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Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (RMBS Recoveries) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2011 Second-Lien RMBS [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 First And Second Lien RMBS [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 RMBS [Member] | Sep. 30, 2011 RMBS And HELOC And CES [Member] | Sep. 30, 2010 RMBS And HELOC And CES [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated insurance recoveries |  |  | $ 2,800,000,000 |  |  |  |
Insurance loss recoverable |  |  | 1,900,000,000 |  |  |  |
Loan repurchase commitments |  |  | 938,000,000 |  |  |  |
Federal statutory rate | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated insurance recoveries, after income taxes | 1,800,000,000 | 1,600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of recognized estimated recoveries in relationship to consolidated total shareholder's equity | 78.00% | 58.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ineligible mortgage loan recoveries of statutory capital | 69.00% | 59.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ineligible mortgage loans |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |
Contract claims on ineligible mortgages | 4,600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sum of probabilities assigned to all scenarios |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Current risk-free rate associated with underlying transaction, range, minimum |  |  |  |  |  | 0.75% |
Current risk-free rate associated with underlying transaction, range, maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.06%
Aggregate of estimated potential recoveries | 2,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement received for assured guaranty put-back claims | 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank of America repurchase requests resolved |  | $ 8,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition The fair value of financial instruments that represent the right of the Trust against the seller/servicer for loans that were not compliant with the representations and warranties of the loan underwriting. The Trust has the right to demand that the transferor replace ineligible loans with a compliant loan or repurchase the non-compliant loan. + Details
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