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Loss Contingencies Arising From Representations And Warranties Of Our Discontinued Mortgage Operations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2013
Loss Contingencies Arising From Representation And Warranties Of Our Discontinued Mortgage Operations [Abstract] |
Claims Received By Loan Origination Year |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (in millions)
Received in Fiscal Year |  | 2009 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | Total
Loan Origination Year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2005 | $ | 62 |  | $ | 15 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 111
2006 |  | 217 |  |  | 108 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 325 |  |  | 133 |  |  | 977
2007 |  | 153 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 763 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 967
Total | $ | 432 |  | $ | 145 |  | $ | 218 |  | $ | 1,092 |  | $ | 168 |  | $ | 2,055
Rollforward Of Accrued Liability For Representation And Warrant Claims |
|  |  |  |  | (in 000s)
Nine months ended January 31, |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 130,018 |  | $ | 126,260
Provisions |  | - |  |  | 20,000
Payments |  | (11,253) |  |  | (3,337)
Balance at end of period | $ | 118,765 |  | $ | 142,923

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