The amount of expenses that must be paid out of pocket before an insurer will pay any expenses.

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Liabilities relating to: (i) self-insured risks for errors and omissions and other legal matters incurred in the ordinary course of business within the Company Owned Real Estate Brokerage Services segment, (ii) vacant dwellings and household goods in transit within the Relocation Services segment, and (iii) premium and claim reserves for the Company’s title underwriting business.

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Amount of expected guaranteed benefits in excess of the projected account balances for minimum guaranteed benefit contracts, as of the balance sheet date.

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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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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions) of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property.

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Commitments And Contingencies Other Guarantees, Insurance and Self-Insurance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Self insurance accruals	$ 13,000	$ 13,000
Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantees, gross	10,000
Fidelity Insurance
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance deductible	1,000
Fidelity Insurance \| Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance liabilities	30,000
Realogy Brokerage Group [Member] \| Errors and Omissions Insurance
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance liabilities	15,000
Insurance deductible	1,500
Realogy Brokerage Group [Member] \| Errors and Omissions Insurance including additional Realogy Group Coverage
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance deductible	1,500
Realogy Brokerage Group [Member] \| Errors and Omissions Insurance including additional Realogy Group Coverage \| Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance liabilities	60,000
Anywhere \| Errors and Omissions Insurance
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance deductible	2,500
Anywhere \| Errors and Omissions Insurance \| Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance liabilities	$ 45,000