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Schedule IV - Reinsurance

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies [Abstract]

Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies

	SCHEDULE IV
	MBIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	REINSURANCE
	Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
	(In millions)
	Column A		Column B			Column C			Column D			Column E			Column F
									Assumed						Percentage
									From						of Amount
	Insurance		Direct			Ceded to			Other			Net			Assumed
	Premium Written		Amount			Others			Companies			Amount			to Net
	2017		$	(1)		$	(1)		$	-		$	(2)		0%
	2016		$	37		$	1		$	-		$	36		0%
	2015		$	11		$	1		$	-		$	10		0%

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The entire disclosure for the supplemental schedule of reinsurance information. Reinsurance schedule includes, but is not limited to, the type of insurance, gross amount of premiums, premiums ceded to other entities, premiums assumed from other entities, net amount of premium revenue, and the percentage of the premiums assumed to net premium revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 235
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-17)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34713774&loc=d3e574992-122915

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-05.(c) Schedule IV)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879921&loc=d3e569147-122900

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