Statutory Reporting and Insurance Subsidiaries Dividend Restrictions Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries	$ 2,783	$ 7,786
Combined statutory capital and surplus of the Company's insurance subsidiaries	53,885	50,230
Required minimum statutory capital and surplus	15,300	15,300
Amount available for ordinary dividends of the Company's insurance subsidiaries	4,500	2,344
Ordinary dividends paid to the parent compary by insurance company subsidiaries [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries	2,783	6,956
Extraordinary dividends paid to the parent compary by insurance company subsidiaries [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries	$ 0	$ 830