Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following table details the earnings per share calculation:	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Numerator: (for both basic and diluted earnings per share)
Income from continuing operations before non-controlling interests	$	3,860		$	2,486		$	11,497		$	7,955
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	230			(135		)	1,693			868
Net income from continuing operations - net of tax	3,630			2,621			9,804			7,087
Discontinued operations - net of tax	(42		)	601			(42		)	3,070
Net income attributable to Fortegra Financial Corporation	$	3,588		$	3,222		$	9,762		$	10,157
Denominator:
Total weighted average basic common shares outstanding	19,774,263			19,405,597			19,723,995			19,500,430
Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards	851,432			998,911			804,057			1,030,692
Total weighted average diluted common shares outstanding	20,625,695			20,404,508			20,528,052			20,531,122
Earnings per share - Basic:
Net income from continuing operations - net of tax	$	0.18		$	0.14		$	0.50		$	0.36
Discontinued operations - net of tax	—			0.03			—			0.16
Net income attributable to Fortegra Financial Corporation	$	0.18		$	0.17		$	0.50		$	0.52
Earnings per share - Diluted:
Net income from continuing operations - net of tax	$	0.18		$	0.13		$	0.48		$	0.35
Discontinued operations - net of tax	—			0.03			—			0.15
Net income attributable to Fortegra Financial Corporation	$	0.18		$	0.16		$	0.48		$	0.50
Weighted average anti-dilutive common shares	158,268			809,870			489,331			762,081