Financial Guaranty Variable Interest Entities and Consolidated Investment Vehicles - Unpaid Principal (Details) (Details) - Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary - Financial Guaranty Variable Interest Entities - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
FG VIEs’ assets	$ 255	$ 274
FG VIEs’ liabilities with recourse	12	15
FG VIEs’ liabilities without recourse	15	16
Unpaid principal balance for FG VIEs’ assets that were 90 days or more past due	52	68
Unpaid principal for FG VIEs’ liabilities with recourse	$ 281	$ 330