Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 05, 2014 Ordinary Shares A	Aug. 05, 2014 Ordinary Shares B
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	GBLI
Entity Registrant Name	GLOBAL INDEMNITY PLC
Entity Central Index Key	0001494904
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Ordinary Shares, Shares Outstanding		13,248,332	12,061,370