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Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (Schedule OF Losses And Loss Adjustment Expenses Reserves and Recoveries) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Loss And Lae Reserves [Member] |  |  |
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves |  | $ 1,033 | $ 979
Insurance Loss Recoverable [Member] |  |  |
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |
Insurance Loss Recoverable |  | 1,542 | 511
U S Public Finance Insurance [Member] |  |  |
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |
Insurance Loss Recoverable |  | 554 | 333
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves |  | 634 | 512
International And Structured Finance Insurance [Member] |  |  |
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |
Insurance Loss Recoverable | [1] | 1,457 | 1,478
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves | [1] | 628 | 710
International And Structured Finance Insurance [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |  |
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |
Insurance Loss Recoverable | [1] | (469) | (1,300)
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves | [1] | (229) | (243)
International And Structured Finance Insurance [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Loan Repurchase Commitments [Member] |  |  |
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |
Loan repurchase commitments |  | 415 | 407
International And Structured Finance Insurance [Member] | Non Variable Interest Entity [Member] |  |  |
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |
Insurance Loss Recoverable |  | 988 | 178
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves |  | $ 399 | $ 467
[1] | Includes loan repurchase commitments of $415 million and $407 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

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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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- Definition The amount needed to reflect the estimated ultimate cost of settling claims relating to insured events that have occurred on or before the balance sheet date, whether or not reported to the insurer at that date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65670824&loc=d3e14764-158437 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (cc) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65670824&loc=d3e14764-158437 + Details
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