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Financial Guarantees in Force (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Guarantees [Abstract] |
Schedule of Financial Guarantee Insurance In Force By Bond Type | As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the legacy financial guarantee portfolio consisted of the types of guaranteed bonds as shown in the following table:
Net Par Outstanding December 31, (1) | 2022 |  | 2021
Public Finance: |  |  |
Housing revenue (2) | $ | 5,491 |  |  | $ | 5,610 |
Lease and tax-backed revenue | 1,979 |  |  | 3,196 |
General obligation | 1,301 |  |  | 1,612 |
Other | 1,776 |  |  | 1,942 |
Total Public Finance | 10,547 |  |  | 12,360 |
Structured Finance: |  |  |
Mortgage-backed and home equity | 1,930 |  |  | 2,724 |
Investor-owned utilities | 1,103 |  |  | 1,556 |
Other | 579 |  |  | 624 |
Total Structured Finance | 3,612 |  |  | 4,904 |
International Finance: |  |  |
Sovereign/sub-sovereign | 4,077 |  |  | 5,141 |
Investor-owned and public utilities | 2,583 |  |  | 3,283 |
Asset-backed and other | 1,083 |  |  | 1,276 |
Transportation | 711 |  |  | 1,056 |
Total International Finance | 8,454 |  |  | 10,756 |
Total | $ | 22,613 |  |  | $ | 28,020 |
(1)Net Par Outstanding includes capital appreciation bonds, which are reported at the par amount at the time of issuance of the insurance policy as opposed to the current accreted value of the bond. (2)Includes $5,400 and $5,490 of Military Housing net par at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Schedule of International Financial Guarantee Insurance In Force Portfolio By Location Of Risk | As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the financial guaranteed portfolio by location of risk was as outlined in the table below:
Net Par Outstanding December 31, | 2022 |  | 2021
United States | $ | 14,159 |  |  | $ | 17,264 |
United Kingdom | 7,223 |  |  | 9,255 |
Italy | 644 |  |  | 718 |
Austria | 310 |  |  | 343 |
Australia | 259 |  |  | 203 |
France | 14 |  |  | 219 |
Other international | 4 |  |  | 18 |
Total | $ | 22,613 |  |  | $ | 28,020 |

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