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Business	3 Months Ended
Business	Mar. 31, 2013
NOTE 1 Business [Abstract]
Business	BUSINESS Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (the "Company" or "Kingsway") was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) on September 19, 1989. Kingsway is a holding company and is primarily engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the property and casualty insurance business.