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Insurance Regulatory Restrictions Additional Details (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Average Annual Rate Of Return | 8.06% | 7.87%
Prescribed Discount Rate Percentage | 5.10% |
Quarterly Dividend Increase Limitation Percentage | 15.00% |
Percentage Of Policy Holders Surplus | 10.00% |
Minimum [Member] |  |
Settlement Agreement Annual Restricted Payment Amount | $ 5,000 |
Maximum [Member] |  |
Settlement Agreement Annual Restricted Payment Amount | 7,500 |
Ambac Assurance [Member] |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance | 624,795 | $ 100,000
Statutory Accounting Practices Capital | 1,015,676 | 268,353
Ambac Assurance [Member] | Prescribed Or Permitted Additional Accounting Practices [Member] |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Prescribed Practice, Amount | 21,260 | 168,085
Segregated Account [Member] |  |
Statutory Accounting Practices, Statutory Capital and Surplus, Balance | $ 387,633 | 239,280
Insurance Liabilities Not Assumed |  | $ 149,482

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- Definition Ambac Assurance is not obligated to make payments under the Reinsurance Agreement or Cooperation Agreement if its surplus as regards to policyholders is less than $100,000 (the “Minimum Surplus Amount”). This amount represents the Segregated Account’s insurance liabilities that were not assumed by Ambac Assurance. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Discount rate percentage for the purpose of discounting statutory loss reserves and estimated impairment losses on subsidiary guarantees prescribed the regulator. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition No quarterly dividend may exceed the dividend paid in the corresponding quarter by more than this percentage without notification to the regulator. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Statutory Accounting Practices defined as policyholders' surplus plus contingency reserves. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount as of the balance sheet date of each item listed to reconcile the differences resulting from applying state prescribed statutory accounting practices rather than statutory accounting practices prescribed by National Association of Insurance Commissioners. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 505 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6486098&loc=d3e24746-158529 + Details
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- Definition The amount of statutory capital and surplus (stockholders' equity) as of the balance sheet date using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practices (rather than GAAP, if different) of the state or country. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.23(c)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 505 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6486098&loc=d3e24708-158529 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 24 -Subparagraph c -Article 7 + Details
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