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	Dec. 23, 2020 tranche D $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Apr. 05, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares
Common Stock and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Trust fund \| $		$ 150,201		$ 196,046
Common stock, shares outstanding \| shares		96,293,416		81,669,151
Common stock, shares issued \| shares		96,293,416		81,669,151
Vesting percentage		25.00%
Private warrants liability \| $		$ 34,903		$ 31,534
Earnout shares
Common Stock and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Shares issued (shares) \| shares	6,000,000
Vesting percentage	33.33%
Number of tranches \| tranche	3
Threshold trading days \| D	20
Threshold consecutive trading days \| D	30
Earnout shares \| Common stock is greater than or equal to $18.00
Common Stock and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Threshold closing price of common stock \| $ / shares	$ 18.00
Earnout shares \| Common stock is greater than or equal to $20.00
Common Stock and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Threshold closing price of common stock \| $ / shares	20.00
Earnout shares \| Common stock is greater than or equal to $22.00
Common Stock and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Threshold closing price of common stock \| $ / shares	$ 22.00
Homeowners of America Holding Corporation \| Homeowners of America Insurance Company
Common Stock and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Percentage of holding			100.00%
Homeowners of America Holding Corporation \| Homeowners of America MGA, Inc.
Common Stock and Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock
Percentage of holding			100.00%