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Including Exchange Rate Effect Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract] Interest paid Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities Income tax (refunded) paid, net Proceeds from Income Tax Refunds Income tax (refunded) paid, net Income Taxes Paid Income Statement [Abstract] Net unrealized (losses) gains in accumulated other comprehensive income, tax (benefit) expense Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Securities, Available-for-Sale, Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Tax Reclassification adjustment for realized losses (gains) included in net income, tax expense (benefit) Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Tax Organization, Consolidation and 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Percentage Debt Securities, Corporate, Component Of Total. Percentage Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Debt Debt Disclosure [Text Block] Summary of Right-of-Use Asset and Lease Liability Activity and Assumptions Lease, Cost [Table Text Block] Schedule of Future Payments Due Under Operating Leases Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block] Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments as Accounted For Prior to Adoption of ASU 2016-02 Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block] Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] Schedule of Effects of Reinsurance Effects of Reinsurance [Table Text Block] Schedule of ILN Transactions Schedule of respective coverages and retentions of the ILN transactions [Table Text Block] Schedule of respective coverages and retentions of the ILN transactions [Table Text Block] Schedule of Earnings per Share, Basic and Diluted Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] Future Principal Payments [Abstract] Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] 2019 Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Remainder of Fiscal Year 2020 Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two 2021 Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three 2022 Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four 2023 Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five Total Long-term Debt, Gross Insurance [Abstract] Regulatory Information Insurance Disclosure [Text Block] Warrants Line of Credit and Related Warrants [Text Block] Line of Credit and Related Warrants [Text Block] Reserves for Insurance Claims and Claim Expenses Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims Disclosure [Text Block] Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] Change in unrealized investment gains/losses, tax expense (benefit) Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Securities, Available-for-sale, Tax Stock issued upon exercise of warrants (in shares) Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible 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[Abstract] Current year Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Paid, Current Year Prior years Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Paid, Prior Years Reinsurance terminations Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Paid, Reinsurance Terminations Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Paid, Reinsurance Terminations Total claims and claim expenses paid Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Paid Reserve at end of period, net of reinsurance recoverables Add reinsurance recoverables Ending balance Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term Weighted-average discount rate Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent Schedule of Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits, by Title of Individual and by Type of Deferred 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RTC ratio Risk To Capital Ratio Regulatory Actual This concept represents an entity's ratio of net risk in force (excludes risk ceded through reinsurance contracts and risk in force on defaulted loans) to the amount of statutory capital (defined as the sum of statutory policyholders' surplus plus statutory contingency reserves). Future Payment Due Under Operating Leases Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract] 2019 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Remainder of Fiscal Year 2020 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Two 2021 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Three 2022 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Four 2023 Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Five Total undiscounted lease payments Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Less effects of discounting Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount Present value of lease payments Effective income tax rate on pre-tax income or loss Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent Purchases of T&L Bonds Purchases Of Tax And Loss Bonds Purchases Of Tax And Loss Bonds Tax and loss bonds Tax And Loss Bond Tax And Loss Bond Schedule of Future Principal Payments Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] Future Minimum Lease Payments as Accounted for Prior to Adoption of ASU 2016-02 Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] 2019 Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Next Twelve Months 2020 Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years 2021 Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years 2022 Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years 2023 Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years Totals Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due Fair Value, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table] Fair Value, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table] Measurement Frequency [Axis] Measurement Frequency [Axis] Measurement Frequency [Domain] Measurement Frequency [Domain] Recurring Fair Value, Recurring [Member] Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Financial Instrument [Axis] Financial Instrument [Axis] Financial Instruments [Domain] Financial Instruments [Domain] U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government agencies US Treasury and Government [Member] Municipal debt securities US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member] Corporate debt securities Corporate Debt Securities [Member] Asset-backed securities Asset-backed Securities [Member] Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Fair value of securities Debt Securities, Available-for-sale Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure Total assets Assets, Fair Value Disclosure Warrant liability Warrant Liability Warrant Liability Total liabilities Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure Ceded Credit Risk [Table] Ceded Credit Risk [Table] Ceded Credit Risk, Reinsurer [Axis] Ceded Credit Risk, Reinsurer [Axis] Ceded Credit Risk, Reinsurer [Domain] Ceded Credit Risk, Reinsurer [Domain] Third-Party Reinsurers Third-Party Reinsurers [Member] Third-Party Reinsurers [Member] Reinsurance Policy, Type [Axis] Reinsurance Policy, Type [Axis] Reinsurance Policy [Domain] Reinsurance Policy [Domain] ILN Transactions ILN Transactions [Member] ILN Transactions [Member] 2017 ILN Transaction Two Thousand Seventeen ILN Transaction [Member] Two Thousand Seventeen ILN Transaction [Member] 2018 ILN Transaction