Summary of Significant Acct Policies (Notes)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared using the accounting policies set forth in Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Reclassifications Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements reflect the consolidated accounts of Tiptree and (i) its wholly-owned subsidiaries, (ii) subsidiaries in which it has a controlling interest, and (iii) certain other entities known as variable interest entities (VIEs) in which Tiptree, through its subsidiaries, is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements. This consolidation, particularly with respect to the VIEs, significantly impacts these consolidated financial statements. Certain changes to the consolidated balance sheet amounts for December 31, 2014 have been made in accordance with accounting for business combinations, to reflect the retrospective adjustments made during the measurement period, to the preliminary amounts recorded for the estimated fair value of acquired net assets. Please see Note 4—Business Acquisitions, for more information on the measurement period adjustments. Use of Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The estimates and assumptions most susceptible to change are the valuation of securities, loans, derivative positions, deferred income taxes and acquired assets and liabilities. Although these and other estimates and assumptions are based on the best available estimates, actual results could differ materially from management’s estimates. Discontinued Operations As a result of recent accounting guidance (see ASU 2014-08 below), for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2015, the results of operations of a business of the Company that have either been disposed of or are classified as held-for-sale are reported in discontinued operations if the disposals of components of an entity that represent a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. For operations that have been disposed prior to December 15, 2014, the Company presents the operations of business that meet the criteria for reporting as discontinued operations, and retrospectively reclassifies operating results for all prior periods presented. The Company carries assets and liabilities held for sale at the lower of carrying value on the date the asset is initially classified as held for sale or fair value less costs to sell. At the time of reclassification to held for sale, the Company ceased recording depreciation on assets transferred. Comprehensive Income (Loss) Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and other items of comprehensive income (loss). These other items are generally comprised of unrealized gains and losses on investment securities classified as available-for-sale and unrealized gains and losses on the interest rate swap, net of the related tax effects. Recent Accounting Standards Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. These amendments change the criteria for reporting discontinued operations while enhancing disclosures in this area. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations should be presented as discontinued operations. In addition, ASU 2014-08 requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will provide financial statement users with more information. ASU 2014-08 is effective for the first quarter of 2015 for the Company. The effects of applying the revised guidance will vary based upon the nature and size of future disposal transactions. It is expected that fewer disposal transactions will meet the new criteria to be reported as discontinued operations. In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-13, Consolidation (Topic 810): Measuring the Financial Assets and the Financial Liabilities of a Consolidated Collateralized Financing Entity. This pronouncement is effective for annual and interim periods after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2014-13 provides for a measurement alternative whereby a company can measure both the financial assets and financial liabilities of its CLOs using the more observable of the fair value of the financial assets and the fair value of the financial liabilities. The Company has elected to early adopt ASU 2014-13 for the year ended December 31, 2014 as it pertains to the CLOs it consolidates and has elected to apply it retrospectively to all relevant prior periods. The application of this new guidance resulted in adjustments to certain balances in the previously issued consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, and consolidated statements of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2014 as well as for the interim periods ending March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014, and September 30, 2014. Please see Note 3—Out of Period Adjustments, Changes in Accounting, Principles and reclassifications, for more information on the ASU 2014-13 adoption. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in this standard affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods and services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. This standard will be effective for the Company January 1, 2017 and the Company is evaluating the effect upon its financial statements. In April 2015, the FASB proposed deferring the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year to December 15, 2017 for annual reporting periods beginning after that date. The FASB also proposed permitting early adoption of the standard, but not before the original effective date of December 15, 2016. In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12 Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments when the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. The amendments require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period shall be treated as a performance condition. ASU 2014-12 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the effect upon its financial statements. In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, Income Statement – Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20): Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items. The pronouncement eliminates the concept of extraordinary items from the income statement presentation. Eliminating this concept removes the uncertainty in determining when a transaction is both unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence. However, the presentation and disclosure guidance for items that are unusual in nature or occur infrequently will be retained and will be expanded to include items that are both unusual in nature and infrequently occurring. ASU 2015-01 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect upon its financial statements. In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which amends the consolidation requirements in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 810, Consolidation. ASU 2015-02 makes targeted amendments to the current consolidation guidance for VIEs, which could change consolidation conclusions. ASU 2015-02 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect upon its financial statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability and consistent with debt discounts. ASU 2015-03 requires retrospective adoption and will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect upon its financial statements.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared using the accounting policies set forth in Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements reflect the consolidated accounts of Tiptree and (i) its wholly-owned subsidiaries, (ii) subsidiaries in which it has a controlling interest, and (iii) certain other entities known as variable interest entities (VIEs) in which Tiptree, through its subsidiaries, is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements. This consolidation, particularly with respect to the VIEs, significantly impacts these consolidated financial statements.

