Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, Future Expected Premium Revenue to be Recognized, Fiscal Year

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the amount of premium revenue expected to be recognized beyond the twentieth year following the statement of financial position reporting date.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the discount amount used to arrive at the net present value of the premiums expected to recognized over the term of the contract period.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the undiscounted amount of premium revenue expected to be recognized over the term of the contract period.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the discounted amount of premium revenue expected to be recognized over the term of the contract period.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the increase (decrease) in the amount of premium revenue expected to be recognized over the term of the contract period due to the effect of consolidating variable interest entities.

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- Definition

Amount of premium revenue under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be recognized in the next fiscal quarter following the latest fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 605

-Section 50

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 163

-Paragraph 30

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Amount of premium revenue under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be recognized in the fourth fiscal quarter following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of premium revenue under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be recognized in the second fiscal quarter following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of premium revenue under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be recognized in the third fiscal quarter following the latest fiscal year.

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- Definition

Amount of premium revenue under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be recognized in the eleventh through fifteenth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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-Publisher FASB

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Amount of premium revenue under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be recognized in the sixteenth through twentieth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of premium revenue under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be recognized in the sixth through tenth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of premium revenue under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be recognized in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of premium revenue under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be recognized in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of premium revenue under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be recognized in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Amount of premium revenue under financial guarantee insurance contracts expected to be recognized in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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