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Reinsurance - Excess of Loss Reinsurance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 03, 2021 | Feb. 02, 2021 | Oct. 29, 2020 | May 25, 2019 | Oct. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Home Re 2021-2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issued to cover insurance, term | 12 years 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial First Layer Retention | $ 190,159 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining First Layer Retention |  |  |  |  |  | $ 190,159 |  |
Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage | $ 398,429 |  |  |  |  | 398,429 |  |
Home Re 2021-1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issued to cover insurance, term |  | 12 years 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial First Layer Retention |  | $ 211,159 |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining First Layer Retention |  |  |  |  |  | 211,142 |  |
Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage |  | $ 398,848 |  |  |  | 387,830 |  |
Home Re 2020-1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issued to cover insurance, term |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Initial First Layer Retention |  |  | $ 275,283 |  |  |  |  |
Remaining First Layer Retention |  |  |  |  |  | 275,204 | $ 275,283 |
Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage |  |  | $ 412,917 |  |  | 234,312 | 412,917 |
Home Re 2019-1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issued to cover insurance, term |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Initial First Layer Retention |  |  |  | $ 185,730 |  |  |  |
Remaining First Layer Retention |  |  |  |  |  | 183,917 | 184,514 | $ 185,636
Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage |  |  |  | $ 315,739 |  | 208,146 | 208,146 | 271,021
Home Re 2018-1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issued to cover insurance, term |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
Initial First Layer Retention |  |  |  |  | $ 168,691 |  |  |
Remaining First Layer Retention |  |  |  |  |  | 165,365 | 166,005 | 167,779
Remaining Excess of Loss Reinsurance Coverage |  |  |  |  | $ 318,636 | $ 218,343 | $ 218,343 | $ 260,957

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