Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 09, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	FAC
Entity Registrant Name	FIRST ACCEPTANCE CORP /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0001017907
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		41,059,998