Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 28, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	DGICA
Entity Registrant Name	Donegal Group Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000800457
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		21,713,772
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,576,775