Financial Guarantees Financial Guarantees and Maximum Recovery (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Financial Guarantees and Maximum Recovery [Line Items]
Contractual terms of our guarantees	32 years
Maximum Exposure	$ 15,624	$ 16,252
Guaranty Obligation	120	127
Maximum Recovery	6,342	6,664
Unconsolidated Fannie Mae MBS [Member] \| Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Financial Guarantees and Maximum Recovery [Line Items]
Maximum Exposure	4,232	4,424
Guaranty Obligation	17	18
Maximum Recovery	4,047	4,226
Other guaranty arrangements [Member] \| Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Financial Guarantees and Maximum Recovery [Line Items]
Maximum Exposure	11,392	11,828
Guaranty Obligation	103	109
Maximum Recovery	2,295	2,438
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member] \| Unconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Financial Guarantees and Maximum Recovery [Line Items]
Single security, Freddie Mac issued securities backing unconsolidated Fannie Mae securities	$ 154,600	$ 137,300

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[Line Items] for Financial Guarantees and Maximum Recovery [Table]

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Portion of Freddie Mac securities backing commingled Fannie Mae-issued structured securities.

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Represents the maximum amount we could recover through available credit enhancements and recourse with third parties on guarantees recognized in our on and off balance sheets. Recoverability of such credit enhancements and recourse is subject to, among other factors, our mortgage insurers' and financial guarantors' ability to meet their obligations to us.

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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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