Two Thousand Eighteen ILN Transaction [Member] Two Thousand Eighteen ILN Transaction [Member] QSR Transactions QSR Transactions [Member] QSR Transactions [Member] 2018 QSR Transaction Two Thousand Eighteen QSR Transaction [Member] Two Thousand Eighteen QSR Transaction [Member] Risk Written Policies in 2018 Eligible Policies, Pool Four [Member] Eligible Policies, Pool Four [Member] Risk Written Policies in 2019 Eligible Policies, Pool Five [Member] Eligible Policies, Pool Five [Member] 2016 QSR Transaction Two Thousand Sixteen QSR Transaction [Member] Two Thousand Sixteen QSR Transaction [Member] Risk Written Policies from September 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017 Eligible Policies, Pool Three [Member] Eligible Policies, Pool Three [Member] Fannie Mae Eligible Policies, Pool Two [Member] Eligible Policies, Pool Two [Member] Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items] Reinsurance coverage, term of underlying mortgage amortization (in years) Reinsurance Retention Policy, Term Of Underlying Mortgage Amortization Reinsurance Retention Policy, Term Of Underlying Mortgage Amortization Anticipated payment related to annual operating expenses Anticipated Operating Expense Payments, Annual Amount of anticipated payments related to operating expenses of counterparty. Risk premiums paid Reinsurance Retention, Risk Premiums Paid Reinsurance Retention, Risk Premiums Paid Reinsurance coverage amount amortized (as a percent) Reinsurance Agreement, Optional Termination Right, Percent Of Reinsurance Coverage Threshold Reinsurance Agreement, Optional Termination Right, Percent Of Reinsurance Coverage Threshold Percent of premiums ceded under QSR Transaction Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage Percent of premiums earned under 2018 QSR Transaction Premiums Earned, Percent Of Risk Premiums Earned, Percent Of Risk Previously ceded primary RIF recaptured Previously Ceded Primary Risk-In-Force Recaptured Previously Ceded Primary Risk-In-Force Recaptured Ceding commissions under 2016 QSR Transaction Ceded Credit Risk, Commission Earned, Percentage Ceded Credit Risk, Commission Earned, Percentage Threshold for loss ratio on loans to qualify for profit commission Ceded Credit Risk, Profit Commission, Loss Ratio On Loans Threshold Ceded Credit Risk, Profit Commission, Loss Ratio On Loans Threshold Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid claims Cover page. 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Paid Claims Claims paid, including amounts covered by insurance Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Paid Including Amounts Covered By Insurance Amount of payments to settle insured claims and pay costs incurred in the claims settlement process, including amount covered by insurance. Number of covered claims included in number of claims paid Liability for Paid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Number of Covered Claims Included In Number of Paid Claims Liability for Paid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Number of Covered Claims Included In Number of Paid Claims Component of claims paid covered under QSR Transaction Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Paid Including Amounts Covered By Insurance, Amount Under QSR Transaction Component of total amount of payments to settle insured claims and pay costs incurred in the claims settlement process, including amount covered by insurance, covered under QSR transaction. Number of loans in pool past due 60 days or more Loans In Pool, Past Due 60 Days Or More, Number Of Loans Loans In Pool, Past Due 60 Days Or More, Number Of Loans Risk-in-Force of loans in pool past due 60 days or more Loans In Pool, Past Due 60 Days Or More, Loan Risk in Force Loans In Pool, Past Due 60 Days Or More, Risk in Force Loan-to-value ratio (less than) Loans In Pool, Loan To Value Ratio Loans In Pool, Loan To Value Ratio Claims applied to pool deductible Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Applied to Deductible Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Applied to Deductible Deductible on policy Mortgage Pool Insurance, Claim Deductible Mortgage Pool Insurance, Claim Deductible Percent of pool RIF reinsured Favorable prior year development Reserve for prior year insurance claims and claim expenses Liability for Prior Year Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense Liability for Prior Year Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense Amortized Cost Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Amortized Cost [Abstract] Due in one year or less Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, within One Year, Amortized Cost Due after one through five years Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after One Through Five Years, Amortized Cost Due after five through ten years Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Five Through Ten Years, Amortized Cost Due after ten years Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Maturity, after 10 Years, Amortized Cost Asset-backed securities Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, without Single Maturity Date, Amortized Cost Fair Value Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, Fair Value [Abstract] Due in one year or less Debt Securities, 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Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment Periodic payment of principal Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal Term loan Interest expense Interest Expense Unamortized issuance costs and original issue discount Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Debt Issuance Costs, Net Debt instrument covenant, maximum debt-to-total capitalization ratio Debt Instrument, Covenant, Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio, Maximum Debt Instrument, Covenant, Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio, Maximum Borrowings outstanding Long-term Line of Credit Commitment fee (percent) Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage Commitment fees in interest expense Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Amount Debt issuance costs Debt Issuance Costs, Gross Interest expense from amortization of debt issuance costs Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs Remaining deferred issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements, Net Schedule 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(loss), net of tax: Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent [Abstract] Unrealized gains (losses) in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax expense (benefit) of $1,376 and ($337) for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and $8,991 and ($3,676) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Securities, Available-for-Sale, Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, after Tax Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net income, net of tax expense (benefit) of $17 and ($2) for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and ($46) and ($27) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, Net of Tax Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent Comprehensive income Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Organization, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Accounting Principles Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]