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Financial Guarantees in Force - Summary of International Finance Guaranteed Portfolio (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding	$ 179,092,000	$ 223,633,000
Successor Ambac [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding	179,092,000
Successor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding	31,618,000
Successor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | United Kingdom [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding	21,282,000
Successor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | Australia [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding	3,331,000
Successor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | Italy [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding	2,412,000
Successor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | Austria [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding	967,000
Successor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | New Zealand [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding	526,000
Successor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | Internationally Diversified [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding	1,918,000
Successor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | Other International [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding	1,182,000
Predecessor Ambac [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding		223,633,000
Predecessor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding		38,256,000
Predecessor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | United Kingdom [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding		22,585,000
Predecessor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | Australia [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding		4,820,000
Predecessor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | Italy [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding		3,068,000
Predecessor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | Austria [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding		943,000
Predecessor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | New Zealand [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding		529,000
Predecessor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | Internationally Diversified [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding		3,968,000
Predecessor Ambac [Member] | International Finance [Member] | Other International [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net Par Amount Outstanding		$ 2,343,000

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- Definition

The amount as of the balance sheet date of the participating business in force.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 50

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6483535&loc=d3e16392-158451

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