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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in fair value from changes in the inputs used to calculate the fair value of contract to service financial assets under which the benefits of servicing are expected to more than adequately compensate the servicer.

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Fair Value Measurements - Significant Unobservable Inputs Freestanding Derivatives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Changes in Fair Value Resulting from Changes in Valuation Inputs	$ 0
Equity options
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Derivative Assets (Liabilities), at Fair Value, Net	$ (5)	$ (5)	$ 3
Interest rate swaptions [3]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Derivative Assets (Liabilities), at Fair Value, Net			$ 1
Interest rate swaptions [3] \| Minimum
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Fair Value Measurements, Unobservable Swap_Curve			3.00%
Interest rate swaptions [3] \| Maximum
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Fair Value Measurements, Unobservable Swap_Curve			3.00%
Interest rate swaptions [3] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Fair Value Measurements, Unobservable Swap_Curve			3.00%
Measurement Input, Option Volatility [Member] \| Equity options \| Minimum
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Fair Value Measurements, Unobservable Swap_Curve		11.00%	19.00%
Measurement Input, Option Volatility [Member] \| Equity options \| Maximum
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Fair Value Measurements, Unobservable Swap_Curve		25.00%	21.00%
Measurement Input, Option Volatility [Member] \| Equity options \| Weighted Average [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31)
Fair Value Measurements, Unobservable Swap_Curve		15.00%	20.00%