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Contracts Accounted for as Insurance - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Weighted average risk-free rates for U.S. dollar denominated financial guaranty insurance obligations | 4.17% | 4.15%
Gross | $ 398,037 | $ 370,172
Gross Exposure | 3,800 |
Puerto Rico |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Gross | 1,526 | $ 1,899
Ceded Business |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Insured financial obligations insured contractual payments outstanding, amount represented | $ 401 |
Insured financial obligations insured contractual payments outstanding, percentage represented | 0.10% |
Gross Insured Specialty and Reinsurance Business |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Insured financial obligations insured contractual payments outstanding, amount represented | $ 482 |
Minimum |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Risk free discount rate | 3.79% | 3.82%
Maximum |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Risk free discount rate | 5.40% | 4.69%
Premiums Receivable | Foreign Currency Concentration Risk | Premiums Receivable |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of installment premiums denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar | 70.00% | 74.00%

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