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Segment Information | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Information | SEGMENT INFORMATION Ambac has two reportable segments, as follows: (i) Financial Guarantee, which provides financial guarantees (including credit derivatives) for public finance, structured finance and other obligations; and (ii) Financial Services, which provides investment agreements, funding conduits, interest rate and currency swaps, principally to clients of the financial guarantee business. Ambac’s reportable segments were strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each business required different marketing strategies, personnel skill sets and technology. Ambac Assurance guarantees the swap and investment agreement obligations of its Financial Services affiliates. Additionally, Ambac Assurance provides loans to the Financial Services businesses. Inter-segment revenues include the premiums and investment income earned under those agreements. Such premiums are determined as if they were premiums paid by third parties, that is, at current market prices. Information provided below for “Corporate and Other” primarily relates to (i) amounts received by Ambac under the Mediation Agreement dated September 21, 2011 (as more fully described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of Ambac’s 2013 Form 10-K); and (ii) other corporate activities, including interest income on the investment portfolio, including accrual of interest on the junior surplus notes issued by the Segregated Account prior to Ambac's sale on August 28, 2014 (see Note 1 for further information relating to the sale of Junior Surplus Notes by Ambac). Corporate and Other intersegment revenue relates to receipts under the Mediation Agreement. The following table is a summary of financial information by reportable segment for the affected periods:
Successor Ambac - Period from July 1 through September 30, 2014 |  | Financial Guarantee |  | Financial Services |  | Corporate and Other |  | Inter-segment Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaffiliated customers (1) |  | $ | 170,335 |  |  | $ | (15,445 | ) |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 154,968 |
Equity in net income of investees accounted for by equity method |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 371 |  |  | — |  |  | 371 |
Inter-segment |  | 237 |  |  | (219 | ) |  | 5,838 |  |  | (5,856 | ) |  | — |
Total revenues |  | 170,572 |  |  | (15,664 | ) |  | 6,287 |  |  | (5,856 | ) |  | 155,339 |
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaffiliated customers (1)(2)(3) |  | 101,975 |  |  | (16,304 | ) |  | (1,269 | ) |  | — |  |  | 84,402 |
Equity in net income of investees accounted for by equity method |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 371 |  |  | — |  |  | 371 |
Inter-segment |  | (6,441 | ) |  | (281 | ) |  | 6,722 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations |  | 95,534 |  |  | (16,585 | ) |  | 5,824 |  |  | — |  |  | 84,773 |
Total assets as of September 30, 2014 |  | 25,922,462 |  |  | 373,200 |  |  | 295,123 |  |  | — |  |  | 26,590,785 |
Net investment income |  | 82,978 |  |  | 154 |  |  | 449 |  |  | — |  |  | 83,581 |
Insurance intangible amortization |  | 41,908 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 41,908 |
Interest expense |  | 31,491 |  |  | 350 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31,841 |
Reorganization items (4) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |
Successor Ambac - Period from July 1 through September 30, 2013 |  | Financial Guarantee |  | Financial Services |  | Corporate and Other |  | Inter-segment Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaffiliated customers (1) |  | $ | 157,382 |  |  | $ | 14,144 |  |  | $ | 126 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 171,652 |
Inter-segment |  | 512 |  |  | (472 | ) |  | 8,259 |  |  | (8,299 | ) |  | — |
Total revenues |  | 157,894 |  |  | 13,672 |  |  | 8,385 |  |  | (8,299 | ) |  | 171,652 |
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaffiliated customers (1)(2)(3) |  | 219,006 |  |  | 12,812 |  |  | (217 | ) |  | — |  |  | 231,601 |
Inter-segment |  | (8,664 | ) |  | (623 | ) |  | 9,287 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations |  | 210,342 |  |  | 12,189 |  |  | 9,070 |  |  | — |  |  | 231,601 |
Total assets as of September 30, 2013 |  | 28,117,113 |  |  | 477,111 |  |  | 39,414 |  |  | — |  |  | 28,633,638 |
Net investment income |  | 51,637 |  |  | 474 |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 52,126 |
Insurance intangible amortization |  | 37,473 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 37,473 |
Interest expense |  | 31,281 |  |  | 536 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31,817 |
