Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Activity in AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ (2,058)
Period change	3,879	$ (3,683)	$ 555
Ending balance	1,698	(2,058)
Available for sale securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(2,069)	(460)	(700)
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassification	4,911	(2,257)	522
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(1,032)	648	(282)
Period change	3,879	(1,609)	240
Ending balance	1,711	(2,069)	(460)
Interest rate swaps
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0	2,074	1,759
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassification	0	835	190
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	0	0	125
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	0
Period change	0	(2,074)	315
Ending balance	0	0	2,074
Total AOCI
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(2,069)	1,614	1,059
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassification	4,911	(1,422)	712
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(1,032)	648	(157)
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	(99)
Period change	3,879	(3,683)	555
Ending balance	1,711	(2,069)	1,614
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(2,058)	966	555
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassification	4,887	(1,150)	568
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(1,032)	648	(157)
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Due To Reorganization, Current Period, Net of Tax		(341)
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	(99)
Period change	3,855	(3,024)	411
Ending balance	1,698	(2,058)	966
Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. | Noncontrolling interest
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0	(222)	(128)
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassification	0	61	(94)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	0	0	0
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Due To Reorganization, Current Period, Net of Tax		341
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	0
Period change	0	222	(94)
Ending balance	0	0	(222)
Noncontrolling interests - other | Noncontrolling interest
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	11	(426)	(376)
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassification	(24)	211	(50)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	0	0	0
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification	0
Period change	(24)	437	(50)
Ending balance	$ (13)	11	$ (426)
Care Disposition | Available for sale securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		0
Care Disposition | Interest rate swaps
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		2,909
Care Disposition | Total AOCI
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		(2,909)
Care Disposition | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		(2,181)
Care Disposition | Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. | Noncontrolling interest
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		(502)
Care Disposition | Noncontrolling interests - other | Noncontrolling interest
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		$ (226)