Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		$ 4,832	$ 1,982	$ 3,792	$ 3,959
Net (loss) income from continuing operations		(1,209)	1,836	(5,573)	4,148
Net income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests	[1]	(183)	311	(1,871)	1,299
Net (loss) income from continuing operations available to Class A common shares		(1,026)	1,525	(3,702)	2,849
Discontinued operations, net		21,003	2,186	23,348	3,476
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interests	[1]	5,015	1,672	5,663	2,660
Net income from discontinued operations available to Class A common shares		15,988	514	17,685	816
Net income available to common stockholders		$ 14,962	$ 2,039	$ 13,983	$ 3,665
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic [Abstract]
Basic		31,881,904	10,617,863	31,962,065	10,602,311
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted [Abstract]
Diluted		31,881,904	10,617,863	31,962,065	10,602,311
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, Other Disclosures [Abstract]
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to non-controlling interest		$ 5,015	$ 1,672	$ 5,663	$ 2,660
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount				652,500	652,500
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights		$ 11.33	$ 11.33	$ 11.33	$ 11.33
Warrant [Member] | Tiptree Operating Company, LLC [Member]
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding		3,609,420		3,609,420
Common Stock - Class A
Basic:
(Loss) income from continuing operations		$ (0.03)	0.14	$ (0.11)	0.27
Income from discontinued operations		0.50	0.05	0.55	0.08
Net income basic		0.47	0.19	0.44	0.35
Diluted:
(Loss) income from continuing operations		(0.03)	0.14	(0.11)	0.27
Income from discontinued operations		0.50	0.05	0.55	0.08
Net income dilutive		$ 0.47	$ 0.19	$ 0.44	$ 0.35
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic [Abstract]
Basic		31,881,904	10,617,863	31,962,065	10,602,311
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted [Abstract]
Diluted		31,881,904	10,617,863	31,962,065	10,602,311

[1] For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the total net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest was $4,832, comprised of $(183) due to continuing operations and $5,015 attributable to discontinued operations. For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the total net income attributable to non-controlling interest was $1,982, comprised of $311 due to continuing operations and $1,672 attributable to discontinued operations.For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the total net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest was $3,792, comprised of $(1,871) due to continuing operations and $5,663 attributable to discontinued operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the total net income attributable to non-controlling interest was $3,959, comprised of $1,299 due to continuing operations and $2,660 attributable to discontinued operations.