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Note 10 - Financial Guaranty Insurance Contracts Adjustments To Premiums Earned For Financial Guaranty Contracts (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013
Adjustments To Premiums Earned For Financial Guaranty Contracts [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Refundings | $ 6,253 | $ 6,979 | $ 14,443 | $ 22,020
Recaptures/commutations | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2,447)
Adjustments to installment premiums, gross of commissions | (1,586) | (155) | (1,425) | 2,527
Unearned premium acceleration upon establishment of case reserves | 905 | 0 | 967 | 69
Adjustment To Premiums Earned Foreign Exchange Revaluation Gross of Commission | (299) | 112 | 21 | (975)
Total Adjustment To Premiums Earned For Financial Guaranty Contracts | $ 5,273 | $ 6,936 | $ 14,006 | $ 21,194

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- Definition The adjustment to premiums earned on financial guaranty insurance contracts related to changes in installment premiums gross of commissions. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition This element represents the amount of premium revenue on financial guarantee insurance contracts recognized during the period that was accelerated for revenue recognition purposes. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 605 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6933581&loc=SL5749298-161291 + Details
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