Note 11 - Losses and LAE Additional Disclosures: Cumulative Paid Claims / Reconciliation of Outstanding Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2018		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Reserve for losses and LAE		$ 401,361		$ 507,588
Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		5,956,343
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		6,299,253
Mortgage Insurance Segment
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Reinsurance Recoverable for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustments	[1]	11,009		8,350	$ 6,851	$ 8,286
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Accumulated Unallocated Claim Adjustment Expense		10,493
Reserve for losses and LAE		397,891	[2]	507,588	760,269	976,399
Mortgage Insurance Segment | Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Net		376,389
Mortgage and Real Estate Services Segment
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Reserve for losses and LAE	[3]	3,470		0
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2009 | Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		2,004,219		1,986,076	1,958,660	1,921,134	$ 1,807,031	$ 1,711,019	$ 1,471,264	$ 1,236,210	$ 619,496	$ 136,413
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		2,025,828		2,022,629	2,018,907	2,016,412	1,991,796	1,974,568	1,939,479	1,930,263	1,894,783	$ 1,671,239
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2010 | Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		1,210,281		1,198,031	1,178,546	1,145,497	1,055,935	956,598	700,316	394,278	11,810
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		1,221,938		1,219,469	1,218,264	1,220,289	1,207,774	1,195,056	1,192,482	1,215,136	$ 1,102,856
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2011 | Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		1,048,966		1,038,582	1,016,855	982,830	892,959	756,820	323,216	40,392
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		1,060,376		1,059,116	1,061,161	1,062,579	1,050,555	1,052,277	1,152,016	$ 1,058,625
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2012 | Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		702,136		692,291	672,271	631,982	528,744	295,332	19,200
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		713,750		714,783	715,646	720,502	711,213	763,969	$ 803,831
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2013 | Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		388,688		379,036	357,087	307,361	191,040	34,504
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		400,243		402,259	404,333	401,444	405,334	$ 505,732
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2014 | Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		246,611		233,607	200,422	115,852	13,108
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		260,098		264,620	265,891	247,074	$ 337,784
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2015 | Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		163,916		142,421	84,271	10,479
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		183,952		178,042	198,186	$ 222,555
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2016 | Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		119,357		76,616	11,061
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		149,753		165,440	$ 201,016
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2017 | Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		66,585		24,653
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		151,802		$ 180,851
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year 2018 | Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		5,584
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		131,513
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Accident Year Prior to 2009 | Property, Liability and Casualty Insurance Product Line
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Reconciliation of Claims Development to Liability [Line Items]
Short-duration Insurance Contracts, Cumulative Paid Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense, Net		$ 33,479

[1] Related to ceded losses recoverable, if any, on reinsurance transactions, the QSR Program and the Single Premium QSR Program. See Note 8 for additional information.

[2] Excludes Services reserve for losses and LAE of $3.5 million.

[3] A majority of this amount is subject to reinsurance, with the related reinsurance recoverables reported in other assets in our consolidated balance sheet, and relates to the acquisition of EnTitle Direct, completed on March 27, 2018.