Certain changes to the consolidated balance sheet amounts for December 31, 2014 have been made in accordance with accounting for business combinations, to reflect the retrospective adjustments made during the measurement period, to the preliminary amounts recorded for the estimated fair value of acquired net assets. Please see Note 4—Business Acquisitions, for more information on the measurement period adjustments.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The estimates and assumptions most susceptible to change are the valuation of securities, loans, derivative positions, deferred income taxes and acquired assets and liabilities. Although these and other estimates and assumptions are based on the best available estimates, actual results could differ materially from management’s estimates.

Discontinued Operations

As a result of recent accounting guidance (see ASU 2014-08 below), for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2015, the results of operations of a business of the Company that have either been disposed of or are classified as held-for-sale are reported in discontinued operations if the disposals of components of an entity that represent a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. For operations that have been disposed prior to December 15, 2014, the Company presents the operations of business that meet the criteria for reporting as discontinued operations, and retrospectively reclassifies operating results for all prior periods presented. The Company carries assets and liabilities held for sale at the lower of carrying value on the date the asset is initially classified as held for sale or fair value less costs to sell. At the time of reclassification to held for sale, the Company ceased recording depreciation on assets transferred.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and other items of comprehensive income (loss). These other items are generally comprised of unrealized gains and losses on investment securities classified as available-for-sale and unrealized gains and losses on the interest rate swap, net of the related tax effects.

Recent Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. These amendments change the criteria for reporting discontinued operations while enhancing disclosures in this area. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations should be presented as discontinued operations. In addition, ASU 2014-08 requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will provide financial statement users with more information. ASU 2014-08 is effective for the first quarter of 2015 for the Company. The effects of applying the revised guidance will vary based upon the nature and size of future disposal transactions. It is expected that fewer disposal transactions will meet the new criteria to be reported as discontinued operations.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-13, Consolidation (Topic 810): Measuring the Financial Assets and the Financial Liabilities of a Consolidated Collateralized Financing Entity. This pronouncement is effective for annual and interim periods after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2014-13 provides for a measurement alternative whereby a company can measure both the financial assets and financial liabilities of its CLOs using the more observable of the fair value of the financial assets and the fair value of the financial liabilities. The Company has elected to early adopt ASU 2014-13 for the year ended December 31, 2014 as it pertains to the CLOs it consolidates and has elected to apply it retrospectively to all relevant prior periods. The application of this new guidance resulted in adjustments to certain balances in the previously issued consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, and consolidated statements of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2014 as well as for the interim periods ending March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014, and September 30, 2014. Please see Note 3—Out of Period Adjustments, Changes in Accounting, Principles and reclassifications, for more information on the ASU 2014-13 adoption.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in this standard affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods and services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. This standard will be effective for the Company January 1, 2017 and the Company is evaluating the effect upon its financial statements. In April 2015, the FASB proposed deferring the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year to December 15, 2017 for annual reporting periods beginning after that date. The FASB also proposed permitting early adoption of the standard, but not before the original effective date of December 15, 2016.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12 Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments when the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. The amendments require that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period shall be treated as a performance condition. ASU 2014-12 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the effect upon its financial statements.

In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, Income Statement – Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20): Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items. The pronouncement eliminates the concept of extraordinary items from the income statement presentation. Eliminating this concept removes the uncertainty in determining when a transaction is both unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence. However, the presentation and disclosure guidance for items that are unusual in nature or occur infrequently will be retained and will be expanded to include items that are both unusual in nature and infrequently occurring. ASU 2015-01 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect upon its financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which amends the consolidation requirements in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 810, Consolidation. ASU 2015-02 makes targeted amendments to the current consolidation guidance for VIEs, which could change consolidation conclusions. ASU 2015-02 will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect upon its financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability and consistent with debt discounts. ASU 2015-03 requires retrospective adoption and will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect upon its financial statements.