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Reinsurance premiums ceded (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Loss and loss expenses recovered	$ 2,100,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceCostsAndRecoveriesNet	$ 1,000,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceCostsAndRecoveriesNet	$ 6,300,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceCostsAndRecoveriesNet	$ 9,300,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceCostsAndRecoveriesNet
Loss and loss adjustment expenses recoverable	$ 6,284,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables	$ 1,412,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables	$ 6,284,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables	$ 9,277,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables	$ 0us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables	$ 0us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables
AM Best, A Rating
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
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Amount of recovery (expense) related to provision for policy benefits and costs incurred for policies assumed and ceded.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 40

-Section 50

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Amount after valuation allowance recoverable including premium paid under reinsurance contracts. Examples include, but are not limited to, settled and unsettled claims, incurred but not reported losses, loss adjustment expense, premium paid, policy benefits and policy reserves.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

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