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Related Party Transactions - AmTrust (Details)										3 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions - AmTrust (Details)	Jul. 01, 2016	Apr. 01, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2012 EUR (€)	Apr. 01, 2011 EUR (€)	Mar. 01, 2011	Sep. 01, 2010	Jun. 01, 2008	Jul. 01, 2007 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2007	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2008 USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2008 USD ($)	Dec. 18, 2007 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net premiums earned										$ 709,484,000	$ 616,009,000
Loan to related party										$ 167,975,000		$ 167,975,000
Leah Karfunkel
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage										7.90%
Leah Karfunkel \| National General Holdings Corp.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage										43.00%
Barry Zyskind
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage										7.50%
George Karfunkel
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage										2.00%
Founding shareholders \| AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Controlling interest, ownership percentage										49.10%
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan to related party										$ 167,975,000		$ 167,975,000	$ 34,240,000	$ 20,193,000	$ 113,542,000
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate										0.90%		0.90%
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| Quota Share Reinsurance Agreements \| Commission expense
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses recorded from related party transactions										$ 160,770,000	141,051,000
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| AmTrust Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percent of premiums written, net of cost of unaffiliated inuring reinsurance from related party								40.00%
Percent of losses with respect to current lines of business, excluding those above covered business threshold to related party								40.00%
Commission rate, percent of ceded written premiums							34.375%	31.00%
Contract extension (in years)	3 years
Cancellation notice period	9 months
Cancellation notice period upon the occurrence of certain early termination events (in days)	30 days
Early termination events, reduction threshold of stockholders' equity	50.00%
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| AmTrust Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commission rate, adjustment criteria, loss ratio floor								81.50%
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| AmTrust Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commission rate, adjustment criteria, loss ratio ceiling								95.00%
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| AmTrust European Hospital Liability Quota Share Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commission rate, percent of ceded written premiums				5.00%
Premiums and losses related to policies	32.50%			40.00%
Maximum limit of liability attaching \| €			€ 10,000,000	€ 5,000,000
Percent basis currency equivalent of maximum limit of liability attaching				100.00%
Future premiums and losses related to policies	20.00%
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| AmTrust Technology Reinsurance Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commission rate, percent of ceded written premiums						5.00%
Percent of credit insurance business to cede						90.00%
Percent of general liability business to cede						100.00%
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| AmTrust Technology Reinsurance Agreement \| Premiums Earned
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties										2,000	7,000
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| AmTrust NA Reinsurance Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement period (in years)		1 year
Reinsurance coverage threshold		$ 1,000,000
Net premiums earned										429,000	192,000
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| AmTrust NA Reinsurance Agreement \| Commission expense
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses recorded from related party transactions										110,000	51,000
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| Reinsurer Trust Assets Collateral Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Collateral held by related party										2,941,919,000		$ 2,766,032,000
Accrued interest on collateral held by related party										20,897,000		20,420,000
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| Reinsurance Brokerage Agreements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cancellation notice period									30 days
Brokerage fee, percent of premium assumed									1.25%
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| Reinsurance Brokerage Agreements \| Brokerage expense
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses recorded from related party transactions										6,489,000	5,788,000
Balances due to related party										15,305,000		$ 14,395,000
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| Asset Management Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cancellation notice period								30 days
Quarterly brokerage fee, above portfolio threshold, percent of average holdings								0.0375%
Quarterly brokerage fee, portfolio threshold								$ 1,000,000,000
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| Asset Management Agreement \| Investment Management Fee
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses recorded from related party transactions										1,823,000	1,645,000
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| AmTrust Time Sharing Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contract extension (in years)					1 year
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| AmTrust Time Sharing Agreement \| Aircraft expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses recorded from related party transactions										$ 13,000	$ 22,000
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. \| National General Holdings Corp.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage										11.60%