Percentage of commissions due to ceded insurance.

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First Lien Primary Mortgage Insurance Risk In Force Ceded

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Percentage of New Insurance Written To Be Ceded

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Percentage of reinsurance able to be commuted, as per the quota share reinsurance agreement

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The percentage of the entity's ceded risk related to a quota share arrangement which was subjected to a change in ceding commission percentage.

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The amortization period related to prepaid reinsurance commissions.

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A commission paid on the ceded insurance risk in lieu of recapturing the risk per the initial agreement.

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Represents upfront payments to the entity related to commissions on ceded insurance risk not yet earned. The amortization of this amount will be netted against the entity's deferred policy acquisition costs on the ceded policies.

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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 fees and commissions from financial services and banking activities and correspondent clearing. Includes fees from depositor accounts, credit cards, merchant discounts, and fiduciary and trust activities, guarantee fees, investment advisory, management, and administrative fees, transfer agent fees, and insurance commissions.

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The unexpired portion of premiums ceded on policies in force as of the balance sheet date.

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Note 8 - Reinsurance Reinsurance Transaction Details (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Apr. 02, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Ceded Premiums Earned			$ 57,780	$ 61,017	$ 67,291
Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums			40,491	57,291
Initial Quota Share Reinsurance Transaction [Member] \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Radian Guaranty [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Ceded Premiums Written			14,471	10,217	23,047
Ceded Premiums Earned			22,157	17,319	29,746
Fees and Commissions			3,134	4,862	5,762
Percentage of New Insurance Written To Be Ceded							20.00%
First Lien Primary Mortgage Insurance Risk In Force Ceded			800,000
Ceded Premiums Earned			9,200
Unearned Ceding Commissions			$ 15,000
Prepaid Reinsurance Commissions, Amortization Period			5 years
Ceded Commission Percentage	20.00%		25.00%
Percentage of Ceded Insurance Subjected to Change in Commission Percentage		66.70%
Initial Quota Share Reinsurance Transaction [Member] \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Radian Guaranty [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
First Lien Primary Mortgage Insurance Risk In Force Ceded							$ 1,600,000
Percentage of Reinsurance Able To Be Commuted			66.70%
Second Quota Share Reinsurance Transaction [Member] \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Radian Guaranty [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Ceded Premiums Written			$ 15,742	33,751	40,225
Ceded Premiums Earned			24,818	29,820	18,356
Fees and Commissions			8,309	$ 11,813	$ 14,079
First Lien Primary Mortgage Insurance Risk In Force Ceded			1,300,000
Ceded Premiums Earned			8,000
Unearned Ceding Commissions			$ 8,500
Prepaid Reinsurance Commissions, Amortization Period			5 years
Ceded Commission Percentage	30.00%		35.00%
Second Quota Share Reinsurance Transaction [Member] \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Radian Guaranty [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
First Lien Primary Mortgage Insurance Risk In Force Ceded			$ 1,600,000
Second Quota Share Reinsurance Transaction [Member] \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Conventional Mortgage Loan [Member] \| Radian Guaranty [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of New Insurance Written To Be Ceded					20.00%	5.00%
Second Quota Share Reinsurance Transaction [Member] \| Reinsurer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Conventional Mortgage Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of Reinsurance Able To Be Commuted			50.00%