Reorganization items (4) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4 |
Successor Ambac - Period from January 1 through September 30, 2014 |  | Financial Guarantee |  | Financial Services |  | Corporate and Other |  | Inter-segment Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaffiliated customers (1) |  | $ | 437,591 |  |  | $ | (116,294 | ) |  | $ | 142 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 321,439 |
Equity in net income of investees accounted for by equity method |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 371 |  |  | — |  |  | 371 |
Inter-segment |  | 937 |  |  | (901 | ) |  | 23,309 |  |  | (23,345 | ) |  | — |
Total revenues |  | 438,528 |  |  | (117,195 | ) |  | 23,822 |  |  | (23,345 | ) |  | 321,810 |
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaffiliated customers (1)(2)(3) |  | 157,551 |  |  | (119,287 | ) |  | (4,976 | ) |  | — |  |  | 33,288 |
Equity in net income of investees accounted for by equity method |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 371 |  |  | — |  |  | 371 |
Inter-segment |  | (24,995 | ) |  | (1,150 | ) |  | 26,145 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations |  | 132,556 |  |  | (120,437 | ) |  | 21,540 |  |  | — |  |  | 33,659 |
Total assets as of September 30, 2014 |  | 25,922,462 |  |  | 373,200 |  |  | 295,123 |  |  | — |  |  | 26,590,785 |
Net investment income |  | 232,995 |  |  | 967 |  |  | 513 |  |  | — |  |  | 234,475 |
Insurance intangible amortization |  | 109,878 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 109,878 |
Interest expense |  | 94,886 |  |  | 1,236 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 96,122 |
Reorganization items (4) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 211 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 211 |
Successor Ambac - Period from May 1 through September 30, 2013 |  | Financial Guarantee |  | Financial Services |  | Corporate and Other |  | Inter-segment Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaffiliated customers (1) |  | $ | 317,287 |  |  | $ | 96,634 |  |  | $ | 146 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 414,067 |
Inter-segment |  | 911 |  |  | (846 | ) |  | 13,684 |  |  | (13,749 | ) |  | — |
Total revenues |  | 318,198 |  |  | 95,788 |  |  | 13,830 |  |  | (13,749 | ) |  | 414,067 |
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaffiliated customers (1) (2) (3) |  | 343,896 |  |  | 94,504 |  |  | (1,004 | ) |  | — |  |  | 437,396 |
Inter-segment |  | (14,161 | ) |  | (1,146 | ) |  | 15,307 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations |  | 329,735 |  |  | 93,358 |  |  | 14,303 |  |  | — |  |  | 437,396 |
Total assets as of September 30, 2013 |  | 28,117,113 |  |  | 477,111 |  |  | 39,414 |  |  | — |  |  | 28,633,638 |
Net investment income |  | 77,652 |  |  | 632 |  |  | 38 |  |  | — |  |  | 78,322 |
Insurance intangible amortization |  | 62,425 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 62,425 |
Interest expense |  | 52,057 |  |  | 904 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 52,961 |
Reorganization items (4) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 428 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 428 |
Predecessor Ambac - Period from January 1 through April 30, 2013 |  | Financial Guarantee |  | Financial Services |  | Corporate and Other |  | Inter-segment Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaffiliated customers (1) |  | $ | 633,010 |  |  | $ | 7,339 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 640,388 |
Inter-segment |  | 940 |  |  | (882 | ) |  | 197,055 |  |  | (197,113 | ) |  | — |
Total revenues |  | 633,950 |  |  | 6,457 |  |  | 197,094 |  |  | (197,113 | ) |  | 640,388 |
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaffiliated customers (1)(2) |  | 1,830,165 |  |  | 3,233 |  |  | 1,514,635 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,348,033 |
Inter-segment |  | (197,187 | ) |  | (1,101 | ) |  | 198,288 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations |  | 1,632,978 |  |  | 2,132 |  |  | 1,712,923 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,348,033 |
Total assets as of April 30, 2013 |  | 28,287,321 |  |  | 536,711 |  |  | 29,403 |  |  | — |  |  | 28,853,435 |
Net investment income |  | 115,129 |  |  | 1,572 |  |  | 39 |  |  | — |  |  | 116,740 |
Interest expense |  | 29,718 |  |  | 1,307 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31,025 |
Reorganization items (4) |  | $ | (1,231,550 | ) |  | $ | 1,505 |  |  | $ | (1,515,135 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2,745,180 | )
(1) | Included in both revenues from unaffiliated customers and in pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations from unaffiliated customers is net investment income.
