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Note 5 - Investments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Investments [Abstract] |
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments [Table Text Block] | Our available for sale securities within our investment portfolio consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:
| June 30, 2017
(In thousands) | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed-maturities available for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agency securities | $ | 58,706 |  |  | $ | 58,343 |  |  | $ | 201 |  |  | $ | 564 |
State and municipal obligations | 111,858 |  |  | 115,454 |  |  | 3,936 |  |  | 340 |
Corporate bonds and notes | 1,713,237 |  |  | 1,735,846 |  |  | 30,429 |  |  | 7,820 |
RMBS | 184,603 |  |  | 182,716 |  |  | 921 |  |  | 2,808 |
CMBS | 432,124 |  |  | 435,101 |  |  | 4,075 |  |  | 1,098 |
Other ABS | 596,416 |  |  | 597,864 |  |  | 2,023 |  |  | 575 |
Foreign government and agency securities | 31,457 |  |  | 32,019 |  |  | 589 |  |  | 27 |
Other investments | 1,500 |  |  | 1,500 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total fixed-maturities available for sale | 3,129,901 |  |  | 3,158,843 |  |  | 42,174 |  |  | 13,232 |
Equity securities available for sale (1) | 176,930 |  |  | 176,808 |  |  | 316 |  |  | 438 |
Total debt and equity securities | $ | 3,306,831 |  |  | $ | 3,335,651 |  |  | $ | 42,490 |  |  | $ | 13,670 |
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(1) | Primarily consists of investments in fixed income and equity exchange-traded funds and publicly-traded business development company equities.
| December 31, 2016
(In thousands) | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed-maturities available for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government and agency securities | $ | 78,931 |  |  | $ | 75,474 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 3,459 |
State and municipal obligations | 66,124 |  |  | 67,171 |  |  | 1,868 |  |  | 821 |
Corporate bonds and notes | 1,463,720 |  |  | 1,455,628 |  |  | 14,320 |  |  | 22,412 |
RMBS | 358,262 |  |  | 350,628 |  |  | 197 |  |  | 7,831 |
CMBS | 429,057 |  |  | 428,289 |  |  | 2,255 |  |  | 3,023 |
Other ABS | 433,603 |  |  | 434,728 |  |  | 2,037 |  |  | 912 |
Foreign government and agency securities | 24,771 |  |  | 24,594 |  |  | 148 |  |  | 325 |
Other investments | 2,000 |  |  | 2,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total fixed-maturities available for sale | 2,856,468 |  |  | 2,838,512 |  |  | 20,827 |  |  | 38,783 |
Equity securities available for sale (1) | 1,330 |  |  | 1,330 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total debt and equity securities | $ | 2,857,798 |  |  | $ | 2,839,842 |  |  | $ | 20,827 |  |  | $ | 38,783 |
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(1) | Primarily consists of investments in Federal Home Loan Bank stock as required in connection with the memberships of Radian Guaranty and Radian Reinsurance in the FHLB.
Schedule Of Unrealized Losses [Table Text Block] | The following tables show the gross unrealized losses and fair value of our securities deemed “available for sale” aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of the dates indicated:
| June 30, 2017
($ in thousands) Description of Securities | Less Than 12 Months |  | 12 Months or Greater |  | Total
# of securities |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | # of securities |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | # of securities |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses
U.S. government and agency securities | 7 |  |  | $ | 36,682 |  |  | $ | 564 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | $ | 36,682 |  |  | $ | 564 |
State and municipal obligations | 10 |  |  | 47,282 |  |  | 340 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | 47,282 |  |  | 340 |
Corporate bonds and notes | 132 |  |  | 530,077 |  |  | 7,718 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3,736 |  |  | 102 |  |  | 133 |  |  | 533,813 |  |  | 7,820 |
RMBS | 32 |  |  | 128,589 |  |  | 2,733 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 6,529 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 135,118 |  |  | 2,808 |
CMBS | 31 |  |  | 113,103 |  |  | 1,095 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1,038 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 114,141 |  |  | 1,098 |
Other ABS | 83 |  |  | 205,378 |  |  | 575 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 83 |  |  | 205,378 |  |  | 575 |
Foreign government and agency securities | 5 |  |  | 5,419 |  |  | 27 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5,419 |  |  | 27 |
Equity Securities | 11 |  |  | 73,441 |  |  | 438 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |  | 73,441 |  |  | 438 |
