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Date of contract to be reimbursed, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

Seasonal coverage limit provided by the reimbursement contract agreement for insurance claims related to hurricanes. Reimbursement Contract will reimburse the Company for covered property losses under its homeowners' insurance policies resulting from hurricanes that cause damage in the State of Florida through a specific date.

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For a reimbursement contract agreement for insurance claims related to hurricanes losses, the threshold level above which losses are covered, subject to Company participation requirements.

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For a reimbursement contract agreement for insurance claims related to hurricanes losses, the threshold level above which losses are covered, subject to this Company participation percentage.

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Amount of premium payment due per installment for an agreement related to a reimbursement contract.

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Number of premium payments due in installments for an agreement related to a reimbursement contract.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Date the event occurred after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issues or available to be issued, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	2 Months Ended
	Mar. 04, 2013	Mar. 04, 2013 Subsequent Event - Restricted Stock Grants[Member] Restricted Stock [Member]	Mar. 04, 2013 Subsequent Event - Restricted Stock Grants[Member] Restricted Stock [Member] Chief Executive Officer and President [Member]	Mar. 04, 2013 Subsequent Event - Restricted Stock Grants[Member] Restricted Stock [Member] Chief Financial Officer [Member]	Mar. 04, 2013 Subsequent Event - Restricted Stock Grants[Member] Restricted Stock [Member] Directors [Member]	Mar. 04, 2013 Subsequent Event - Restricted Stock Grants[Member] Restricted Stock [Member] Employees [Member]	Feb. 15, 2013 Subsequent Event - FHCF Reimbursement Contract [Member]
Restricted Stock Grants [Abstract]
Subsequent event, date	Mar. 04, 2013
Restricted stock agreements, grants in period (in shares)		100,000	25,000	15,000	20,000	40,000
Reimbursement Contract [Abstract]
Reimbursement Contract Date							Feb. 15, 2013
FHCF aggregate seasonal coverage, 2013 - 2014 hurricane season							$ 167.3
Covered loss in excess, threshold							62.8
Loss coverage threshold, Company participation (in hundredths)							10.00%
Installment premium amount							$ 11.2
Installment premium payments							3