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Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Carrying Amount and Fair Value of Ambac's Financial Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Financial assets:    
Short term investments $ 550,900 $ 271,119
Other investments 290,870 241,069
Other assets 12,401 13,384
Financial liabilities:    
Obligations under investment and repurchase agreements 160,515 359,070
Long term debt, including accrued interest 1,219,310 963,178
Derivative liabilities 82,830 94,322
Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Loans at Carrying Amount 12,503,484 13,398,895
Financial liabilities:    
Long term debt, including accrued interest 13,159,174 14,091,753
Successor Ambac [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 6,771,159 6,282,658
Successor Ambac [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Cash 43,332 77,370
Loans 6,129 6,238
Other assets 12,401 13,384
Total financial assets 22,369,690 22,590,005
Financial liabilities:    
Obligations under investment and repurchase agreements 163,960 360,506
Long term debt, including accrued interest 1,741,594 1,215,029
Liabilities for net financial guarantees written 6,661,100 4,876,617
Total financial liabilities 24,029,546 22,570,109
Successor Ambac [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Restricted cash 7,337 17,498
Loans 12,503,484 13,398,895
Financial liabilities:    
Long-term debt 13,159,174 14,091,753
Successor Ambac [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Futures Contracts [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 1,109 2,337
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0  
Successor Ambac [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Credit Derivatives [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 1,052  
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 83,882 94,322
Successor Ambac [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Other Contracts [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 137 165
Successor Ambac [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Cash 43,332 77,370
Loans at Carrying Amount 6,057 6,179
Other assets 12,401 13,384
Total financial assets 22,377,643 22,589,946
Financial liabilities:    
Obligations under investment and repurchase agreements 160,515 359,070
Long term debt, including accrued interest 1,595,358 1,256,602
Liabilities for net financial guarantees written 4,580,937 4,509,539
Total financial liabilities 21,799,702 22,243,168
Successor Ambac [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Restricted cash 7,337 17,498
Loans at Carrying Amount 12,503,484 13,398,895
Financial liabilities:    
Long-term debt 13,159,174 14,091,753
Successor Ambac [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member] | Futures Contracts [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 1,109 2,337
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0  
Successor Ambac [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member] | Credit Derivatives [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 1,052  
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 83,882 94,322
Successor Ambac [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member] | Other Contracts [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 137 165
Successor Ambac [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 89,159 76,631
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps - asset position (50,107) (55,619)
Successor Ambac [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 89,159 76,631
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps - asset position (50,107) (55,619)
Successor Ambac [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps - liability position 0  
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 314,515 215,030
Successor Ambac [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 1,885,244 1,680,834
Successor Ambac [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Currency Swaps [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 70,047 91,472
Successor Ambac [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps - liability position 0 (1,257)
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 314,515 215,030
Successor Ambac [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 1,885,244 1,680,834
Successor Ambac [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member] | Currency Swaps [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 70,047 91,472
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Cash 43,332 74,425
Loans 0 0
Other assets 0 0
Total financial assets 742,981 614,343
Financial liabilities:    
Obligations under investment and repurchase agreements 0 0
Long term debt, including accrued interest 0 0
Liabilities for net financial guarantees written 0 0
Total financial liabilities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Restricted cash 7,337 17,498
Loans 0 0
Financial liabilities:    
Long-term debt 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Futures Contracts [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 1,109 2,337
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0  
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Credit Derivatives [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 0  
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Other Contracts [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 0 0
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps - liability position   0
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps - asset position 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps - liability position 0  
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Currency Swaps [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Cash 0 2,945
Loans 0 0
Other assets 0 0
Total financial assets 6,377,246 6,014,080
Financial liabilities:    
Obligations under investment and repurchase agreements 0 0
Long term debt, including accrued interest 0 0
Liabilities for net financial guarantees written 0 0
Total financial liabilities 13,957,235 14,416,418
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Restricted cash 0 0
Loans 0 0
Financial liabilities:    
Long-term debt 11,870,471 12,577,148
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Futures Contracts [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 0 0
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0  
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Credit Derivatives [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 0  
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Other Contracts [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 137 165
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 89,159 76,631
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps - liability position   (1,257)
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps - asset position (50,107) (55,619)
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps - liability position 0  
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 181,443 122,418
