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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts - Summary of Gross Premium Receivable Roll-Forward (Direct and Assumed Contracts) (Detail) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Successor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premiums Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | $ 9,331 |  |  | $ 9,186 |  |  |
Percentage Premiums Receivable Related To Transactions With Non Investment Grade Internal Ratings | 22.00% | 22.00% | 22.00% | 25.00% | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, Premium Receivable [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning premium receivable | $ 661,337 |  |  | $ 831,575 |  |  | $ 1,000,607
Premium receipts | 81,597 |  |  | 77,038 |  |  | (108,029)
Adjustments for changes in expected and contractual cash flows | (30,334) |  |  | (78,528) |  |  | (64,740)
Accretion of premium receivable discount | 16,162 |  |  | 18,637 |  |  | 24,628
Uncollectable premiums | (141) |  |  | 6,054 |  |  | 2,540
Other adjustments (including foreign exchange) | 20,885 |  |  | (39,363) |  |  | (23,431)
Ending premium receivable | $ 586,312 |  |  | $ 661,337 |  |  | 831,575
Percentage of Premiums Receivable Related to Non Investment Grade Structured Finance Transactions | 16.00% | 16.00% | 16.00% | 16.00% | 16.00% | 16.00% |
Premiums Past Due On Non Investment Grade Obligation | $ 500 |  |  |  |  |  |
United Kingdom, Pounds |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, Premium Receivable [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning premium receivable | 177,878 |  | £ 144,393 | $ 226,994 |  | £ 154,135 |
Ending premium receivable | 151,852 |  | £ 112,342 | 177,878 |  | £ 144,393 | 226,994
Euro Member Countries, Euro |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, Premium Receivable [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning premium receivable | 34,866 | € 33,108 |  | 43,451 | € 40,014 |  |
Ending premium receivable | $ 36,001 | € 29,976 |  | $ 34,866 | € 33,108 |  | $ 43,451

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- Definition Amount of the premium receivable for financial guarantee insurance contracts reported in the statement of financial position. This element primarily would consist of those financial guarantee insurance contracts which premiums are to be collected over the contract period, but may, on occasion, include premiums which are to be collected in full at inception, but which straddle a financial reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 310 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (c)(1),(5) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6933075&loc=SL5748726-161290 + Details
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