Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Fortegra Financial Corporation
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	Mar. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,034,617
Entity well known seasoned issuer	No
Entity voluntary filer	No
Entity current reporting status	Yes