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Statutory Accounting Practices, Risk In Force

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 825
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477351/944-825-50-1B

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 825
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477351/944-825-50-1B

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-14

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Amount per life of risk undertaken originally by insurer that is not ceded to reinsurer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479838/944-20-50-3

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Amount per life of risk ceded to reinsurer in excess of risk undertaken originally by insurer that is not ceded to reinsurer.

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Reinsurance - Excess-of-Loss Program (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2023	Nov. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Mortgage Insurance revenues
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Direct primary mortgage insurance risk in force				$ 74,000	$ 72,100
Eagle Re 2023-1 Ltd. \| Excess-of-Loss Program \| Mortgage Insurance revenues \| Radian Guaranty
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
RIF	$ 8,782			7,236	7,906
Coverage	353			278	327
Eagle Re 2023-1 Ltd. \| Excess-of-Loss Program \| Mortgage Insurance revenues \| Radian Guaranty \| First layer retention
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
First layer retention	287			283	286
Eagle Re 2021-2 Ltd. \| Excess-of-Loss Program \| Mortgage Insurance revenues \| Radian Guaranty
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
RIF		$ 10,758		5,359	6,271
Coverage		484		176	247
Eagle Re 2021-2 Ltd. \| Excess-of-Loss Program \| Mortgage Insurance revenues \| Radian Guaranty \| First layer retention
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
First layer retention		$ 242		240	241
Eagle Re 2021-1 Ltd. \| Excess-of-Loss Program \| Radian Guaranty \| Radian Group Inc.
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt				45
Eagle Re 2021-1 Ltd. \| Excess-of-Loss Program \| Mortgage Insurance revenues \| Radian Guaranty
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
RIF			$ 11,061	4,198	4,966
Coverage			498	97	155
Eagle Re 2021-1 Ltd. \| Excess-of-Loss Program \| Mortgage Insurance revenues \| Radian Guaranty \| First layer retention
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
First layer retention			$ 221	220	221
2023 XOL Agreement \| Excess-of-Loss Program \| Mortgage Insurance revenues \| Radian Guaranty
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
Coverage	246			134	167
Direct primary mortgage insurance risk in force	8,002			6,090	6,815
2023 XOL Agreement \| Excess-of-Loss Program \| Mortgage Insurance revenues \| Radian Guaranty \| First layer retention
Ceded Credit Risk [Line Items]
First layer retention	$ 240			$ 239	$ 240