Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Company's Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis) (Detail) - Fair Value Measurements Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021		Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	$ 3,114		$ 3,725
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	520		675
Money Market Securities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	78		1
Medium-term Notes [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	98		110
Perpetual Debt And Equity Securities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	70		62
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	151		158
Fixed Maturities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	2,645		2,673
Fixed Maturities [Member] | U S Treasury And Government [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	845		855
Fixed Maturities [Member] | State and municipal bonds [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	168		195
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Foreign Government Debt [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	17		15
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	1,050		975
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Agency [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	198		319
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Non Agency [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	98		32
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	13		20
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Asset-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	150		121
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Other Asset Backed [Member] | Asset-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	106		141
Derivative Assets [Member] | Non-insured interest rate derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	1		1
Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Loan Repurchase Commitments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis			604
Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	5		6
Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Non Agency [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	27		40
Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	10		16
Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Asset-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	10		8
Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Other Asset Backed [Member] | Asset-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	8		7
Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Loans Receivable and Other Instruments At Fair Value [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Residential Loans Receivable [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	77		120
Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Currency Derivatives [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	9		6
Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	9		9
Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Other [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	14		14
Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Credit Derivatives [Member] | Insured Derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	1		2
Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Interest rate derivatives [Member] | Non-insured interest rate derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	130		164
Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Other Derivatives [Member] | Non-insured interest rate derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis			49
Liabilities Of Consolidated Vies [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Notes [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	291		350
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	1,035		955
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Money Market Securities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	78		1
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Perpetual Debt And Equity Securities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	47		37
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	151		158
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	750		750
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | U S Treasury And Government [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	750		750
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | State and municipal bonds [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Foreign Government Debt [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Agency [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Non Agency [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Asset-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Other Asset Backed [Member] | Asset-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Derivative Assets [Member] | Interest rate derivatives [Member] | Non-insured interest rate derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0	[1]	0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Loan Repurchase Commitments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis			0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Non Agency [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Asset-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Other Asset Backed [Member] | Asset-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Loans Receivable and Other Instruments At Fair Value [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Residential Loans Receivable [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Currency Derivatives [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	9		9
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Other [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Credit Derivatives [Member] | Insured Derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Interest rate derivatives [Member] | Non-insured interest rate derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Other Derivatives [Member] | Non-insured interest rate derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis			0
Fair Value Inputs Level 1 [Member] | Liabilities Of Consolidated Vies [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Notes [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	1,975		2,026
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	131		213
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Money Market Securities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Perpetual Debt And Equity Securities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	23		25
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	1,895		1,923
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | U S Treasury And Government [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	95		105
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | State and municipal bonds [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	168		195
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Foreign Government Debt [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	17		15
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	1,050		975
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Agency [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	198		319
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Non Agency [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	98		32
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	13		20
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Asset-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	150		121
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Other Asset Backed [Member] | Asset-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	106		141
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Derivative Assets [Member] | Non-insured interest rate derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	1		1
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Loan Repurchase Commitments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis			0
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	5		6
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Non Agency [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	27		40
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	10		16
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Asset-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	6		8
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Other Asset Backed [Member] | Asset-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	8		7
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Loans Receivable and Other Instruments At Fair Value [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Residential Loans Receivable [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Currency Derivatives [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Other [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Credit Derivatives [Member] | Insured Derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	1		2
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Interest rate derivatives [Member] | Non-insured interest rate derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	130		164
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Other Derivatives [Member] | Non-insured interest rate derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis			0
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 [Member] | Liabilities Of Consolidated Vies [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Notes [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	0		47
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	104		744
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	389		462
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Money Market Securities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	98		110
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Perpetual Debt And Equity Securities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | U S Treasury And Government [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | State and municipal bonds [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Foreign Government Debt [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Other Fixed Maturity Investments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Agency [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Non Agency [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Asset-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member] | Other Asset Backed [Member] | Asset-backed [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Derivative Assets [Member] | Interest rate derivatives [Member] | Non-insured interest rate derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Loan Repurchase Commitments [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis			604
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Non Agency [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Mortgage-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Asset-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	4		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Other Asset Backed [Member] | Asset-backed [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Loans Receivable and Other Instruments At Fair Value [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Residential Loans Receivable [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	77		120
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Currency Derivatives [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	9		6
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Assets Of Consolidated V I Es [Member] | Other [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial assets measured on recurring basis	14		14
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Credit Derivatives [Member] | Insured Derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Interest rate derivatives [Member] | Non-insured interest rate derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	0		0
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Other Derivatives [Member] | Non-insured interest rate derivatives [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis			49
Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member] | Liabilities Of Consolidated Vies [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Notes [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Fair value financial liabilities measured on recurring basis	$ 291		$ 303

[1] Weighted average represents the total MBIA guarantees as a percentage of total instrument fair value.