Statutory Accounting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Essent Guaranty
Dividends Restrictions
Statutory net income	$ 124,304	$ 100,026
Statutory surplus	613,028	545,665
Contingency reserve liability	572,647	392,928
Increase in contingency reserve	91,800
Essent PA
Dividends Restrictions
Statutory net income	5,461	6,980
Statutory surplus	44,190	45,516
Contingency reserve liability	39,959	32,198
Increase in contingency reserve	3,600
Essent Re
Dividends Restrictions
Statutory net income	43,800	$ 21,400
Statutory capital and surplus	$ 537,600		$ 401,100

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Represents the amount of contingency reserve liability, as of the balance sheet date, using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices (rather than GAAP, if different) of the state or country.

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Represents the amount of statutory surplus (stockholders' equity), as of the balance sheet date, using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices (rather than GAAP, if different) of the state or country.

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The amount of statutory capital and surplus (stockholders' equity) as of the balance sheet date using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices (rather than GAAP, if different) of the state or country.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(23)(c))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 505
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6486098&loc=d3e24708-158529

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Amount of net income for the period determined using accounting principles prescribed or permitted by insurance regulators.

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