CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2017 - 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, 2016	$ 134	$ 136,779	$ 1,941	$ 80,275	$ 219,129	$ 18,727	$ 237,856
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	13,473,120
Net income				3,145	3,145	27	3,172
Other comprehensive income (loss)			2,285		2,285	(20)	2,265
Dividends declared				(1,050)	(1,050)		(1,050)
Shares issued under share-based compensation plans		1			1		1
Shares issued under share-based compensation plans (in shares)	71,495
Repurchases of common stock		(1)		(1,875)	(1,876)		$ (1,876)
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)	(103,485)						(103,485)
Shares-based compensation		667			667		$ 667
Balance, end of period at Mar. 31, 2017	$ 134	$ 137,446	$ 4,226	$ 80,495	$ 222,301	$ 18,734	$ 241,035
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2017	13,441,130