Identifiable Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of identifiable intangible assets

The following table presents identifiable intangible assets, accumulated amortization, and goodwill by segment and includes the retrospective adjustments made to the balances at December 31, 2014, as required by ASC Topic 805, for the Fortegra acquisition:



	As of												As of
	September 30, 2015												December 31, 2014
	Insurance and insurance services			Real estate			Specialty Finance			Total			Insurance and insurance services			Real estate			Specialty Finance		Total
Customer relationships	$	50,500		$	—		$	—		$	50,500		$	50,500		$	—		$	—	$	50,500
Accumulated amortization	(692		)	—			—			(692		)	—			—			—		—
Trade names	6,500			—			900			7,400			6,500			—			—		6,500
Accumulated amortization	(593		)	—			(22		)	(615		)	(55		)	—			—		(55		)
Software licensing	8,500			—			1,200			9,700			8,500			—			—		8,500
Accumulated amortization	(1,417		)	—			(43		)	(1,460		)	(142		)	—			—		(142		)
Insurance policies and contracts acquired	36,500			—			—			36,500			36,500			—			—		36,500
Accumulated amortization	(25,358		)	—			—			(25,358		)	(3,956		)	—			—		(3,956		)
Insurance licensing agreements⁽¹⁾	13,000			—			—			13,000			13,000			—			—		13,000
Leases in place	—			21,214			—			21,214			—			14,604			—		14,604
Accumulated amortization	—			(12,404		)	—			(12,404		)	—			(5,057		)	—		(5,057		)
Intangible assets, net	86,940			8,810			2,035			97,785			110,847			9,547			—		120,394
Goodwill⁽²⁾	90,214			—			2,993			93,207			90,214			—			1,904		92,118
Total	$	177,154		$	8,810		$	5,028		$	190,992		$	201,061		$	9,547		$	1,904	$	212,512

(1) Represents intangible assets with an indefinite useful life. Impairment tests are performed at least annually on these assets.

(2) For further information regarding goodwill associated with the Fortegra acquisition see Note 4—Business Acquisitions.

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the amortization expense on intangible assets for the next five years by relevant segment:



	As of
	September 30, 2015
	Insurance and insurance services		Real estate		Specialty Finance
Remainder of 2015	$	4,264	$	2,345	$	65
2016	11,500		2,643		261
2017	11,115		405		261
2018	9,542		405		261
2019	7,726		405		261
2020 and thereafter	29,793		2,607		926
Total	$	73,940	$	8,810	$	2,035

Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the amortization expense associated with its intangibles recorded by the Company for the following periods:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Amortization expense	$	7,922	$	926	$	31,319	$	2,778