q4	hmn	Derivative Asset Gross Value Offset DerivativeAssetGrossValueOffset	0	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	656000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	641000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	0	USD
CY2014Q4	hmn	Derivative Asset Net Value Offset DerivativeAssetNetValueOffset	2458000	USD
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CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	1955000	USD
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets Liabilities At Fair Value Net DerivativeAssetsLiabilitiesAtFairValueNet	503000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	0	USD
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