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Fair Value Measurement - Quantitative Information - Liabilities (Details) - Level 3 - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Credit derivative liabilities, net |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Internal floor (as a percent) |  | 0.088%
Credit derivative liabilities, net | Minimum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Hedge cost (as a percent) | 0.179% | 0.08%
Bank profit (as a percent) | 0.537% | 0.00%
Credit derivative liabilities, net | Maximum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Hedge cost (as a percent) | 0.414% | 0.371%
Bank profit (as a percent) | 2.926% | 1.878%
Credit derivative liabilities, net | Weighted Average |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Hedge cost (as a percent) | 0.256% | 0.126%
Bank profit (as a percent) | 1.029% | 0.679%
Credit derivative liabilities, net | Valuation, Income Approach |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Total liabilities carried at fair value | $ (147) | $ (154)
Credit derivative liabilities, net | Valuation, Income Approach | Minimum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Year 1 loss estimates (as a percent) | 0.00% | 0.00%
Credit derivative liabilities, net | Valuation, Income Approach | Maximum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Year 1 loss estimates (as a percent) | 92.50% | 85.80%
Credit derivative liabilities, net | Valuation, Income Approach | Weighted Average |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Year 1 loss estimates (as a percent) | 2.60% | 0.10%
FG VIEs' liabilities | Valuation, Income Approach |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Total liabilities carried at fair value | $ (282) | $ (289)
FG VIEs' liabilities | Valuation, Income Approach | Minimum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Yield (as a percent) | 1.50% | 1.40%
FG VIEs' liabilities | Valuation, Income Approach | Maximum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Yield (as a percent) | 8.80% | 8.00%
FG VIEs' liabilities | Valuation, Income Approach | Weighted Average |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Yield (as a percent) | 5.20% | 3.70%
FG VIEs' liabilities | CPR | Valuation, Income Approach | Minimum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Conditional prepayment rate | 0.90% | 0.90%
FG VIEs' liabilities | CPR | Valuation, Income Approach | Maximum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Conditional prepayment rate | 25.90% | 24.50%
FG VIEs' liabilities | CPR | Valuation, Income Approach | Weighted Average |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Conditional prepayment rate | 13.20% | 13.30%
FG VIEs' liabilities | CDR | Valuation, Income Approach | Minimum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Conditional prepayment rate | 1.00% | 1.40%
FG VIEs' liabilities | CDR | Valuation, Income Approach | Maximum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Conditional prepayment rate | 41.00% | 26.90%
FG VIEs' liabilities | CDR | Valuation, Income Approach | Weighted Average |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Conditional prepayment rate | 7.00% | 7.60%
FG VIEs' liabilities | Loss severity | Valuation, Income Approach | Minimum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Conditional prepayment rate | 45.00% | 45.00%
FG VIEs' liabilities | Loss severity | Valuation, Income Approach | Maximum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Conditional prepayment rate | 100.00% | 100.00%
FG VIEs' liabilities | Loss severity | Valuation, Income Approach | Weighted Average |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Conditional prepayment rate | 75.60% | 81.60%
CLO obligations of CFEs | Valuation, Income Approach |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Total liabilities carried at fair value | $ (3,947) | $ (3,665)
Yield (as a percent) | 1.60% | 1.60%
CLO obligations of CFEs | Valuation, Income Approach | Maximum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Yield (as a percent) | 24.10% | 13.70%
CLO obligations of CFEs | Valuation, Income Approach | Weighted Average |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Yield (as a percent) | 3.20% | 2.10%
Warehouse financing debt | Valuation, Income Approach |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Total liabilities carried at fair value | $ (19) | $ (23)
Yield (as a percent) | 16.00% |
Warehouse financing debt | Valuation, Income Approach | Minimum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Yield (as a percent) |  | 12.60%
Warehouse financing debt | Valuation, Income Approach | Maximum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Yield (as a percent) |  | 16.00%
Warehouse financing debt | Valuation, Income Approach | Weighted Average |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Yield (as a percent) |  | 13.80%
Securitized borrowing | Valuation, Income Approach |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Total liabilities carried at fair value | $ (21) | $ (17)
Securitized borrowing | Discount Margin | Valuation, Income Approach |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Yield (as a percent) | 24.30% | 23.90%
Securitized borrowing | Market multiple-enterprise value/EBITDA | Valuation, Market Approach | Minimum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Market multiple-enterprise value/EBITDA | 10.00 |
Securitized borrowing | Market multiple-enterprise value/EBITDA | Valuation, Market Approach | Maximum |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Market multiple-enterprise value/EBITDA | 11.00 |
Securitized borrowing | Market multiple-enterprise value/EBITDA | Valuation, Market Approach | Weighted Average |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Market multiple-enterprise value/EBITDA | 10.67 |
Liabilities of CIVs | Market multiple-enterprise value/revenue | Valuation, Market Approach |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Market multiple-enterprise value/revenue |  | 10.50
Other invested assets | Valuation, Income Approach |  |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items] |  |
Total assets carried at fair value | $ 5 | $ 6

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