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Investments (Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities Whose Value Is Below Amortized Cost) (Details) - Fair Value Decline, Greater Than 20% [Member] $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) security | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) security
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value - Less than six months | $ 174 | $ 15
Fair Value - Six months or greater, but less than nine months | 131 | 10
Fair Value - Twelve months or greater | 30 | 132
Fair Value - Total | 335 | 157
Gross Unrealized Losses - Less than six months | 63 | 5
Gross Unrealized Losses - Six months or greater, but less than nine months | 55 | 3
Gross Unrealized Losses - Twelve months or greater | 13 | 76
Gross Unrealized Losses - Total | $ 131 | $ 84
Number of Securities - Less than six months | security | 27 | 7
Number of Securities - Six months or greater, but less than nine months | security | 23 | 4
Number of Securities - Twelve months or greater | security | 22 | 31
Number of Securities - Total | security | 72 | 42

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