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 1,885,244 1,680,834
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Currency Swaps [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 70,047 91,472
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Cash 0 0
Loans 6,129 6,238
Other assets 12,401 13,384
Total financial assets 15,249,463 15,961,582
Financial liabilities:    
Obligations under investment and repurchase agreements 163,960 360,506
Long term debt, including accrued interest 1,741,594 1,215,029
Liabilities for net financial guarantees written 6,661,100 4,876,617
Total financial liabilities 10,072,311 8,153,691
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Restricted cash 0 0
Loans 12,503,484 13,398,895
Financial liabilities:    
Long-term debt 1,288,703 1,514,605
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Futures Contracts [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 0 0
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0  
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Credit Derivatives [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 1,052  
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 83,882 94,322
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Other Contracts [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Other Assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets 0 0
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps - liability position   0
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps - asset position 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Derivative assets - interest rate swaps - liability position 0  
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 133,072 92,612
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps - Liability Position [Member] | Currency Swaps [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial liabilities:    
Derivative liabilities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 939,442 1,377,723
Successor Ambac [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 939,442 1,377,723
Successor Ambac [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 939,442 1,377,723
Successor Ambac [Member] | Municipal Bonds [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 1,805,683 1,489,369
Successor Ambac [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 2,651,683 2,475,182
Successor Ambac [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 1,805,683 1,489,369
Successor Ambac [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 2,651,683 2,475,182
Successor Ambac [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 1,801,938 1,485,867
Successor Ambac [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 3,745 3,502
Successor Ambac [Member] | Corporate Obligations [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Variable Interest Entity [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 2,651,683 2,475,182
Successor Ambac [Member] | Foreign Obligations [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 125,113 124,877
Successor Ambac [Member] | Foreign Obligations [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 125,113 124,877
Successor Ambac [Member] | Foreign Obligations [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Foreign Obligations [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 125,113 124,877
Successor Ambac [Member] | Foreign Obligations [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | US Government Debt Securities [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 78,048 126,248
Fixed income securities, pledged as collateral 64,031 126,223
Successor Ambac [Member] | US Government Debt Securities [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 78,048 126,248
Fixed income securities, pledged as collateral 64,031 126,223
Successor Ambac [Member] | US Government Debt Securities [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 78,048 126,248
Fixed income securities, pledged as collateral 64,031 126,223
Successor Ambac [Member] | US Government Debt Securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Fixed income securities, pledged as collateral 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | US Government Debt Securities [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Fixed income securities, pledged as collateral 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | U.S. Agency Obligations [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 29,868 32,154
Successor Ambac [Member] | U.S. Agency Obligations [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 29,868 32,154
Successor Ambac [Member] | U.S. Agency Obligations [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | U.S. Agency Obligations [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 29,868 31,946
Successor Ambac [Member] | U.S. Agency Obligations [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 208
Successor Ambac [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 1,824,492 1,558,625
Successor Ambac [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 1,824,492 1,558,625
Successor Ambac [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 1,824,492 1,558,625
Successor Ambac [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 46,040 183,872
Successor Ambac [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 46,040 183,872
Successor Ambac [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 46,040 183,872
Successor Ambac [Member] | Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 1,307,542 992,448
Successor Ambac [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 1,307,542 992,448
Successor Ambac [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 1,248,627 928,375
Successor Ambac [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Fixed income securities 58,915 64,073
Successor Ambac [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Short term investments 550,900 271,119
Successor Ambac [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Short term investments 550,900 271,119
Successor Ambac [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Short term investments 549,124 267,612
Successor Ambac [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Short term investments 1,776 3,507
Successor Ambac [Member] | Short-term Investments [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Short term investments 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Other [Member] | Total Fair Value [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Other investments 282,845 241,069
Successor Ambac [Member] | Other [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Other investments 290,870 241,069
Successor Ambac [Member] | Other [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Other investments 0 0
Successor Ambac [Member] | Other [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Other investments 270,791 240,969
Successor Ambac [Member] | Other [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
   
Financial assets:    
Other investments $ 12,054 $ 100