Unaudited Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Unaudited Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

Following is a summary of the unaudited interim results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands, except per share data). In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the results of operations for such periods have been made.

	2013									2012
	Q1		Q2			Q3		Q4		Q1		Q2			Q3		Q4
Total revenue	$	93,141	$	99,299		$	108,613	$	88,375	$	82,986	$	84,571		$	85,620	$	88,623
Total expense		90,978		104,616			99,141		83,613		82,769		88,722			80,599		86,336
Income (loss) before tax		2,163		(5,317	)		9,472		4,762		217		(4,151	)		5,021		2,287
Income tax expense (benefit)		469		(2,166	)		3,198		1,334		23		(2,351	)		1,350		504
Net income (loss)		1,694		(3,151	)		6,274		3,428		194		(1,800	)		3,671		1,783
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest		-		-			-		-		23		43			258		-
Net income (loss) attributable to Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.	$	1,694		(3,151	)	$	6,274	$	3,428	$	171	$	(1,843	)	$	3,413	$	1,783
Basic earnings (loss) per share:	$	0.09	$	(0.16	)	$	0.33	$	0.18	$	0.01	$	(0.10	)	$	0.18	$	0.09
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:	$	0.09	$	(0.16	)	$	0.32	$	0.18	$	0.01	$	(0.10	)	$	0.18	$	0.09