v3.8.0.1

Related Party Transactions - NGHC (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 01, 2015	Apr. 01, 2015	Mar. 01, 2010	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Premiums earned				$ 653,866,000	$ 698,278,000	$ 2,074,475,000	$ 1,951,851,000
National General Holdings Corp. | NGHC Quota Share [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percent participation in quota share by subsidiary			50.00%
Percentage of net premiums received on personal lines automobile business			25.00%
Percent of net losses related to premiums of personal lines business assumed by reinsurers			25.00%
National General Holdings Corp. | NGHC Subsidiaries Reinsurance Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance coverage limit						8,825,000
Premiums earned				163,000	136,000	403,000	295,000
National General Holdings Corp. | NGHC Subsidiaries Reinsurance Agreement [Member] | Medical Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Liability percentage		100.00%
Reinsurance coverage threshold	$ 1,000,000					1,175,000
Reinsurance coverage limit	4,000,000
Maximum limit of liability	2,000,000					2,000,000
Premiums earned				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 157,000
National General Holdings Corp. | NGHC Subsidiaries Reinsurance Agreement [Member] | Layer 1 [Member] | Medical Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance coverage threshold	1,000,000
Reinsurance coverage limit	1,000,000
National General Holdings Corp. | NGHC Subsidiaries Reinsurance Agreement [Member] | Layer 2 [Member] | Medical Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance coverage threshold	2,000,000
Reinsurance coverage limit	3,000,000
National General Holdings Corp. | NGHC Subsidiaries Reinsurance Agreement [Member] | Layer 3 [Member] | Medical Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reinsurance coverage threshold	5,000,000
Reinsurance coverage limit	$ 5,000,000

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