Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Deposits		$ 674	$ 10,689
Prepaid expenses		7,783	6,340
Tax receivables		2,855	126
Deferred rent asset		341	512
Deferred charges - debt		4,795	5,958
Interest and Dividends Receivable		2,006	3,484
Loan receivable	[1]	8,000	0
Short Term Bridge Loan	[2]	38,000	0
Miscellaneous Receivables		2,788	4,400
Other	[3]	9,084	2,721
Other Assets		$ 76,326	$ 34,230
Bridge Loan [Member]
Effective interest rate		8.00%
Hollenfels
Loan receivable	[1]	$ 4,500
Loans [Member]
Effective interest rate		12.00%
Loans [Member] | Hollenfels | Minimum
Effective interest rate		8.00%
Loans [Member] | Hollenfels | Maximum
Effective interest rate		8.50%

[1] As of December 31, 2015, the maturity was August 2017 with interest rate of 12%.

[2] As of December 31, 2015, the maturity was February 2016, was secured by the real estate assets and had an effective annualized interest rate of 8%.

[3] Included in this amount is $4.5 million, due January 2024, with interest rate of 8% for the first five years and 8.5% for the remainder of the term, related to the Company's new commercial reinsurance activities (see Note 5).