Insurance Regulations And Dividends Line Items

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Percentage of adjusted net investment income.

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Percentage of policyholders surplus.

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Statutory Accounting Practices defined as policyholders' surplus plus contingency reserves.

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Statutory accounting practices, contingency reserves.

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Amount of net loss for the period determined using accounting principles prescribed or permitted by insurance regulators.

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Statutory accounting practices, surplus.

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Statutory accounting practices, unassigned surplus.

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This element represents disclosure of the aggregate cash dividends paid to the entity by consolidated subsidiaries.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-04(b))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480678/235-10-S99-3

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Amount of net income for the period determined using accounting principles prescribed or permitted by insurance regulators.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(23)(c))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479440/944-210-S99-1

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Insurance Regulations And Dividends (Narrative) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Insurance Regulations And Dividends [Line Items]
Percentage of policyholders' surplus	10.00%
Percentage of adjusted net investment income	100.00%
Policyholders Surplus [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Insurance Regulations And Dividends [Line Items]
Policyholders' surplus	$ 65
MBIA Corp [Member]
Insurance Regulations And Dividends [Line Items]
Unassigned surplus	1,900	$ 1,900
Statutory net loss	28		$ 129
Statutory capital	152	169
Policyholders' surplus	147
Contingency reserves	5
Statutory net income		46
National [Member]
Insurance Regulations And Dividends [Line Items]
Dividends from subsidiaries		72	60
Statutory net loss	142
Statutory capital	1,100	1,900
Policyholders' surplus	800
Contingency reserves	354
Statutory net income		$ 75	$ 55
National [Member] \| Special Dividend [Member]
Insurance Regulations And Dividends [Line Items]
Dividends from subsidiaries	550
National [Member] \| Right Dividend [Member]
Insurance Regulations And Dividends [Line Items]
Dividends from subsidiaries	$ 97