Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Amortized cost	$ 152,882	$ 147,248
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Non-controlling interests (including $76,160 and $76,077 attributable to Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P., respectively)	$ 393,838	$ 390,144
Common stock - Class A: $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 34,988,864 and 34,983,616 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	34,988,864	34,983,616
Common stock, shares outstanding	34,988,864	34,983,616
Treasury stock, shares	6,496,463	6,596,000
Common stock - Class B: $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 8,049,029 and 8,049,029 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	8,049,029	8,049,029
Common stock, shares outstanding	8,049,029	8,049,029
Treasury stock, shares	8,049,029	8,049,029
Noncontrolling interest | Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.
Non-controlling interests (including $76,160 and $76,077 attributable to Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P., respectively)	$ 76,160	$ 76,077