Note 12 - Financial Guaranty Insurance Contracts Weighted Average Risk Free Rates For Financial Guaranty (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008
Weighted Average Discount Rate [Line Items]
Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent	2.80%	3.69%	3.81%	2.53%

The average discount rate applied to insurance contracts to determine future policy benefits to be paid to or on behalf of policyholders.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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