Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues
Service and administrative fees	$ 172,427	$ 90,550	$ 94,464
Ceding commissions	32,824	34,825	29,495
Net investment income	3,050	3,067	3,368
Net realized investment gains	2,043	3	4,193
Net earned premium	136,787	127,625	115,503
Other income	736	269	170
Total revenue	347,867	256,339	247,193
Expenses:
Net losses and loss adjustment expenses	41,567	40,219	37,949
Member benefit claims	46,019	4,642	4,409
Commissions	154,606	128,741	126,918
Personnel costs	39,487	28,475	26,021
Other operating expenses	35,117	24,233	23,739
Depreciation and amortization	4,858	3,275	2,662
Amortization of intangibles	5,527	2,742	2,819
Interest expense	3,621	4,334	4,690
(Gain) Loss on sale of subsidiary	(402)	0	477
Total expenses	330,400	236,661	229,684
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	17,467	19,678	17,509
Income taxes - continuing operations	5,660	6,716	5,947
Income from continuing operations before non-controlling interests	11,807	12,962	11,562
Income from discontinued operations - net of tax	3,546	2,275	1,777
Gain on sale of discontinued operations - net of tax	8,844	0	0
Discontinued operations - net of tax	12,390	2,275	1,777
Net income before non-controlling interests	24,197	15,237	13,339
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	1,482	72	(170)
Net income attributable to Fortegra Financial Corporation	$ 22,715	$ 15,165	$ 13,509
Earnings per share - Basic:
Net income from continuing operations - net of tax	$ 0.53	$ 0.65	$ 0.57
Discontinued operations - net of tax	$ 0.64	$ 0.12	$ 0.09
Net income attributable to Fortegra Financial Corporation	$ 1.17	$ 0.77	$ 0.66
Earnings per share - Diluted:
Net income from continuing operations - net of tax	$ 0.50	$ 0.63	$ 0.55
Discontinued operations - net of tax	$ 0.61	$ 0.11	$ 0.09
Net income attributable to Fortegra Financial Corporation	$ 1.11	$ 0.74	$ 0.64
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding Reconciliation [Abstract]
Basic (in shares)	19,477,802	19,655,492	20,352,027
Diluted (in shares)	20,482,652	20,600,362	21,265,801