The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY (Narrative) (Details) - Monarch Delaware Holdings LLC [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 21, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	42.40%		42.40%	100.00%
Premiums earned, net	$ 2.3	$ 2.7
Loss and LAE	$ 2.3	$ 1.8
FNHC [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	42.40%
Crosswinds Holdings [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	42.40%
TransRe [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	15.20%