Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 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	Smaller Reporting Company
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,888,639
Entity well known seasoned issuer	No
Entity voluntary filer	No
Entity current reporting status	Yes