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Amount of capital contribution to own voting interest in investee entity.

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

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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ORGANIZATION, CONSOLIDATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 17, 2015
Premiums Written, Net [Member] \| Homeowners' Insurance Product Line [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| ISA [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage	25.30%	24.70%	24.60%	24.10%
Premiums Written, Net [Member] \| Homeowners' Insurance Product Line [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| SageSure [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage	9.80%	6.30%	9.20%	6.30%
Monarch Delaware Holdings LLC [Member]
Capital contribution for voting interests	$ 14.0		$ 14.0
Percentage of ownership interest	42.40%		42.40%
Percentage of voting interest held	50.00%		50.00%
Long-term debt					$ 5.0
Interest rate percentage					6.00%
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company [Member] \| Monarch Delaware Holdings LLC [Member]
Percentage of ownership interest	15.20%		15.20%
Capital contribution for non-voting interests	$ 5.0		$ 5.0
Interest rate percentage	6.00%		6.00%
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company [Member] \| Monarch Delaware Holdings LLC [Member] \| Senior Debt [Member]
Long-term debt	$ 5.0		$ 5.0
Maturity period of debt			6 years