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Fresh Start Financial Statement Reporting - Additional Information (Detail) | 1 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items] |
Enterprise value | $ 185,000,000
Allocated amount of Net Operating Loss (NOL) | 3,650,000,000
Tax credits carried forward | 60,000,000
Upfront cash | 30,000,000
Other operating payments | 15,000,000
Junior Surplus Notes To Be Issued | $ 350,000,000
Interest on junior surplus notes | 5.10%
Minimum [Member] |
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items] |
Discount rate | 12.00%
Capital investment | $ 135,000,000
Rate of return on investment | 6.00%
Discount rate of investment | 25.00%
Maximum [Member] |
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items] |
Discount rate | 17.00%
Capital investment | $ 190,000,000
Rate of return on investment | 8.00%
Discount rate of investment | 35.00%
Ambac Assurance [Member] |
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items] |
Maximum Reimbursement Of Operating Expenses | $ 5,000,000
Surplus Notes [Member] |
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items] |
Discount rate | 10.60%
Two Thousand And Seventeen [Member] | Ambac Assurance [Member] |
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items] |
Maximum Reimbursement Of Operating Expenses after 2017 | $ 4,000,000

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