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Reorganization Under Chapter 11 (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Reorganizations [Abstract] |
Summary of Reorganization Items in Consolidated Statements of Total Comprehensive Income | The reorganization items in the Consolidated Statements of Total Comprehensive Income consisted of the following items:
| Period from July 1 |  | Period from July 1
| through |  | through
| September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013
U.S. Trustee fees | $ | — |  |  | $ | 13 |
Professional fees | 2 |  |  | (9 | )
Gain from cancellation and satisfaction of Predecessor Ambac debt | — |  |  | — |
Fresh start reporting adjustments | — |  |  | — |
Total reorganization items | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 4 |
| Successor Ambac |  |  | Predecessor Ambac
| Period from January 1 |  | Period from May 1 |  |  | Period from January 1
| through |  | through |  |  | through
| September 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013 |  |  | April 30, 2013
U.S. Trustee fees | $ | — |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  |  | $ | 23 |
Professional fees | 211 |  |  | 415 |  |  |  | 4,483 |
Gain from cancellation and satisfaction of Predecessor Ambac debt | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,521,435 | )
Fresh start reporting adjustments | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,228,251 | )
Total reorganization items | $ | 211 |  |  | $ | 428 |  |  |  | $ | (2,745,180 | )

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