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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed 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 net loss expected to be expensed over the term of the contract period.

No definition available.

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Financial Guaranty Insurance Contracts Future Expected Net Loss to be Expensed During Fiscal Year Following Balance Sheet Date

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed during the fourth quarter of the subsequent annual period following the statement of financial position reporting date.

No definition available.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed during the second quarter of the subsequent annual period following the statement of financial position reporting date.

No definition available.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed during the third quarter of the subsequent annual period following the statement of financial position reporting date.

No definition available.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the undiscounted amount of net loss expected to be expensed over the term of the contract period.

No definition available.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed within the fifth full fiscal year following the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the financial statements.

No definition available.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed within the fourth full fiscal year following the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the financial statements.

No definition available.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed within the second full fiscal year following the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the financial statements.

No definition available.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed within the third full fiscal year following the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the financial statements.

No definition available.

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For financial guarantee insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed during the eleventh through fifteenth year following the statement of financial position reporting date.

No definition available.

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For financial guarantee insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed during the sixteenth through twentieth year following the statement of financial position reporting date.

No definition available.

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For financial guarantee insurance contracts, the amount of net loss expected to be expensed during the sixth through tenth year following the statement of financial position reporting date.

No definition available.

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For financial guaranty insurance contracts, the increase (decrease) in the amount of net loss expected to be expensed over the term of the contract period due to the effect of consolidating variable interest entities

No definition available.