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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Major Jurisdictions | The following are the major jurisdictions in which Ambac and its subsidiaries operate and the earliest tax years subject to examination:
Jurisdiction | Tax Year
United States | 2010
New York State | 2013
New York City | 2017
United Kingdom | 2018
Italy | 2017
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] | U.S. and foreign components of pre-tax income (loss) were as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
U.S. | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | (27) |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | (10) |
Foreign | (4) |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |
Total | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | (18) |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | The components of the provision for income taxes were as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Current taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U. S. federal | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
U.S. state and local | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Foreign | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 5 |
Total Current taxes | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 7 |
Deferred taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 6 |
Total Deferred taxes | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 6 |
Provision for income taxes | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 13 |

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