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Investments - Summary of Fair Value, Including Financial Guarantee, and Weighted-Average Underlying Rating, Excluding Financial Guarantee, of Insured Securities (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Ambac UK [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Ambac UK [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Asset-backed securities fair value | $ 51,714 | $ 45,630

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- Definition Asset-backed securities guaranteed by Ambac UK. + References No definition available. + Details
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