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Special Purpose Entities, Including Variable Interest Entities - Summary of Fair Value of Fixed Income Securities, by Asset-Type, Held by Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013 Successor Ambac [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Successor Ambac [Member] Variable Interest Entities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Successor Ambac [Member] Corporate Obligations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Predecessor Ambac [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Predecessor Ambac [Member] Variable Interest Entities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Predecessor Ambac [Member] Corporate Obligations [Member]
Investments:
Fixed income securities	$ 6,282,658	$ 2,475,182	$ 2,475,182	$ 6,329,832	$ 2,261,294	$ 2,261,294

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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