Line of credit facility Increasable capacity.

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- Definition

Line of credit facility tangible net worth cash proceeds from the issuance of capital stock restriction.

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Line of credit facility tangible net worth net income restriction.

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- Definition

Line of credit facility tangible net worth restrictions minimum.

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- Definition

Percentage of consolidated leverage ratio permitted.

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- Definition

Carrying amount of cash and investment securities on deposit with state regulatory authorities in connection with capital requirements.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 320
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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-Topic 210
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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

Amount of minimum net capital required to be maintained to engage in securities transactions.

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Rule 15c3-1
-Number 240
-Section 15c3-1

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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Narrative (Details) £ in Millions			9 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Assets held by insurance regulators			$ 458,000,000		$ 447,300,000
Minimum capital required \| £				£ 0.4		£ 0.4
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility Increasable Capacity	$ 100,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit			0
Line Of Credit Facility Tangible Net Worth Restrictions Minimum			$ 2,323,100,000
Line Of Credit Facility Tangible Net Worth Net Income Restriction			25.00%
Line Of Credit Facility Tangible Net Worth Cash Proceeds From Issuance Of Capital Stock Restriction			25.00%
Percentage Of Consolidated Leverage Ratio Permitted			35.00%
Citi Europe \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 550,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit			$ 444,200,000		$ 449,400,000
LIBOR \| Citi Europe \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate basis spread		1.00%