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Insurance Premiums (Undiscounted Future Amount Of Premiums Expected To Be Collected And The Period Which Those Collections Are Expected To Occur) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2011
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Insurance Premiums [Abstract] |
Three months ended, March 31, 2012, Expected Collection of Premiums | $ 38
Three months ended, June 30, 2012, Expected Collection of Premiums | 57
Three months ended, September 30, 2012, Expected Collection of Premiums | 34
Three months ended, December 31, 2012, Expected Collection of Premiums | 43
Twelve months ended, December 31, 2013, Expected Collection of Premiums | 146
Twelve months ended, December 31, 2014, Expected Collection of Premiums | 129
Twelve months ended, December 31, 2015, Expected Collection of Premiums | 120
Twelve months ended, December 31, 2016, Expected Collection of Premiums | 111
Five years ended, December 31, 2021, Expected Collection of Premiums | 419
Five years ended, December 31, 2026, Expected Collection of Premiums | 283
Five years ended, December 31, 2031 and thereafter, Expected Collection of Premiums | 351
Total, Expected Collection of Premiums | $ 1,731

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- Definition For financial guarantee insurance contracts, the aggregate amount of premium related to the premium receivable which is expected to be collected during the sixth through tenth year following the statement of financial position reporting date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 163 -Paragraph 30 -Subparagraph b(2) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 310 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6933075&loc=SL5748726-161290 + Details
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- Definition For financial guarantee insurance contracts, the amount of premium related to the premium receivable which is expected to be collected during the second year following the statement of financial position reporting date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 163 -Paragraph 30 -Subparagraph b(1) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 310 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6933075&loc=SL5748726-161290 + Details
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