The amount of expenses that must be paid out of pocket before an insurer will pay any expenses.

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Liabilities relating to: (i) self-insured risks for errors and omissions and other legal matters incurred in the ordinary course of business within the Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment, (ii) vacant dwellings and household goods in transit within the Relocation Services segment, and (iii) premium and claim reserves for the Company’s title underwriting business.

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Value per policy typically underwritten by the Company.

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Value per policy at which the Company typically obtains a reinsurance policy from a national underwriter to reinsure the excess amount.

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Amount of expected guaranteed benefits in excess of the projected account balances for minimum guaranteed benefit contracts, as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 20
-Section 55
-Paragraph 15
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6588021&loc=d3e7104-158389

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 80
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)(3)
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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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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions) of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.24)
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Note 14. Commitments And Contingencies Other Guarantees, Insurance and Self-Insurance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance liabilities	$ 31,000	$ 27,000
Self insurance accruals	19,000	$ 21,000
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantees, gross	13,000
Fidelity Insurance [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance deductible	750
Fidelity Insurance [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance liabilities	30,000
Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services \| Errors and Omissions Insurance [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance liabilities	15,000
Insurance deductible	1,000
Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services \| Errors and Omissions Insurance including additional Realogy Group Coverage
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance deductible	1,000
Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services \| Errors and Omissions Insurance including additional Realogy Group Coverage \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance liabilities	50,000
Realogy Group \| Errors and Omissions Insurance [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance deductible	2,500
Realogy Group \| Errors and Omissions Insurance [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance liabilities	35,000
Title and Settlement Services \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Underwriter of title insurance policies, value, per policy	1,500
Title and Settlement Services \| Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Underwriter of title insurance policy, reinsurance policy obtained from national underwriter, value per policy	$ 1,500