Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Debt consists of the following instruments at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

(in thousands)	June 30, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Principal		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Principal		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Note payable	$	177,518	$	188,328	$	186,341	$	178,781	$	190,074	$	190,074
Subordinated debt	90,500		48,210		48,210		90,500		43,619		43,619
Total	$	268,018	$	236,538	$	234,551	$	269,281	$	233,693	$	233,693

Schedule of Subordinated Borrowing [Table Text Block]

Subordinated debt consists of the following trust preferred debt instruments:

Issuer	Principal (in thousands)		Issue date	Interest	Redemption date
Kingsway CT Statutory Trust I	$	15,000	12/4/2002	annual interest rate equal to LIBOR, plus 4.00% payable quarterly	12/4/2032
Kingsway CT Statutory Trust II	$	17,500	5/15/2003	annual interest rate equal to LIBOR, plus 4.10% payable quarterly	5/15/2033
Kingsway CT Statutory Trust III	$	20,000	10/29/2003	annual interest rate equal to LIBOR, plus 3.95% payable quarterly	10/29/2033
Kingsway DE Statutory Trust III	$	15,000	5/22/2003	annual interest rate equal to LIBOR, plus 4.20% payable quarterly	5/22/2033
Kingsway DE Statutory Trust IV	$	10,000	9/30/2003	annual interest rate equal to LIBOR, plus 3.85% payable quarterly	9/30/2033
Kingsway DE Statutory Trust VI	$	13,000	1/8/2004	annual interest rate equal to LIBOR, plus 4.00% payable quarterly	1/8/2034