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Financial Guaranty Variable Interest Entities and Consolidated Investment Vehicles - Unpaid Principal (Details) - Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary - Financial Guaranty Variable Interest Entities - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
FG VIEs’ assets | $ 260 | $ 255
FG VIEs’ liabilities with recourse | 17 | 12
FG VIEs’ liabilities without recourse | 15 | 15
Unpaid principal balance for FG VIEs’ assets that were 90 days or more past due | 47 | 52
Unpaid principal for FG VIEs’ liabilities with recourse | $ 333 | $ 281

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