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Insurance Operations (Details Textual) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Insurance Operations (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net |  | $ 18,019,000 | $ 12,996,000
Insurance Operations (Additional Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Percentage reduction in net, deferred policy acquisition costs |  |  | 13.00%
Deferred policy acquisition costs net difference amount | 1,600,000 |  |
Minimum capital required |  | greater of ten percent of the insurer’s total liabilities or $5.0 million |
Capitalization maintained by the company |  | 5,000,000 |
Dividend paid to parent company |  | 0 |
Previous Accounting Guidance [Member] |  |  |
Insurance Operations (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net |  | 9,000,000 |
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
Insurance Operations (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Deferred policy acquisition costs, net |  | $ 5,600,000 |
American Platinum Property and Casualty Insurance Company [Member] |  |  |
Insurance Operations (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of States in which home owners insurance operates |  | 1 |
Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Company [Member] |  |  |
Insurance Operations (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of States in which home owners insurance operates |  | 7 |
UPCIC and APPCIC [Member] |  |  |
Insurance Operations (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Minimum capitalization rate |  | 10.00% |

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