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Special Purpose Entities, Including Variable Interest Entities - Supplemental Information about Loans Held as Assets and Long-Term Debt Associated with Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 2,215	$ 2,739
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entities [Line Items]
Long-term debt	4,255	4,493
Long-term debt, Estimated fair value	4,097	4,324
Loans Unpaid Principal Balance	2,391	2,546
Long Term Debt Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 3,603	$ 3,769

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- Definition

This represents the amount of principal outstanding on loans receivable that are presented on the balance sheet at fair value, whether such presentation is as a separate caption or parenthetical disclosure.

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- Definition

This represents the amount of principal outstanding on long-term debt that is presented on the balance sheet at fair value, whether such presentation is as a separate caption or parenthetical disclosure.

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- Definition

Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(16))
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- Definition

The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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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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