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Debt (Debt Outstanding) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) entity $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 16, 2009 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 28,945,000	$ 27,939,000
Fair value of common securities				$ 0
Contingent Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Outstanding Par	8,248,000
Long-term Debt	8,248,000	8,248,000
Interest Rate Terms			8.00%
Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Junior subordinated notes	48,125,000
Long-term Debt	20,697,000	19,691,000
Junior subordinated notes	$ 49,614,000
Number of trusts holding notes | entity	2
Fair value of common securities	$ 0
Junior Subordinated Debt [Member] | Banks, Trust and Insurance, Equities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership value of common stock of trusts	$ 1,489,000
Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate Terms	12.00%
10.50% Contingent convertible senior notes due 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate Terms	10.50%
8.00% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Outstanding Par	$ 8,248,000
Interest Rate Terms	8.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares	$ 3.00
8.00% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member] | Contingent Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Outstanding Par	$ 8,248,000
Long-term Debt	$ 8,248,000	8,248,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	8.00%
Maturity	Sep. 25, 2018
Alesco Capital Trust I [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Outstanding Par	$ 870,000
Junior subordinated notes	28,125,000
Long-term Debt	$ 12,084,000	11,499,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.61%
Maturity	Jul. 30, 2037
Junior subordinated notes	$ 28,995,000
Sunset Financial Statutory Trust I [Member] | Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current Outstanding Par	619,000
Junior subordinated notes	20,000,000
Long-term Debt	$ 8,613,000	8,192,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.76%
Maturity	Mar. 30, 2035
Junior subordinated notes	$ 20,619,000
Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 28,945,000	$ 27,939,000

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