Equity Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities	$ 147,446	$ 122,979
Specialty Insurance
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities	55,297	29,425
Tiptree Capital
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities	$ 92,149	93,554
Invesque Inc.
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities, shares held	16.6
Equity securities	$ 111,438	113,138
Invesque Inc. | Specialty Insurance
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities	19,289	19,584
Invesque Inc. | Tiptree Capital
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities	92,149	93,554
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities	25,044	0
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Specialty Insurance
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities	25,044	0
Fixed Income Funds [Member] | Tiptree Capital
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities	0	0
Other equity securities
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities	10,964	9,841
Other equity securities | Specialty Insurance
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities	10,964	9,841
Other equity securities | Tiptree Capital
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities	$ 0	$ 0