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Investments - Summary of Fair Value, Including Financial Guarantee, and Weighted-Average Underlying Rating, Excluding Financial Guarantee, of Insured Securities (Detail) (Successor [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Standard & Poor's, CCC- Rating [Member] | Ambac Assurance Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | $ 2,199,719 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsCCCMinusRatingMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AmbacAssuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Standard & Poor's, A Rating [Member] | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 119,492 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsARatingMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AssuredGuarantyMunicipalCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Standard & Poor's, A- Rating [Member] | National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 67,895 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAMinusRatingMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_NationalPublicFinanceGuaranteeCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Standard & Poor's, A- Rating [Member] | MBIA Insurance Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 55,086 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAMinusRatingMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_MbiaInsuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Standard & Poor's, CCC+ Rating [Member] | Ambac Assurance Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 1,811,879 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsCCCPlusRatingMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AmbacAssuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Standard & Poor's, A+ Rating [Member] | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 449,555 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAPlusRatingMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AssuredGuarantyMunicipalCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Standard & Poor's, A+ Rating [Member] | MBIA Insurance Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 32,460 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAPlusRatingMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_MbiaInsuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Standard & Poor's, AA- Rating [Member] | National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 532,752 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAAMinusRatingMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_NationalPublicFinanceGuaranteeCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Weighted Average Underlying Rating, D Rating [Member] | Assured Guaranty Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 0 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsDRatingMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AssuredGuarantyCorpMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember | 2,917 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsDRatingMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AssuredGuarantyCorpMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Weighted Average Underlying Rating, D Rating [Member] | Financial Guarantee Insurance Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 0 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsDRatingMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_FinancialGuaranteeInsuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember | 2,869 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsDRatingMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_FinancialGuaranteeInsuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Standard & Poor's, CCC Rating [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 2,419,566 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsCCCRatingMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Standard & Poor's, BB- Rating [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 2,855,058 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBMinusRatingMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Municipal Bonds [Member] | Standard & Poor's, CCC- Rating [Member] | Ambac Assurance Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 53,164 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsCCCMinusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AmbacAssuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Municipal Bonds [Member] | Standard & Poor's, A Rating [Member] | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 119,492 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsARatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AssuredGuarantyMunicipalCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Municipal Bonds [Member] | Standard & Poor's, A- Rating [Member] | National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 67,895 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAMinusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_NationalPublicFinanceGuaranteeCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Municipal Bonds [Member] | Standard & Poor's, CCC+ Rating [Member] | Ambac Assurance Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 64,596 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsCCCPlusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AmbacAssuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Municipal Bonds [Member] | Standard & Poor's, A+ Rating [Member] | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 372,392 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAPlusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AssuredGuarantyMunicipalCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Municipal Bonds [Member] | Standard & Poor's, AA- Rating [Member] | National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 532,752 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAAMinusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_NationalPublicFinanceGuaranteeCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Municipal Bonds [Member] | Standard & Poor's, CCC Rating [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 240,551 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsCCCRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Municipal Bonds [Member] | Standard & Poor's, BB- Rating [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 969,740 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBMinusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Standard & Poor's, A Rating [Member] | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 0 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsARatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AssuredGuarantyMunicipalCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Standard & Poor's, A- Rating [Member] | National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 0 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAMinusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_NationalPublicFinanceGuaranteeCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Standard & Poor's, A- Rating [Member] | MBIA Insurance Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 55,086 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAMinusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_MbiaInsuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Standard & Poor's, A+ Rating [Member] | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 77,163 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAPlusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AssuredGuarantyMunicipalCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Standard & Poor's, A+ Rating [Member] | MBIA Insurance Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 32,460 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAPlusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_MbiaInsuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Standard & Poor's, AA- Rating [Member] | National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 0 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsAAMinusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_NationalPublicFinanceGuaranteeCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Standard & Poor's, CCC Rating [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 32,460 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsCCCRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Standard & Poor's, BB- Rating [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 132,249 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBMinusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Standard & Poor's, CCC- Rating [Member] | Ambac Assurance Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 2,146,555 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsCCCMinusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = ambc_MortgageAndOtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AmbacAssuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Standard & Poor's, CCC+ Rating [Member] | Ambac Assurance Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 1,747,283 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsCCCPlusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = ambc_MortgageAndOtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AmbacAssuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Weighted Average Underlying Rating, D Rating [Member] | Assured Guaranty Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 0 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsDRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = ambc_MortgageAndOtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AssuredGuarantyCorpMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember | 2,917 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsDRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = ambc_MortgageAndOtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_AssuredGuarantyCorpMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Weighted Average Underlying Rating, D Rating [Member] | Financial Guarantee Insurance Corporation [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 0 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsDRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = ambc_MortgageAndOtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_FinancialGuaranteeInsuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember | 2,869 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsDRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = ambc_MortgageAndOtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / invest_InvestmentAxis = ambc_FinancialGuaranteeInsuranceCorporationMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Standard & Poor's, CCC Rating [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 2,146,555 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsCCCRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = ambc_MortgageAndOtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Standard & Poor's, BB- Rating [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | 1,753,069 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBMinusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = ambc_MortgageAndOtherAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Short-Term [Member] | Standard & Poor's, CCC Rating [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors | 0 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsCCCRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ShortTermInvestmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember |
Short-Term [Member] | Standard & Poor's, BB- Rating [Member] |  |
Investment [Line Items] |  |
Fair value of securities that include benefit of guarantees provided by financial guarantors |  | $ 0 us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue / invest_CreditRatingSourceAxis = us-gaap_StandardPoorsBBMinusRatingMember / us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ShortTermInvestmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_SuccessorMember

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