Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Summary Of Nonconsolidated VIEs Assets And Liabilities

			December 31, 2018
						Carrying Value of Assets						Carrying Value of Liabilities
														Loss and Loss
				Maximum								Unearned		Adjustment
				Exposure				Premiums		Insurance Loss		Premium		Expense
In millions				to Loss		Investments(1)		Receivable(2)		Recoverable(3)		Revenue(4)		Reserves(5)
Insurance:
	Global structured finance:
		Mortgage-backed residential		$	3,103	$	17	$	19	$	128	$	17	$	345
		Mortgage-backed commercial			52		-		-		-		-		-
		Consumer asset-backed			560		-		3		1		2		12
		Corporate asset-backed			1,338		-		9		858		10		-
	Total global structured finance				5,053		17		31		987		29		357
	Global public finance				2,231		-		9		-		12		-
Total insurance				$	7,284	$	17	$	40	$	987	$	41	$	357
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(1) - Reported within "Investments" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(2) - Reported within "Premiums receivable" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(3) - Reported within "Insurance loss recoverable" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(4) - Reported within "Unearned premium revenue" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(5) - Reported within "Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.

			December 31, 2017
						Carrying Value of Assets						Carrying Value of Liabilities
														Loss and Loss
				Maximum								Unearned		Adjustment
				Exposure				Premiums		Insurance Loss		Premium		Expense
In millions				to Loss		Investments(1)		Receivable(2)		Recoverable(3)		Revenue(4)		Reserves(5)
Insurance:
	Global structured finance:
		Mortgage-backed residential		$	3,741	$	19	$	22	$	172	$	20	$	396
		Mortgage-backed commercial			94		-		-		-		-		-
		Consumer asset-backed			981		-		4		1		3		10
		Corporate asset-backed			1,645		-		13		-		14		-
	Total global structured finance				6,461		19		39		173		37		406
	Global public finance				2,524		-		10		-		14		-
Total insurance				$	8,985	$	19	$	49	$	173	$	51	$	406
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(1) - Reported within "Investments" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(2) - Reported within "Premiums receivable" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(3) - Reported within "Insurance loss recoverable" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(4) - Reported within "Unearned premium revenue" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(5) - Reported within "Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.