Earnings Per Share Table of Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	$ 1,342	$ 7,414
Net income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests	242	1,859
Net income allocated to participating securities	16	34
Common Stock - Class A
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Net income (loss) available to Class A common stockholders	1,084	5,521
Net income (loss) attributable to Tiptree Inc. Class A common shares - diluted	$ 1,272	$ 5,521
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic
Weighted average number of shares of Tiptree Inc. Class A common stock outstanding - basic	28,424,824	34,976,485
Weighted average number of incremental shares of Tiptree Inc. Class A common stock issuable from exchangeable interests and contingent considerations	8,325,132	108,020
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted
Weighted average number of shares of Tiptree Inc. Class A common stock outstanding - diluted	36,749,956	35,084,505
Basic:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.04	$ 0.16
Diluted:
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.03	$ 0.16
Securities of subsidiaries
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share	$ (17)	$ 0
Adjustments to income relating to exchangeable interests, net of tax
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share	$ 205	$ 0