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REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2010
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Percentage of liabilities to maintain capital and surplus balance (in hundredths) 10.00%fnhc_PercentageOfLiabilitiesToMaintainCapitalAndSurplusBalance      
Minimum capital surplus required $ 5,000,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusRequired      
Statutory capital and surplus 125,300,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance 76,900,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance 52,100,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance  
Carrying value of bonds 2,300,000us-gaap_AssetsHeldByInsuranceRegulators 2,300,000us-gaap_AssetsHeldByInsuranceRegulators    
Percentage of capital surplus considered for dividend distribution under condition one (in hundredths) 10.00%fnhc_PercentageOfCapitalSurplusConsideredForDividendDistributionUnderConditionOne      
Number of years carryforward in addition to net income under condition one 2 years      
Percentage of capital surplus with dividends payable under condition two (in hundredths) 10.00%fnhc_PercentageOfCapitalSurplusWithDividendsPayableUnderConditionTwo      
Percentage of unrealized capital gains under condition two (in hundredths) 25.00%fnhc_PercentageOfUnrealizedCapitalGainsUnderConditionTwo      
Percentage of capital surplus considered for dividend distribution under condition three (in hundredths) 10.00%fnhc_PercentageOfCapitalSurplusConsideredForDividendDistributionUnderConditionThree      
Number of years carryforward in addition to net investment income under condition three 3 years      
Percentage of unrealized capital gains under condition three (in hundredths) 25.00%fnhc_PercentageOfUnrealizedCapitalGainsUnderConditionThree      
Percentage of insurers capital surplus considered for dividend distribution (in hundredths) 10.00%fnhc_PercentageOfInsurersCapitalSurplusConsideredForDividendDistribution      
Percentage of minimum statutory capital surplus after the dividend or distribution (in hundredths) 115.00%fnhc_PercentageOfMinimumStatutoryCapitalSurplusAfterDividendOrDistribution      
Number of business days prior to dividend payment 10 days      
Number of days after the Florida OIR has received notice of such dividend or distribution 30 days      
Number of major areas of risk facing property and casualty insurers 3fnhc_NumberOfMajorAreasOfRiskFacingPropertyAndCasualtyInsurers      
Number of IRIS ratios 13fnhc_NumberOfIRISRatios      
Unusual Values Equal to Or Over [Member]        
The range and test results as per IRIS Ratios [Abstract]        
Gross Premiums to Policyholders Surplus (in hundredths) 900.00%fnhc_GrossPremiumsToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
Net Premium to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 300.00%fnhc_NetPremiumToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
Change in Net Writings (in hundredths) 33.00%fnhc_ChangeInNetWritings
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
Surplus Aid to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 15.00%fnhc_SurplusAidToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
Two-year Overall Operating Ratio (in hundredths) 100.00%fnhc_TwoYearOverallOperatingRatio
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
Investment Yield (in hundredths) 6.50%fnhc_InvestmentYield
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
Gross Change in Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 50.00%fnhc_GrossChangeInPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
Net Change in Adjusted Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 25.00%fnhc_NetChangeInAdjustedPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
Liabilities to Liquid Assets (in hundredths) 105.00%fnhc_LiabilitiesToLiquidAssets
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
Gross Agents' Balance to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 40.00%fnhc_GrossAgentsBalanceToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
One-Year Reserve Development to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 20.00%fnhc_OneYearReserveDevelopmentToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
Two-Year Reserve Development to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 20.00%fnhc_TwoYearReserveDevelopmentToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
Estimated Current Reserve Deficiency to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 25.00%fnhc_EstimatedCurrentReserveDeficiencyToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrOverMember		      
Unusual Values Equal to Or Under [Member]        
The range and test results as per IRIS Ratios [Abstract]        
Gross Premiums to Policyholders Surplus (in hundredths) 0.00%fnhc_GrossPremiumsToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
Net Premium to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 0.00%fnhc_NetPremiumToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
Change in Net Writings (in hundredths) (33.00%)fnhc_ChangeInNetWritings
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
Surplus Aid to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 0.00%fnhc_SurplusAidToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
Two-year Overall Operating Ratio (in hundredths) 0.00%fnhc_TwoYearOverallOperatingRatio
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
Investment Yield (in hundredths) 3.00%fnhc_InvestmentYield
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
Gross Change in Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) (10.00%)fnhc_GrossChangeInPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
Net Change in Adjusted Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) (10.00%)fnhc_NetChangeInAdjustedPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
Liabilities to Liquid Assets (in hundredths) 0.00%fnhc_LiabilitiesToLiquidAssets
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
Gross Agents' Balance to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 0.00%fnhc_GrossAgentsBalanceToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
One-Year Reserve Development to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 0.00%fnhc_OneYearReserveDevelopmentToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
Two-Year Reserve Development to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 0.00%fnhc_TwoYearReserveDevelopmentToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
Estimated Current Reserve Deficiency to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 0.00%fnhc_EstimatedCurrentReserveDeficiencyToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ fnhc_RangeAndTestResultsAxis
= fnhc_UnusualValuesEqualToOrUnderMember		      
Statutory Ratio 1 [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Percentage of statutory surplus of the ACL amount (in hundredths) 200.00%fnhc_PercentageOfStatutorySurplusOfAuthorizedControlLevel
/ fnhc_StatutoryRatiosAxis
= fnhc_StatutoryRatio1Member		      
Statutory Ratio 2 [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Percentage of statutory surplus of the ACL amount (in hundredths) 150.00%fnhc_PercentageOfStatutorySurplusOfAuthorizedControlLevel
/ fnhc_StatutoryRatiosAxis
= fnhc_StatutoryRatio2Member		      
Statutory Ratio 4 [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Percentage of statutory surplus of the ACL amount (in hundredths) 70.00%fnhc_PercentageOfStatutorySurplusOfAuthorizedControlLevel
