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Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees - Loan Repurchases (Details)

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Representations and Warranties Obligations and Corporate Guarantees - Loan Repurchases (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 138	$ 158
Cash Paid for Repurchases	65	90
Loss	37us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod	51us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod
First Mortgage
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	134	147
Cash Paid for Repurchases	61	79
Loss	33	40
First Mortgage \| Repurchases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	35	46
Cash Paid for Repurchases	38	51
Loss	10	12
First Mortgage \| Indemnification Agreement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	99	101
Cash Paid for Repurchases	23	28
Loss	23	28
Home equity \| Indemnification Agreement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	4	11
Cash Paid for Repurchases	4	11
Loss	$ 4	$ 11

- Definition

Represents the unpaid principal balance of loan guarantees for which the reporting entity repurchased and paid indemnification claims for during the period.

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- Definition

Amount of payments made reducing loss contingency liability.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 450

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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