Statutory Accounting - Narrative (Details) - Affiliated Entity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Essent Guaranty
Dividends Restrictions
Increase in contingency reserve	$ 50,600
Released contingency reserve	20,400	$ 9,800
Statutory net income	125,356	123,936
Essent PA
Dividends Restrictions
Increase in contingency reserve	(1,900)
Released contingency reserve	2,000	800
Statutory net income	153	(112)
Essent Re
Dividends Restrictions
Statutory capital and surplus	1,800,000		$ 1,900,000
Statutory net income	$ 82,200	$ 72,600

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Statutory Accounting Practices, Release of Contingency Reserve

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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/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(23)(c))
-Publisher FASB
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The amount of statutory capital and surplus (stockholders' equity) as of the balance sheet date using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices (rather than GAAP, if different) of the state or country.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(23)(c))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479440/944-210-S99-1

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-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
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Amount of net income for the period determined using accounting principles prescribed or permitted by insurance regulators.

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