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Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (RMBS Recoveries) (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Insurance Loss Recoverable from ineligible loans | $ 3,316,000,000 |  | $ 3,046,000,000 |
Federal statutory rate | 35.00% | 35.00% | 35.00% |
Estimated insurance recoveries, after income taxes | 2,100,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |
Percentage of recognized estimated recoveries in relationship to consolidated total shareholder's equity | 82.00% |  | 119.00% |
Aggregate of estimated potential recoveries on put-back claims, gross of income taxes | 3,200,000,000 |  |  |
Bank of America repurchase requests resolved |  |  |  | 8,000,000,000
Second-Lien RMBS Reserves [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total estimated recoveries from ineligible loans | 3,200,000,000 |  |  |
Insurance Loss Recoverable from ineligible loans | 2,100,000,000 |  |  |
Loan repurchase commitments | 1,100,000,000 |  |  |
RMBS And HELOC And CES [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sum of probabilities assigned to all scenarios | 100.00% |  |  |
Current risk-free rate associated with underlying transaction, range, minimum | 0.70% |  |  |
Current risk-free rate associated with underlying transaction, range, maximum | 1.60% |  |  |
Contract claims on ineligible mortgage loans, incurred loss on transactions | $ 5,000,000,000 |  |  |

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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. + References No definition available. + Details
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