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Contracts Accounted for as Insurance - Net Earned Premiums (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Scheduled net earned premiums	$ 69	$ 79
Accelerations from refundings and terminations	4	128
Accretion of discount on net premiums receivable	7	6
Financial guaranty insurance net earned premiums	80	213
Specialty net earned premiums	1	1
Net earned premiums	$ 81	214
Financial Guarantee Insurance And Other Product Line
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Accelerations from refundings and terminations		$ 104

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This element represents the accretion of the discount for premiums receivable, net of ceded contracts, on financial guaranty insurance contracts.

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