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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Retained Earnings/Accumulated Deficit [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Common Stock Held in Treasury, at Cost [Member] | Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
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Beginning balance (Predecessor [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2012 | $ (3,246,967) | $ (6,297,264) | $ 625,385 | $ 0 | $ 3,080 | $ 2,172,027 | $ (410,755) | $ 660,560
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total comprehensive income | Predecessor [Member] | 3,522,382 | 3,349,049 | 174,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,542)
Stock-based compensation | Predecessor [Member] | (60) | (60) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of shares acquired | Predecessor [Member] | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0
Payments for Repurchase of Warrants | Predecessor [Member] | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Elimination of Predecessor Ambac Shareholder equity accounts and noncontrolling interest adjustment | Predecessor [Member] | 0 | 2,948,275 | (800,260) | 0 | (3,080) | (2,172,027) | 410,695 | (383,603)
Ending balance (Successor [Member]) at Apr. 30, 2013 | 460,415 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (Predecessor [Member]) at Apr. 30, 2013 | 275,415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275,415
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total comprehensive income | Successor [Member] | 516,904 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation | Successor [Member] | 1,106 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Repurchase of Warrants | Successor [Member] | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (Successor [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2013 | 978,422 | 505,219 | 11,661 | 0 | 450 | 185,672 | (19) | 275,439
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of new equity in connection with emergence from Chapter 11 | Successor [Member] | 185,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 184,550 | 0 | 0
Beginning balance (Successor [Member]) at May. 01, 2013 | 460,415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 184,550 | 0 | 275,415
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total comprehensive income | Successor [Member] | 516,904 | 505,219 | 11,661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24
Stock-based compensation | Successor [Member] | 1,106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,106 | 0 | 0
Warrants exercised | Successor [Member] | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0
Cost of shares acquired | Successor [Member] | (19) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (19) | 0
Ending balance (Successor [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2013 | 978,422 | 505,219 | 11,661 | 0 | 450 | 185,672 | (19) | 275,439
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total comprehensive income | Successor [Member] | 691,884 | 484,071 | 208,622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (809)
Stock-based compensation | Successor [Member] | 3,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,450 | 0 | 0
Cost of shares acquired | Successor [Member] | (37) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (37) | 0
Payments for Repurchase of Warrants | Successor [Member] | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants exercised | Successor [Member] | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0
Ending balance (Successor [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2014 | 1,673,735 | 989,290 | 220,283 | 0 | 450 | 189,138 | (56) | 274,630
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total comprehensive income | Successor [Member] | 287,252 | 493,403 | (205,068) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,083)
Stock-based compensation | Successor [Member] | 3,105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,105 | 0 | 0
Cost of shares acquired | Successor [Member] | (374) | (312) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (62) | 0
Payments for Repurchase of Warrants | Successor [Member] | (5,375) | 3,942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,433 | 0 | 0
Warrants exercised | Successor [Member] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0
Ending balance (Successor [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2015 | $ 1,958,346 | $ 1,478,439 | $ 15,215 | $ 0 | $ 450 | $ 190,813 | $ (118) | $ 273,547

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