Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 13, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Entity Registrant Name	Tiptree Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001393726
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Public Float			$ 163,643,437
Common Stock - Class A
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		35,003,004
Common Stock - Class B
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,049,029