Amount of New Business Being Placed Into Captive Reinsurance Arrangements

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Captive Reinsurers Minimum Capitalization Percentage To Risk Assumed

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The number of excess of loss reinsurance transactions completed with a special purpose reinsurers.

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Number Of Captive Reinsurers Accounting For Largest Combined Percentage Of Ceded Losses Recoverable

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Percentage of Ceded Losses Recoverable Attributable To Two Captive Reinsurers

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The amount of risk in force on ceded insurance contracts.

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Amount of earned premiums ceded to other entities.

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Amount of written premiums ceded to other entities.

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Amount of recovery (expense) related to provision for policy benefits and costs incurred for policies assumed and ceded.

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Amount after valuation allowance recoverable including premium paid under reinsurance contracts. Examples include, but are not limited to, settled and unsettled claims, incurred but not reported losses, loss adjustment expense, premium paid, policy benefits and policy reserves.

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Amount after valuation allowance of reinsurance recoverables for losses reported to the ceding insurer but not yet paid, amounts expected of incurred losses and settlement expenses, which have not yet been reported to the ceding insurer.

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Note 8 - Reinsurance Captive and Smart Home Transactions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			48 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2007 transaction
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Reinsurance recoverables	$ 28,119,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables	$ 46,846,000us-gaap_ReinsuranceRecoverables
Ceded Premiums Written	56,913,000us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten	81,421,000us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten	85,442,000us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten
Ceded Premiums Earned	61,017,000us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned	67,291,000us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned	40,398,000us-gaap_CededPremiumsEarned
Radian Guaranty [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Policyholder Benefits and Claims Incurred, Assumed and Ceded	21,200,000	47,200,000	34,700,000
Radian Guaranty [Member] \| Smart Home [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Number Of Aggregate Excess Of Loss Transactions Completed With Special Purpose Reinsurers				4
Radian Guaranty [Member] \| Captives [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Captive Reinsurers Minimum Capitalization Percentage To Risk Assumed	10.00%
Amount of New Business Being Placed Into Captive Reinsurance Arrangements	0
Contracts in Force Ceded Under Captive Reinsurance Arrangements	129,800,000	199,800,000
Reinsurance Recoverables on Unpaid Losses	24,700,000	45,000,000
Percentage of Ceded Losses Recoverable Attributable To Two Captive Reinsurers	43.00%
Number Of Captive Reinsurers Accounting For Largest Combined Percentage Of Ceded Losses Recoverable	2
Ceded Premiums Written	12,900,000	17,800,000	23,300,000
Ceded Premiums Earned	$ 13,000,000	$ 17,900,000	$ 23,400,000