CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Total Shareholders' Equity Attributable to Federated National Holding Company Shareholders [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 109	$ 80,525	$ 5,964	$ 21,896	$ 108,494		$ 108,494
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	10,901,716
Net (loss) income				37,199	37,199		37,199
Other comprehensive (loss) income			1,754		1,754		1,754
Dividends				(1,672)	(1,672)		(1,672)
Stock issued in public offering	$ 23	43,086			43,109		43,109
Stock issued in public offering (in shares)	2,358,975
Shares issued under share-based compensation plans	$ 4	1,551			1,555		1,555
Shares issued under share-based compensation plans (in shares)	371,723
Tax benefits from share-based awards		480			480		480
Shares based compensation		1,660			1,660		1,660
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 136	127,302	7,718	57,423	192,579		192,579
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	13,632,414
Net (loss) income				40,885	40,885	$ (445)	40,440
Other comprehensive (loss) income			(3,733)		(3,733)	(121)	(3,854)
Noncontrolling interest capital contributions						18,743	18,743
Dividends				(1,847)	(1,847)		(1,847)
Shares issued under share-based compensation plans	$ 2	169			171		171
Shares issued under share-based compensation plans (in shares)	166,359
Tax benefits from share-based awards		1,564			1,564		1,564
Shares based compensation		2,963			2,963		2,963
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 138	131,998	3,985	96,461	232,582	18,177	250,759
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	13,798,773
Net (loss) income				(196)	(196)	246	50
Other comprehensive (loss) income			(2,044)		(2,044)	304	(1,740)
Dividends				(4,677)	(4,677)		(4,677)
Shares issued under share-based compensation plans		361			361		361
Shares issued under share-based compensation plans (in shares)	299,165
Tax benefits from share-based awards		590			590		590
Repurchases of common stock	$ (4)			(11,313)	(11,317)		$ (11,317)
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)	(624,818)						(624,818)
Shares based compensation		3,831			3,831		$ 3,831
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 134	$ 136,779	$ 1,941	$ 80,275	$ 219,129	$ 18,727	$ 237,856
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	13,473,120