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Insurance Premiums (Undiscounted Future Amount Of Premiums Expected To Be Collected And Period Which Those Collections Are Expected To Occur) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2013
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Insurance Premiums [Abstract] |
Three months ended, March 31, 2014, Expected Collection of Premiums | $ 24
Three months ended, June 30, 2014, Expected Collection of Premiums | 37
Three months ended, September 30, 2014, Expected Collection of Premiums | 25
Three months ended, December 31, 2014, Expected Collection of Premiums | 30
Twelve months ended, December 31, 2015, Expected Collection of Premiums | 109
Twelve months ended, December 31, 2016, Expected Collection of Premiums | 104
Twelve months ended, December 31, 2017, Expected Collection of Premiums | 94
Twelve months ended, December 31, 2018, Expected Collection of Premiums | 83
Five years ended, December 31, 2023, Expected Collection of Premiums | 336
Five years ended, December 31, 2028, Expected Collection of Premiums | 243
Five years ended, December 31, 2033 and thereafter, Expected Collection of Premiums | 263
Total, Expected Collection of Premiums | $ 1,348

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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 twenty first year and thereafter following the statement of financial position reporting date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of premium receivables under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be collected in the next fiscal quarter following the latest fiscal year. + References Reference 1: 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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- Definition Amount of premium receivables under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be collected in the fourth fiscal quarter following the latest fiscal year. + References Reference 1: 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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- Definition Amount of premium receivables under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be collected in the second fiscal quarter following the latest fiscal year. + References Reference 1: 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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- Definition Amount of premium receivables under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be collected in the third fiscal quarter following the latest fiscal year. + References Reference 1: 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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- Definition Amount of premium receivables under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be collected in the eleventh through the fifteenth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. + References Reference 1: 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 Amount of premium receivables under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be collected in the sixth through the tenth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. + References Reference 1: 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 Amount of premium receivables under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be collected in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. + References Reference 1: 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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- Definition Amount of premium receivables under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be collected in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. + References Reference 1: 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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- Definition Amount of premium receivables under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be collected in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. + References Reference 1: 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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- Definition Amount of premium receivables under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be collected in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. + References Reference 1: 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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