Management, performance and founders fees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Management, Performance and Founders Fees [Abstract]

Schedule of investment fee expenses

The total management and performance fees to related parties, including our share of fees paid in connection with our investment in TP Fund, for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

	2019			2018		2017
Management fees - Third Point LLC	$	—		$	25,797	$	36,733
Performance fees - Third Point Advisors LLC	—			4,048		93,978
Management and performance fees to related parties as reported in the Company’s consolidated statements of income (loss) (1)	—			29,845		130,711
Management and performance fees included in net investment income (loss) from investment in related party investment fund (before loss carryforward)	67,026			7,376		—
Performance fees - loss carryforward utilized	(47,470		)	—		—
Total management and performance fees to related parties	$	19,556		$	37,221	$	130,711

(1) For the year ended December 31, 2018, management and performance fees to related parties in the consolidated statements of income (loss) include activity in the separate accounts up to the date of change in the investment account structure. As a result of the 2018 LPA effective August 31, 2018, management and performance fees for the remainder of the year ended December 31, 2018 were presented within net investment income (loss) from investment in related party investment fund in the consolidated statements of income (loss).