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Note 9 - Losses and LAE (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Insurance Loss Reserves [Abstract] |
Reserve for Losses and LAE by category [Table Text Block] | The following table shows our reserve for losses and LAE by category at the end of each period indicated:
(In thousands) | September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Reserve for losses by category: |  |  |
Prime | $ | 519,572 |  |  | $ | 700,174 |
Alt-A | 234,772 |  |  | 292,293 |
A minus and below | 137,441 |  |  | 179,103 |
IBNR and other | 107,179 |  |  | 223,114 |
LAE | 41,464 |  |  | 56,164 |
Reinsurance recoverable (1) | 11,071 |  |  | 26,665 |
Total primary reserve | 1,051,499 |  |  | 1,477,513 |
Pool | 43,234 |  |  | 75,785 |
IBNR and other | 949 |  |  | 1,775 |
LAE | 1,983 |  |  | 3,542 |
Total pool reserve | 46,166 |  |  | 81,102 |
Total First-lien reserve | 1,097,665 |  |  | 1,558,615 |
Second-lien and other (2) | 905 |  |  | 1,417 |
Total reserve for losses | $ | 1,098,570 |  |  | $ | 1,560,032 |
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(1) | Primarily represents ceded losses on captive transactions and the QSR Transactions.
(2) | Does not include our Second-lien PDR that is included in other liabilities.
Schedule of Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Table Text Block] | The following table presents information relating to our reserve for losses, including our IBNR reserve and LAE but excluding Second-lien PDR, for the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 1,204,792 |  |  | $ | 1,714,681 |  |  | $ | 1,560,032 |  |  | $ | 2,164,353 |
Less reinsurance recoverables (1) | 11,677 |  |  | 22,458 |  |  | 26,665 |  |  | 38,363 |
Balance at beginning of period, net of reinsurance recoverables | 1,193,115 |  |  | 1,692,223 |  |  | 1,533,367 |  |  | 2,125,990 |
Add losses and LAE incurred in respect of default notices reported and unreported in: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year (2) (3) | 50,436 |  |  | 72,408 |  |  | 184,490 |  |  | 256,729 |
Prior years (3) | 13,037 |  |  | (23,851 | ) |  | (42,158 | ) |  | (94,747 | )
Total incurred | 63,473 |  |  | 48,557 |  |  | 142,332 |  |  | 161,982 |
Deduct paid claims and LAE related to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year (2) | 2,841 |  |  | 4,784 |  |  | 3,417 |  |  | 5,587 |
Prior years | 166,248 |  |  | 169,066 |  |  | 584,783 |  |  | 715,455 |
Total paid | 169,089 |  |  | 173,850 |  |  | 588,200 |  |  | 721,042 |
Balance at end of period, net of reinsurance recoverables | 1,087,499 |  |  | 1,566,930 |  |  | 1,087,499 |  |  | 1,566,930 |
Add reinsurance recoverables (1) | 11,071 |  |  | 21,201 |  |  | 11,071 |  |  | 21,201 |
Balance at end of period | $ | 1,098,570 |  |  | $ | 1,588,131 |  |  | $ | 1,098,570 |  |  | $ | 1,588,131 |
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(1) | Related to ceded losses on captive reinsurance transactions and the QSR Transactions. See Note 7 for additional information.
(2) | Related to underlying defaulted loans with a most recent default notice dated in the year indicated. For example, if a loan had defaulted in a prior year, but then subsequently cured and later re-defaulted in the current year, that default would be considered a current year default.
(3) | Amounts previously reported for losses and LAE incurred in respect of default notices reported and unreported in current year and prior years have been reclassified to correct an error. There was no net change to total incurred losses in any period as a result of these reclassifications. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the amounts previously reported for losses and LAE incurred in respect of default notices reported and unreported in current year have been revised downward by approximately $34.5 million and $82.8 million, respectively, with an equal and offsetting adjustment to the amount previously reported for default notices reported and unreported in prior years. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the amounts previously reported related to losses and LAE incurred from current year default notices should have been lower by approximately $71.8 million, $65.0 million and $75.7 million, respectively, with equal and offsetting adjustments to the incurred loss amounts related to prior years’ default notices.

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