diff --git a/sklearn/model_selection/_split.py b/sklearn/model_selection/_split.py
index 3570d688ff70f..dcd26dbac0044 100644
--- a/sklearn/model_selection/_split.py
+++ b/sklearn/model_selection/_split.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class _BaseKFold(with_metaclass(ABCMeta, BaseCrossValidator)):
 
     @abstractmethod
     def __init__(self, n_splits, shuffle, random_state):
-        if not isinstance(n_splits, numbers.Integral):
+        if not isinstance(n_splits, (numbers.Integral, np.integer)):
             raise ValueError('The number of folds must be of Integral type. '
                              '%s of type %s was passed.'
                              % (n_splits, type(n_splits)))
@@ -1308,27 +1308,27 @@ def _validate_shuffle_split_init(test_size, train_size):
         raise ValueError('test_size and train_size can not both be None')
 
     if test_size is not None:
-        if np.asarray(test_size).dtype.kind == 'f':
+        if isinstance(test_size, (float, np.floating)):
             if test_size >= 1.:
                 raise ValueError(
                     'test_size=%f should be smaller '
                     'than 1.0 or be an integer' % test_size)
-        elif np.asarray(test_size).dtype.kind != 'i':
+        elif not isinstance(test_size, (numbers.Integral, np.integer)):
             # int values are checked during split based on the input
             raise ValueError("Invalid value for test_size: %r" % test_size)
 
     if train_size is not None:
-        if np.asarray(train_size).dtype.kind == 'f':
+        if isinstance(train_size, (float, np.floating)):
             if train_size >= 1.:
                 raise ValueError("train_size=%f should be smaller "
                                  "than 1.0 or be an integer" % train_size)
-            elif (np.asarray(test_size).dtype.kind == 'f' and
+            elif (isinstance(test_size, (float, np.floating)) and
                     (train_size + test_size) > 1.):
                 raise ValueError('The sum of test_size and train_size = %f, '
                                  'should be smaller than 1.0. Reduce '
                                  'test_size and/or train_size.' %
                                  (train_size + test_size))
-        elif np.asarray(train_size).dtype.kind != 'i':
+        elif not isinstance(train_size, (numbers.Integral, np.integer)):
             # int values are checked during split based on the input
             raise ValueError("Invalid value for train_size: %r" % train_size)
 
@@ -1338,24 +1338,26 @@ def _validate_shuffle_split(n_samples, test_size, train_size):
     Validation helper to check if the test/test sizes are meaningful wrt to the
     size of the data (n_samples)
     """
-    if (test_size is not None and np.asarray(test_size).dtype.kind == 'i' and
+    if (test_size is not None and
+            isinstance(test_size, (numbers.Integral, np.integer)) and
             test_size >= n_samples):
         raise ValueError('test_size=%d should be smaller than the number of '
                          'samples %d' % (test_size, n_samples))
 
-    if (train_size is not None and np.asarray(train_size).dtype.kind == 'i' and
+    if (train_size is not None and
+            isinstance(train_size, (numbers.Integral, np.integer)) and
             train_size >= n_samples):
         raise ValueError("train_size=%d should be smaller than the number of"
                          " samples %d" % (train_size, n_samples))
 
-    if np.asarray(test_size).dtype.kind == 'f':
+    if isinstance(test_size, (float, np.floating)):
         n_test = ceil(test_size * n_samples)
-    elif np.asarray(test_size).dtype.kind == 'i':
+    elif isinstance(test_size, (numbers.Integral, np.integer)):
         n_test = float(test_size)
 
     if train_size is None:
         n_train = n_samples - n_test
-    elif np.asarray(train_size).dtype.kind == 'f':
+    elif isinstance(train_size, (float, np.floating)):
         n_train = floor(train_size * n_samples)
     else:
         n_train = float(train_size)
@@ -1552,7 +1554,7 @@ def check_cv(cv=3, y=None, classifier=False):
     if cv is None:
         cv = 3
 
-    if isinstance(cv, numbers.Integral):
+    if isinstance(cv, (numbers.Integral, np.integer)):
         if (classifier and (y is not None) and
                 (type_of_target(y) in ('binary', 'multiclass'))):
             return StratifiedKFold(cv)
diff --git a/sklearn/model_selection/tests/test_split.py b/sklearn/model_selection/tests/test_split.py
index ec4f07aef8e9a..7a657add65d25 100644
--- a/sklearn/model_selection/tests/test_split.py
+++ b/sklearn/model_selection/tests/test_split.py
@@ -491,15 +491,20 @@ def test_kfold_can_detect_dependent_samples_on_digits():  # see #2372
 
 
 def test_shuffle_split():
+    # Use numpy float as input
+    ss0 = ShuffleSplit(test_size=np.float16(0.2), random_state=0).split(X)
     ss1 = ShuffleSplit(test_size=0.2, random_state=0).split(X)
     ss2 = ShuffleSplit(test_size=2, random_state=0).split(X)
+    # Use numpy int as input
     ss3 = ShuffleSplit(test_size=np.int32(2), random_state=0).split(X)
     for typ in six.integer_types:
         ss4 = ShuffleSplit(test_size=typ(2), random_state=0).split(X)
-    for t1, t2, t3, t4 in zip(ss1, ss2, ss3, ss4):
+    for t0, t1, t2, t3, t4 in zip(ss0, ss1, ss2, ss3, ss4):
+        assert_array_equal(t0[0], t1[0])
         assert_array_equal(t1[0], t2[0])
         assert_array_equal(t2[0], t3[0])
         assert_array_equal(t3[0], t4[0])
+        assert_array_equal(t0[1], t1[1])
         assert_array_equal(t1[1], t2[1])
         assert_array_equal(t2[1], t3[1])
         assert_array_equal(t3[1], t4[1])