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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees - Outstanding Claims (Details)

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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees - Outstanding Claims (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 30, 2013
Minimum [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Maximum [Member]
Jun. 30, 2013
Repurchases
Jun. 30, 2012
Repurchases
Jun. 30, 2013
Repurchases
Jun. 30, 2012
Repurchases
Jun. 30, 2013
Indemnification payments
Jun. 30, 2012
Indemnification payments
Jun. 30, 2013
Indemnification payments
Jun. 30, 2012
Indemnification payments
Jun. 30, 2013
Prudential Litigation [Member]
claim
Jun. 30, 2013
GSEs
Dec. 31, 2012
GSEs
Mar. 31, 2013
Non-GSEs
Jun. 30, 2013
Non-GSEs
Jun. 30, 2013
Monoline
Dec. 31, 2012
Monoline
Jun. 30, 2013
Whole-loan Investors and private-label securitization trustees and other
Dec. 31, 2012
Whole-loan Investors and private-label securitization trustees and other
Jun. 30, 2013
Private label securitization trustees
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]                                                  
Number of MBS claims                               54                  
Minimum fee commitments $ 1,100,000,000   $ 1,100,000,000   $ 1,200,000,000                                        
Outstanding Claims [Abstract]                                                  
New repurchase claims 641,000,000                               28,000,000               613,000,000
Outstanding Claims By Counterparty 7,419,000,000   7,419,000,000   6,045,000,000                       46,000,000 93,000,000     146,000,000 147,000,000 7,227,000,000 5,805,000,000  
Claims Outstanding Without a Valid Defect 7,083,000,000   7,083,000,000                                       6,900,000,000    
Outstanding Claims in Review Process 300,000,000   300,000,000                                       330,000,000    
Timeframe To Resolve Repurchase Claims In Dispute           60 days 90 days                                    
Inactive Claims, Threshold Period of Inactivity after Denial     6 months                                            
Repurchase Demands Received Excluded from Outstanding Claims     1,200,000,000                                            
Cash Settlements [Abstract]                                                  
Payments For Loan Guarantees 70,000,000 18,000,000 91,000,000 29,000,000       10,000,000 7,000,000 13,000,000 7,000,000 60,000,000 11,000,000 78,000,000 22,000,000                    
Repurchase claims resolved 71,000,000 [1] 20,000,000 [1] 87,000,000 [1] 31,000,000 [1]                                          
Loss On Loan Guarantees 61,000,000 12,000,000 79,000,000 23,000,000                                          
Liability for Representations and Warranties [Roll Forward]                                                  
Balance, beginning of period 2,008,000,000 2,847,000,000 2,011,000,000 2,847,000,000                                          
Provision (4,000,000) (840,000,000) 11,000,000 (829,000,000)                                          
Charge-offs (63,000,000) (16,000,000) (81,000,000) (27,000,000)                                          
Balance, end of period 1,941,000,000 1,991,000,000 1,941,000,000 1,991,000,000                                          
Representations, warranties and guarantees, maximum exposure over existing accruals                                     1,100,000,000 1,100,000,000          
Private Label Securitization Trust Related Repurchase Claims                                             $ 7,200,000,000    
[1] Represents unpaid principal balance.