(2) | Included in pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations from unaffiliated customers is interest expense.
(3) | Included in pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations from unaffiliated customers is amortization of intangible asset arising from financial guarantee contracts that were set to fair value upon adoption of Fresh Start.
(4) | Refer to "Note 2: Reorganization under Chapter 11," for a further discussion of Reorganization items.
The following table summarizes gross premiums written, net premiums earned and the net change in fair value of credit derivatives included in the Financial Guarantee segment by location of risk for the affected periods:
|  | Period from July 1 through September 30, 2014 |  |  | Period from July 1 through September 30, 2013
|  | Gross Premiums Written |  | Net Premiums Earned |  | Net Change in Fair Value of Credit Derivatives |  |  | Gross Premiums Written |  | Net Premiums Earned |  | Net Change in Fair Value of Credit Derivatives
United States |  | $ | (15,355 | ) |  | $ | 44,882 |  |  | $ | 262 |  |  |  | $ | (25,030 | ) |  | $ | 50,234 |  |  | $ | 21,911 |
United Kingdom |  | 1,482 |  |  | 14,309 |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,789 | ) |  | 15,273 |  |  | 948 |
Other international |  | 173 |  |  | 5,640 |  |  | 7,154 |  |  |  | (6,561 | ) |  | 5,442 |  |  | 8,335 |
Total |  | $ | (13,700 | ) |  | $ | 64,831 |  |  | $ | 7,416 |  |  |  | $ | (34,380 | ) |  | $ | 70,949 |  |  | $ | 31,194 |
|  | Successor Ambac |  |  | Predecessor Ambac
|  | Period from January 1 through September 30, 2014 |  | Period from May 1 through September 30, 2013 |  |  | Period from January 1 through April 30, 2013
|  | Gross Premiums Written |  | Net Premiums Earned |  | Net Change in Fair Value of Credit Derivatives |  | Gross Premiums Written |  | Net Premiums Earned |  | Net Change in Fair Value of Credit Derivatives |  |  | Gross Premiums Written |  | Net Premiums Earned |  | Net Change in Fair Value of Credit Derivatives
United States |  | $ | (44,266 | ) |  | $ | 141,472 |  |  | $ | 6,283 |  |  | $ | (49,523 | ) |  | $ | 96,574 |  |  | $ | 36,860 |  |  |  | $ | (16,102 | ) |  | $ | 104,594 |  |  | $ | (31,134 | )
United Kingdom |  | (1,681 | ) |  | 55,752 |  |  | — |  |  | (4,706 | ) |  | 24,113 |  |  | 3,061 |  |  |  | 10,673 |  |  | 18,071 |  |  | (5,861 | )
Other international |  | (19,005 | ) |  | 15,167 |  |  | 7,296 |  |  | (14,232 | ) |  | 8,301 |  |  | 42,493 |  |  |  | (8,696 | ) |  | 7,335 |  |  | (23,389 | )
Total |  | $ | (64,952 | ) |  | $ | 212,391 |  |  | $ | 13,579 |  |  | $ | (68,461 | ) |  | $ | 128,988 |  |  | $ | 82,414 |  |  |  | $ | (14,125 | ) |  | $ | 130,000 |  |  | $ | (60,384 | )

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