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Note 16 - Statutory Information - Statutory Dividend Restrictions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2021
Restricted Net Assets Held by Consolidated Subsidiaries | $ 4,100,000 |  |  |
Radian Guaranty |  |  |  |
Statutory Unassigned Negative Surplus | (859,500) |  |  |
Contingency Reserve | 3,400,000 | $ 2,600,000 |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Additions | 200,000 | 0 | $ 0 |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Distributions | 0 | (375,000) | (450,000) |
Radian Guaranty | Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Amount Available for Dividend Payments |  |  |  | $ 0
Radian Reinsurance |  |  |  |
Statutory Unassigned Negative Surplus | (319,700) |  |  |
Radian Reinsurance | Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Amount Available for Dividend Payments |  |  |  | $ 36,100
Other MI Companies |  |  |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Additions | 0 | 65,200 | 0 |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Distributions | $ (465,000) | $ (14,000) | $ 0 |

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- Definition Amount of dividends available for payment after computation of statutory restrictions on capital surplus. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(e)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120395691&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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