/ fnhc_StatutoryRatiosAxis
= fnhc_StatutoryRatio4Member		      
Federated National [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Statutory capital and surplus 18,500,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryCapitalAndSurplusBalance
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		      
Percentage of statutory surplus of the ACL amount (in hundredths) 534.00%fnhc_PercentageOfStatutorySurplusOfAuthorizedControlLevel
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 312.10%fnhc_PercentageOfStatutorySurplusOfAuthorizedControlLevel
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 474.40%fnhc_PercentageOfStatutorySurplusOfAuthorizedControlLevel
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		  
Statutory examination period       5 years
Previous regulatory examination period       3 years
The range and test results as per IRIS Ratios [Abstract]        
Gross Premiums to Policyholders Surplus (in hundredths) 308.00%fnhc_GrossPremiumsToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 325.00%fnhc_GrossPremiumsToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		    
Net Premium to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 147.00%fnhc_NetPremiumToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 217.00%fnhc_NetPremiumToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		    
Change in Net Writings (in hundredths) 10.00%fnhc_ChangeInNetWritings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 137.00%fnhc_ChangeInNetWritings
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 [1]    
Surplus Aid to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 11.00%fnhc_SurplusAidToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 0.00%fnhc_SurplusAidToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		    
Two-year Overall Operating Ratio (in hundredths) 79.00%fnhc_TwoYearOverallOperatingRatio
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 84.00%fnhc_TwoYearOverallOperatingRatio
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		    
Investment Yield (in hundredths) 1.50%fnhc_InvestmentYield
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 [1] 1.40%fnhc_InvestmentYield
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 [1]    
Gross Change in Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 63.00%fnhc_GrossChangeInPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 [1] 48.00%fnhc_GrossChangeInPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		    
Net Change in Adjusted Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 39.00%fnhc_NetChangeInAdjustedPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 [1] 17.00%fnhc_NetChangeInAdjustedPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		    
Liabilities to Liquid Assets (in hundredths) 70.00%fnhc_LiabilitiesToLiquidAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 79.00%fnhc_LiabilitiesToLiquidAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		    
Gross Agents' Balance to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 5.00%fnhc_GrossAgentsBalanceToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 13.00%fnhc_GrossAgentsBalanceToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		    
One-Year Reserve Development to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 3.00%fnhc_OneYearReserveDevelopmentToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 (4.00%)fnhc_OneYearReserveDevelopmentToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		    
Two-Year Reserve Development to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 7.00%fnhc_TwoYearReserveDevelopmentToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 (7.00%)fnhc_TwoYearReserveDevelopmentToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		    
Estimated Current Reserve Deficiency to Policyholders' Surplus (in hundredths) 38.00%fnhc_EstimatedCurrentReserveDeficiencyToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 [1] 56.00%fnhc_EstimatedCurrentReserveDeficiencyToPolicyholdersSurplus
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 [1]    
Statutory net income 29,200,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 3,600,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 6,600,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		  
Statutory non-admitted assets 100,000us-gaap_NonallowableAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		 0us-gaap_NonallowableAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember		    
Federated National or American Vehicle [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Dividends paid $ 0us-gaap_PolicyholderDividends
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= fnhc_ParentCompanyOrSubsidiaryMember		 $ 0us-gaap_PolicyholderDividends
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= fnhc_ParentCompanyOrSubsidiaryMember		 $ 0us-gaap_PolicyholderDividends
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= fnhc_ParentCompanyOrSubsidiaryMember		  
Minimum [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Number of ratios falling outside usual ranges 4fnhc_NumberOfRatiosFallingOutsideUsualRanges
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember		      
Minimum [Member] | Federated National [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Number of ratios falling outside usual ranges 4fnhc_NumberOfRatiosFallingOutsideUsualRanges
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember		 3fnhc_NumberOfRatiosFallingOutsideUsualRanges
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember		 3fnhc_NumberOfRatiosFallingOutsideUsualRanges
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember		  
Without Prior Approval of the Florida OIR [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Description of dividend payments dividend or distribution would exceed the larger of (i) the lesser of (a) 10.0% of its capital surplus or (b) net income, not including realized capital gains, plus a two-year carryforward, (ii) 10.0% of capital surplus with dividends payable constrained to unassigned funds minus 25% of unrealized capital gains or (iii) the lesser of (a) 10.0% of capital surplus or (b) net investment income plus a three-year carryforward with dividends payable constrained to unassigned funds minus 25.0% of unrealized capital gains.      
With Prior Approval of Florida OIR [Member]        
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]        
Description of dividend payments (i) if the dividend is equal to or less than the greater of (a) 10.0% of the insurer's capital surplus as regards policyholders derived from realized net operating profits on its business and net realized capital gains or (b) the insurer's entire net operating profits and realized net capital gains derived during the immediately preceding calendar year, (ii) the insurer will have policy holder capital surplus equal to or exceeding 115.0% of the minimum required statutory capital surplus after the dividend or distribution, (iii) the insurer files a notice of the dividend or distribution with the Florida OIR at least ten business days prior to the dividend payment or distribution and (iv) the notice includes a certification by an officer of the insurer attesting that, after the payment of the dividend or distribution, the insurer will have at least 115% of required statutory capital surplus as to policyholders.      
[1] Indicates an unusual value.