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Related Party Transactions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Related Party Transactions | Related Party Transactions (a) Tricadia Holdings, L.P. On June 30, 2012, TAMCO, Tiptree and Tricadia entered into a Transition Services Agreement in connection with the internalization of the management of Tiptree. Pursuant to this agreement, Tricadia provides TAMCO and its affiliates, including Tiptree, with the services of designated officers as well as certain back office, administrative, information technology, insurance, legal and accounting services. The Company pays Tricadia specified prices per service. (b) Mariner Investment Group LLC TFP and BackOffice Services Group, Inc. (BOSG) entered into an Administrative Services Agreement on June 12, 2007 (Administrative Services Agreement), which was assigned to the Operating Subsidiary on July 1, 2013 in connection with the Contribution Transactions, under which BOSG provides the services of Patrick Huvane, our Chief Accounting Officer, and certain back office, administrative and accounting services to the Company. BOSG is an affiliate of Mariner Investment Group (Mariner). Under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Company pays BOSG a quarterly fee of 0.025% of the Company’s Net Assets, defined as the Company’s total assets less total liabilities, including accrued income and expense, calculated in accordance with GAAP. The Administrative Services Agreement has successive one year terms but may be terminated by the Company or BOSG upon 60 days prior notice.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39622-107864 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39603-107864 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Paragraph b -Article 3A Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(k)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph k -Article 4 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39691-107864 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39678-107864 + Details
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