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Contracts Accounted for as Insurance - Gross Premium Receivable Net of Commissions on Assumed Business Roll Forward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Gross Premium Receivable Net of Ceding Commissions [Roll Forward]
Beginning of year	$ 1,468	$ 1,298
Less: Specialty insurance premium receivable	1	1
Financial guaranty insurance premiums receivable	1,467	1,297
Gross written premiums on new business, net of commissions	220	171
Gross premiums received, net of commissions	(188)	(120)
Adjustments:
Changes in the expected term and debt service assumptions	(29)	9
Accretion of discount, net of commissions on assumed business	11	13
Foreign exchange gain (loss) on remeasurement	(10)	46
Financial guaranty insurance premiums receivable	1,471	1,416
Specialty insurance premium receivable	1	1
Ending balance	$ 1,472	$ 1,417

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- Definition

Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, Premium Receivable, Excluding Other Non Financial Guarantee

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- Definition

Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, Premium Receivable, Specialty Insurance

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- Definition

Represents gains or losses due to foreign exchange rate changes that relate to installment premium receivables on financial guaranty insurance contracts denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollar.

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Amount of the premium receivable for financial guarantee insurance contracts reported in the statement of financial position. This element primarily would consist of those financial guarantee insurance contracts which premiums are to be collected over the contract period, but may, on occasion, include premiums which are to be collected in full at inception, but which straddle a financial reporting period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 310
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477363/944-310-50-3

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-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)(5)
-Publisher FASB
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- Definition

Amount of new business written on financial guarantee insurance contracts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 310
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)(3)
-Publisher FASB
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- Definition

Amount of cash inflow from premiums received for premium receivable on financial guarantee insurance contracts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 17
-Subparagraph (f)
-Publisher FASB
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
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-Paragraph 3
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- Definition

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of accretion of the discount for premiums receivable on financial guarantee insurance contracts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 310
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-Section 50
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Amount of increase (decrease) in the premium receivable on financial guarantee insurance contracts from changes in the period of the contract.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 310
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)(4)(i)
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-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147477363/944-310-50-3

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