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Fair Value Disclosures (Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Measured With Level 3 Inputs) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance |  |  | $ 42,748 |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  |  | (358) |
Purchases |  |  | 1,941 |
Level 3 inputs, Ending balance |  |  | 37,637 |
Change in unrealized gains /(losses) for the period included in earnings |  |  | (6,653) | [1]
Principal Investing [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income |  |  | (6,694) |
Trading Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance | 295 |  | 5,188 |
Transfers into Level 3 | 0 |  | 0 |
Transfers out of Level 3 | 0 |  | (57) |
Purchases | 37 |  | 3,158 |
Sales | (441) |  | (8,033) |
Level 3 inputs, Ending balance | 186 |  | 295 |
Change in unrealized gains /(losses) for the period included in earnings | (111) | [1] | 63 | [1]
Trading Securities [Member] | Trading Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income | 295 |  | 39 |
Alternative Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance | 37,637 |  |  |
Transfers out of Level 3 | (2,834) |  | (91) |
Purchases | 1,273 |  |  |
Sales | (210) |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Ending balance | 24,078 |  | 37,637 |
Change in unrealized gains /(losses) for the period included in earnings | (11,788) | [1] |  |
Alternative Investments [Member] | Principal Investing [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income | (11,788) |  |  |
Other Investments, Equity Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance | 37,560 |  | 42,393 |
Transfers out of Level 3 | (2,834) |  | (91) |
Purchases | 1,273 |  | 1,941 |
Sales | (210) |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Ending balance | 24,043 |  | 37,560 |
Change in unrealized gains /(losses) for the period included in earnings | (11,746) | [1] | (6,642) | [1]
Other Investments, Equity Securities [Member] | Principal Investing [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income | (11,746) |  | (6,683) |
EuroDekania [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance | 2,054 | [2] | 2,370 | [2]
Purchases | 971 | [2] | 15 | [2]
Level 3 inputs, Ending balance | 4,192 | [2] | 2,054 | [2]
Change in unrealized gains /(losses) for the period included in earnings | 1,167 | [1],[2] | (331) | [1],[2]
EuroDekania [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] | Principal Investing [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income | 1,167 | [2] | (331) | [2]
Star Asia [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance | 30,169 | [3],[4] | 37,358 | [3],[4]
Purchases |  |  | 85 | [3],[4]
Level 3 inputs, Ending balance | 17,104 | [3],[4] | 30,169 | [3],[4]
Change in unrealized gains /(losses) for the period included in earnings | (13,065) | [1],[3],[4] | (7,274) | [1],[3],[4]
Star Asia [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] | Principal Investing [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income | (13,065) | [3],[4] | (7,274) | [3],[4]
Tiptree Financial Partners L.P. [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance | 2,834 | [5] | 2,533 | [5]
Transfers out of Level 3 | (2,834) | [5] |  |
Level 3 inputs, Ending balance |  |  | 2,834 | [5]
Change in unrealized gains /(losses) for the period included in earnings |  |  | 301 | [1],[5]
Tiptree Financial Partners L.P. [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] | Principal Investing [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income |  |  | 301 | [5]
Star Asia Special Situations Fund [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance | 2,503 | [3],[4] |  |
Purchases | 302 | [3],[4] | 1,841 | [3],[4]
Sales | (210) | [3],[4] |  |
Level 3 inputs, Ending balance | 2,747 | [3],[4] | 2,503 | [3],[4]
Change in unrealized gains /(losses) for the period included in earnings | 152 | [1],[3],[4] | 662 | [1],[3],[4]
Star Asia Special Situations Fund [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] | Principal Investing [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income | 152 | [3],[4] | 662 | [3],[4]
Other Equity Securities [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance |  |  | 132 |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  |  | (91) |
Other Equity Securities [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] | Principal Investing [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income |  |  | (41) |
Interests in securitizations [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance | 77 | [6] | 88 | [6]
Level 3 inputs, Ending balance | 35 | [6] | 77 | [6]
Change in unrealized gains /(losses) for the period included in earnings | (42) | [1],[6] | (11) | [1],[6]
Interests in securitizations [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] | Principal Investing [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income | (42) | [6] | (11) | [6]
Residential Mortgage [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance |  |  | 267 |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  |  | (267) |
SBA loans [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Purchases | 37 |  |  |
Sales | (250) |  |  |
SBA loans [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] | Trading Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income | 213 |  |  |
RMBS [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance |  |  | 4,932 |
Purchases |  |  | 171 |
Sales |  |  | (5,120) |
RMBS [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] | Trading Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income |  |  | 17 |
Interests in securitizations [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance | 295 | [6] | 221 | [6]
Purchases |  |  | 2,861 | [6]
Sales | (191) | [6] | (2,913) | [6]
Level 3 inputs, Ending balance | 186 | [6] | 295 | [6]
Change in unrealized gains /(losses) for the period included in earnings | (111) | [1],[6] | 63 | [1],[6]
Interests in securitizations [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] | Trading Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income | 82 | [6] | 126 | [6]
Equity securities [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Level 3 inputs, Beginning balance |  |  | 35 |
Transfers out of Level 3 |  |  | (57) |
Purchases |  |  | 126 |
Equity securities [Member] | Trading Securities [Member] | Trading Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis level 3 inputs |  |  |  |
Transactions included in income |  |  | $ (104) |
[1] | Represents the change in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in earnings for assets held at the end of the reporting period.
[2] | Hybrid Securities Fund—European.
[3] | On February 20, 2014, the Company announced the completion of the sale of the Company’s ownership interests in the Star Asia Group. See note 31.
[4] | Real Estate Fund—Asian.
[5] | Diversified Fund.
[6] | Primarily comprised of CDOs, CLOs, and ABS.

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