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Insurance Operations (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	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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