Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Fortegra Financial Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0001495925
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		19,832,569
Entity well known seasoned issuer	No
Entity voluntary filer	No
Entity current reporting status	Yes