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Reinsurance - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Reinsurance - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Largest remaining legacy third party financial guaranty reinsurer
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Reassumed Par Value from Third Parties, Amount	$ 336.0
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage	27.00%
Assured Guaranty Re [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Amounts could be required to pay if third party exercised right to recapture business		$ 41.0
AGC [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Amounts could be required to pay if third party exercised right to recapture business		254.0
Standard & Poor's, A Rating [Member] \| Uncollateralized [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Guaranty Liabilities		0.1
AM Best, A- Rating [Member] \| Uncollateralized [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Guaranty Liabilities		$ 13.0