Total | 311 |  |  | $ | 1,139,971 |  |  | $ | 13,490 |  |  | 5 |  |  | $ | 11,303 |  |  | $ | 180 |  |  | 316 |  |  | $ | 1,151,274 |  |  | $ | 13,670 |
| December 31, 2016
($ in thousands) Description of Securities | Less Than 12 Months |  | 12 Months or Greater |  | Total
# of securities |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | # of securities |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | # of securities |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses
U.S. government and agency securities | 7 |  |  | $ | 73,160 |  |  | $ | 3,459 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | $ | 73,160 |  |  | $ | 3,459 |
State and municipal obligations | 7 |  |  | 30,901 |  |  | 821 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | 30,901 |  |  | 821 |
Corporate bonds and notes | 185 |  |  | 788,876 |  |  | 22,135 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 4,582 |  |  | 277 |  |  | 187 |  |  | 793,458 |  |  | 22,412 |
RMBS | 56 |  |  | 311,031 |  |  | 7,822 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1,398 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 312,429 |  |  | 7,831 |
CMBS | 37 |  |  | 218,170 |  |  | 2,909 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 6,585 |  |  | 114 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 224,755 |  |  | 3,023 |
Other ABS | 58 |  |  | 131,268 |  |  | 470 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 45,886 |  |  | 442 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 177,154 |  |  | 912 |
Foreign government and agency securities | 12 |  |  | 13,034 |  |  | 325 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | 13,034 |  |  | 325 |
Total | 362 |  |  | $ | 1,566,440 |  |  | $ | 37,941 |  |  | 21 |  |  | $ | 58,451 |  |  | $ | 842 |  |  | 383 |  |  | $ | 1,624,891 |  |  | $ | 38,783 |
Trading Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) [Table Text Block] | The trading securities within our investment portfolio, which are recorded at fair value, consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:
(In thousands) | June 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Trading securities: |  |  |
U.S. government and agency securities | $ | 28,336 |  |  | $ | 33,042 |
State and municipal obligations | 216,838 |  |  | 259,573 |
Corporate bonds and notes | 360,906 |  |  | 453,617 |
RMBS | 34,114 |  |  | 38,214 |
CMBS | 64,267 |  |  | 78,984 |
Other ABS | — |  |  | 8,219 |
Foreign government and agency securities | 4,327 |  |  | 8,213 |
Total | $ | 708,788 |  |  | $ | 879,862 |
Gain (Loss) on Investments [Table Text Block] | Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and other financial instruments consisted of:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Net realized gains (losses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-maturities available for sale | $ | (1,180 | ) |  | $ | 1,166 |  |  | $ | (3,689 | ) |  | $ | (1,982 | )
Equity securities available for sale | 385 |  |  | — |  |  | 385 |  |  | (170 | )
Trading securities | (349 | ) |  | 421 |  |  | (6,043 | ) |  | (1,819 | )
Short-term investments | (38 | ) |  | — |  |  | (32 | ) |  | (39 | )
Other gains (losses) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 18 |
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | (1,182 | ) |  | 1,587 |  |  | (9,361 | ) |  | (3,992 | )
Other-than-temporary impairment losses | (1,000 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,000 | ) |  | — |
Unrealized gains (losses) on trading securities | 6,938 |  |  | 27,678 |  |  | 12,164 |  |  | 62,909 |
Total net gains (losses) on investments | 4,756 |  |  | 29,265 |  |  | 1,803 |  |  | 58,917 |
Net gains (losses) on other financial instruments | 575 |  |  | 1,262 |  |  | 677 |  |  | 2,896 |
Net gains (losses) on investments and other financial instruments | $ | 5,331 |  |  | $ | 30,527 |  |  | $ | 2,480 |  |  | $ | 61,813 |
Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block] | The contractual maturities of fixed-maturity investments were as follows:
| June 30, 2017
| Available for Sale
(In thousands) | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value
Due in one year or less (1) | $ | 59,342 |  |  | $ | 59,351 |
Due after one year through five years (1) | 656,233 |  |  | 661,676 |
Due after five years through 10 years (1) | 874,709 |  |  | 880,162 |
Due after 10 years (1) | 326,474 |  |  | 341,973 |
RMBS (2) | 184,603 |  |  | 182,716 |
CMBS (2) | 432,124 |  |  | 435,101 |
Other ABS (2) | 596,416 |  |  | 597,864 |
Total | $ | 3,129,901 |  |  | $ | 3,158,843 |
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(1) | Actual maturities may differ as a result of calls before scheduled maturity.
(2) | RMBS, CMBS and Other ABS are shown separately, as they are not due at a single maturity date.

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