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Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Balances of Each Component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The following tables detail the changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive income for the affected periods:
| Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available- for Sale Securities (1) |  | Amortization of Postretirement Benefit (1) |  | Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Translation (1) |  | Total
Successor Ambac |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | $ | (41,910 | ) |  | $ | 10,847 |  |  | $ | 42,724 |  |  | $ | 11,661 |
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | 285,565 |  |  | — |  |  | (43,165 | ) |  | 242,400 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | (32,962 | ) |  | (816 | ) |  | — |  |  | (33,778 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | 252,603 |  |  | (816 | ) |  | (43,165 | ) |  | 208,622 |
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 210,693 |  |  | $ | 10,031 |  |  | $ | (441 | ) |  | $ | 220,283 |
Successor Ambac |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period from May 1 to December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | (85,641 | ) |  | 10,847 |  |  | 42,724 |  |  | (32,070 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | 43,731 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 43,731 |
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | (41,910 | ) |  | 10,847 |  |  | 42,724 |  |  | 11,661 |
Balance at December 31, 2013 | $ | (41,910 | ) |  | $ | 10,847 |  |  | $ | 42,724 |  |  | $ | 11,661 |
Predecessor Ambac |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period from January 1 through April 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | $ | 651,272 |  |  | $ | (5,860 | ) |  | $ | (20,027 | ) |  | $ | 625,385 |
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | 188,212 |  |  | — |  |  | (657 | ) |  | 187,555 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | (12,865 | ) |  | 185 |  |  | — |  |  | (12,680 | )
Elimination of Predecessor Ambac Shareholder Equity Accounts (2) | (826,619 | ) |  | 5,675 |  |  | 20,684 |  |  | (800,260 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) | (651,272 | ) |  | 5,860 |  |  | 20,027 |  |  | (625,385 | )
Balance at April 30, 2013 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
(1) All amounts are net of tax and noncontrolling interest. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits. (2) See Note 3. Fresh Start Financial Statement Reporting for additional details.
Schedule of Amounts Reclassed Out of Each Component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The following table details the significant amounts reclassified from each component of accumulated other comprehensive income for the affected periods:
|  | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (1) |  |
|  | Successor Ambac |  |  | Predecessor Ambac |  |
|  |  |  | Period from May 1 |  |  | Period from January 1 |  | Affected Line Item in the
Details about Accumulated Other |  | Year Ended |  | through |  |  | through |  | Consolidated Statement of
Comprehensive Income Components |  | December 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013 |  |  | April 30, 2013 |  | Total Comprehensive Income
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | $ | (32,962 | ) |  | $ | 43,731 |  |  |  | $ | (12,865 | ) |  | Net realized investment gains
|  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | Tax (expense) benefit
|  | $ | (32,962 | ) |  | $ | 43,731 |  |  |  | $ | (12,865 | ) |  | Net of tax and noncontrolling interest (3)
Amortization of Postretirement Benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost |  | $ | (664 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | 1,616 |  |  | Underwriting and operating expenses (2)
Actuarial gains (losses) |  | (152 | ) |  | — |  |  |  | (727 | ) |  | Underwriting and operating expenses (2)
|  | (816 | ) |  | — |  |  |  | 889 |  |  | Total before tax
|  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | (704 | ) |  | Tax (expense) benefit
|  | $ | (816 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | 185 |  |  | Net of tax and noncontrolling interest (3)
Total reclassifications for the period |  | $ | (33,778 | ) |  | $ | 43,731 |  |  |  | $ | (12,680 | ) |  | Net of tax and noncontrolling interest (3)
(1) | Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.
(2) | These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost.
(3) | Amount agrees with amount reported as reclassifications from AOCI in the disclosure about changes in AOCI balances.

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