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Financial Guarantees in Force (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Guarantees [Abstract] |
Schedule of Financial Guarantee Insurance In Force By Bond Type | As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the guarantee portfolio was diversified by type of guaranteed bond as shown in the following table:
Net Par Outstanding December 31, | 2019 |  | 2018
Public Finance: |  |  |
Housing revenue (1) | $ | 5,991 |  |  | $ | 6,159 |
Lease and tax-backed revenue | 5,102 |  |  | 7,565 |
General obligation | 3,011 |  |  | 4,214 |
Higher education | 885 |  |  | 1,168 |
Transportation revenue | 855 |  |  | 1,754 |
Utility revenue | 768 |  |  | 1,178 |
Other | 1,041 |  |  | 1,404 |
Total Public Finance | 17,653 |  |  | 23,442 |
Structured Finance: |  |  |
Mortgage-backed and home equity | 4,423 |  |  | 5,510 |
Investor-owned utilities | 1,675 |  |  | 1,754 |
Student loan | 769 |  |  | 934 |
Structured Insurance | 395 |  |  | 1,365 |
Asset-backed and other | 246 |  |  | 384 |
Total Structured Finance | 7,508 |  |  | 9,947 |
International Finance: |  |  |
Sovereign/sub-sovereign | 5,264 |  |  | 5,250 |
Investor-owned and public utilities | 4,436 |  |  | 4,499 |
Asset-backed and other | 1,625 |  |  | 2,176 |
Transportation | 1,532 |  |  | 1,613 |
Total International Finance | 12,857 |  |  | 13,538 |
Total | $ | 38,018 |  |  | $ | 46,927 |
(1) Includes $5,654 and $5,759 of Military Housing net par at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Schedule of International Financial Guarantee Insurance In Force Portfolio By Location Of Risk | As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the International Finance guaranteed portfolio by location of risk was as outlined in the table below:
Net Par Outstanding December 31, | 2019 |  | 2018
United Kingdom | $ | 10,593 |  |  | $ | 10,965 |
Italy | 767 |  |  | 811 |
Austria | 674 |  |  | 712 |
Australia | 382 |  |  | 384 |
France | 303 |  |  | 312 |
Other international (1) | 138 |  |  | 354 |
Total International Finance | $ | 12,857 |  |  | $ | 13,538 |
(1) Other international may include components of U.S. exposure.

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