Business Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2013 Acquisition of ProtectCELL [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Acquisition of MHA & Associates LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Acquisition of 4Warranty [Member] [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Acquisition of Response Indemnity Company of California [Member]	Feb. 01, 2013 Acquisition of Response Indemnity Company of California [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price					$ 20,000,000						$ 4,800,000
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition					Dec. 31, 2012		Apr. 24, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012		Feb. 01, 2013
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired					62.40%		100.00%	100.00%			100.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners					37.60%
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity					Digital Leash, LLC, d/b/a ProtectCELL		MHA & Associates LLC	4Warranty Corporation		RICC
Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net
Cash and cash equivalents	21,681,000	15,209,000	31,339,000	43,389,000	350,000			703,000		1,893,000
Restricted cash	17,293,000	31,142,000			7,438,000			72,000		0
Investments					0			0		2,488,000
Short-term investments	871,000	1,222,000			252,000			0		0
Accrued investment income	1,175,000	1,235,000								38,000
Notes receivable, net	11,920,000	11,290,000			6,341,000			0		0
Other receivables	33,409,000	13,393,000			2,312,000			357,000		0
Reinsurance receivables	215,084,000	203,988,000			0			0		200,000
Property and equipment, net	14,332,000	17,900,000			628,000			61,000		0
Other intangible assets, net	49,173,000				18,815,000			1,870,000		375,000
Other assets	6,307,000	7,667,000			1,470,000			0		10,000
Unpaid claims	(34,732,000)	(33,007,000)			(176,000)			0		(200,000)
Accrued expenses, accounts payable and other liabilities					(2,644,000)			(310,000)		(9,000)
Deferred revenue	(76,927,000)	(55,043,000)			(30,000,000)			(1,260,000)		0
Income taxes payable	(2,842,000)	0			0			(273,000)		0
Deferred income taxes, net					0			(259,000)		0
Net assets acquired					4,786,000			961,000		4,795,000
Non-controlling interest					4,745,000
Purchase Consideration					20,000,000	[1]	300,000	3,625,000	[2]	4,795,000
Goodwill					19,959,000			2,664,000		0
Business Acquisition, Working Capital Increase (Decrease)								300,000
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, at Fair Value								300,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned, Common Units					7,900,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned, Preferred Units					12,100,000
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Acquired, Number of Shares					62,400
Business Acquisition, Equity Interests Acquired, Number of Preferred Units Acquired					20,000
Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount	$ 0	$ 0	$ 4,069,000

[1] (2) - The purchase consideration of $20.0 million for the ProtectCELL acquisition represents the 62.4% ownership interest acquired in the transaction, comprised of 62,400 common units and 20,000 preferred units, valued at $7.9 million and $12.1 million respectively.

[2] (1) - The purchase consideration for the 4Warranty acquisition includes $0.3 million of contingent consideration and $0.3 million of hold back reserves, which estimates are unchanged in the current period and are expected to be paid out based on the agreed terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement.