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Contingencies And Other Disclosures (Narrative I) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2014 number | Dec. 31, 2008 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Aug. 31, 2008 | Mar. 25, 2014 First Lien Mortgage Securitizations [Member] | Dec. 31, 2005 First Lien Mortgage Securitizations [Member] | Jun. 30, 2011 Sentinel Litigation [Member] | Jul. 31, 2011 Sentinel Litigation [Member] number | Mar. 31, 2014 Mortgage Securitization Litigation [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Debit Transaction Sequencing Matter [Member] | Mar. 25, 2014 Federal Home Loan Bank San Francisco [Member] | Dec. 31, 2007 F H Proprietary Securitization [Member] number | Mar. 31, 2014 F H Proprietary Securitization [Member] | Mar. 25, 2014 F H Proprietary Securitization [Member] | Mar. 25, 2014 Federal Home Loan Bank Of Atlanta [Member] | Aug. 31, 2008 FHA Insured number | Mar. 31, 2014 Alternative Mortgage Loans [Member] F H Proprietary Securitization [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Jumbo Mortgage Loans [Member] F H Proprietary Securitization [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member] | Mar. 25, 2014 Credit Unions [Member] First Lien Mortgage Securitizations [Member] | Mar. 25, 2014 Credit Unions [Member] Home Equity [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Home Equity [Member] F H Proprietary Securitization [Member] number | Mar. 31, 2014 Federal Housing Finance Agency [Member] | Mar. 25, 2014 Investments Subject To Lawsuits [Member] Mortgage Securitization Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of former employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated reasonably possible losses in excess of currently established liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 113,000,000 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110,000,000 |
Settlement expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actual damages sought by plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subservicer expenditure reimbursement amount disputed | 34,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans originated and sold to Agencies |  | 69,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans securitized, without recourse in proprietary transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of active securitization trusts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Number of securitization trusts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining balance in mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,900,000,000 |  |  |  | 4,800,000,000 | 2,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated percentage of voting rights | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Original combined certificate balances of investments subject to subpoena |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 501,100,000 |  |  |  | 56,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 321,600,000 | 299,800,000 |  |  |
Total original certificate balance with monoline insurance |  |  |  |  |  | 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total current certificate balance with monoline insurance |  |  |  |  | 23,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current combined certificate balances of investments subject to subpoena |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 149,500,000 |  |  |  | 9,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 109,000,000 | 77,000,000 |  |  |
Investment in proprietary securitizations subject to indemnifications |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 331,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in proprietary securitizations subject to lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 247,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending certificate balance of the investments subject to lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 218,300,000
Investments percentage performing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00%
Cumulative losses on investments, percentage of unpaid balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00%
Cumulative original note balances of the HELOC proprietary securitizations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 299,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current note balances of the HELOC proprietary securitizations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid principal balance of loans sold where private mortgage insurance had been cancelled | 483,000,000 |  | 454,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Litigation Liability | 121,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of GSEs to which conventional conforming single-family mortgage loans were predominately sold to | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of years of the subservicing arrangement |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans sold to GSEs |  | 57,600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans guaranteed by Ginnie Mae |  | 11,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Loans Originated From 2006 to 2008 Divestiture Of The National Mortgage Platform |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,817 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Of Loans Originated From 2006 to 2008 Divestiture Of The National Mortgage Platform |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent Of Repurchase Make Whole Claims Related To Private Whole Loan Sales | 18.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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