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Contracts Accounted for as Insurance - Net Earned Premiums (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Scheduled net earned premiums | $ 73 | $ 70 | $ 212 | $ 219
Accelerations from refundings and terminations | 14 | 12 | 26 | 145
Accretion of discount on net premiums receivable | 7 | 6 | 20 | 18
Financial guaranty insurance net earned premiums | 94 | 88 | 258 | 382
Specialty net earned premiums | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3
Net earned premiums | $ 95 | $ 89 | $ 261 | 385
Financial Guarantee Insurance And Other Product Line |  |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accelerations from refundings and terminations |  |  |  | $ 104

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