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Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions The Company is a party to an investment advisory agreement with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("Goldman Sachs"), one of Essent Group's investors. Through the date of our IPO, Goldman Sachs beneficially owned 11.35% of our outstanding shares. Subsequent to the IPO, Goldman Sachs directly held less than 10% of our outstanding shares. Investment expense incurred under the investment advisory agreement totaled $0.8 million, $0.7 million, and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Goldman Sachs is also one of several lenders under our revolving credit facility discussed in Note 7 and was paid an upfront fee of $0.1 million in 2016. Commitment fees and interest expense incurred under the revolving credit facility allocable to Goldman Sachs totaled $0.1 million in 2016. The Company was also a party to underwriting agreements with Goldman Sachs in connection with the IPO and secondary offering of Common Shares. Amounts paid to Goldman Sachs in connection with the underwriting agreements totaled $3.5 million in 2014.