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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Schedule of Cash Flow Supplemental Information [Line Items] |
Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Table Text Block] | Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Year Ended December 31, |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Cash paid during the period for: |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes |  | $ | 526 |  |  | $ | 381 |  |  | $ | 347 |
Interest on debt |  | 3,821 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Ambac common stock issued as partial consideration to acquire Beat |  | 29,229 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
December 31, |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow: |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 29,606 |  |  | $ | 7,342 |  |  | $ | 6,329 |
Restricted cash |  | 17,669 |  |  | 11,881 |  |  | 13,612 |
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |  | 47,275 |  |  | 19,223 |  |  | 19,941 |
Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block] | Supplemental information related to leases is as follows:
Year Ended December 31, |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 4,432 |  |  | $ | 4,155 |  |  | $ | 4,123 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities (non-cash) |  | 2,256 |  |  | 714 |  |  | — |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | Following is a rollforward of redeemable NCI.
Years ended December 31, | 2024 |  | 2023
Beginning balance | $ | 17,079 |  |  | $ | 19,983 |
Fair value of redeemable NCI at acquisition date | 185,469 |  |  | 2,450 |
Net income attributable to redeemable NCI (ASC 810) | (1,282) |  |  | 1,318 |
Distributions | (2,391) |  |  | (1,880) |
Adjustment to redemption value (ASC 480 ) | (53,210) |  |  | (4,792) |
Foreign exchange | (4,805) |  |  | — |
Ending Balance | $ | 140,860 |  |  | $ | 17,079 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Topic 230 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/230/tableOfContent + Details
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