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Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (Schedule Of Losses And Loss Adjustment Expenses) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses and LAE | $ 133 us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet |  | $ 117 us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet |  | $ 50 us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet |
Second-Lien RMBS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses and LAE | 70 us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_SecondLienResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesAndReservesMember |  | (2)us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_SecondLienResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesAndReservesMember |  | (151)us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_SecondLienResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesAndReservesMember |
First-Lien RMBS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses and LAE | 65 us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_FirstLienResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember |  | (70)us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_FirstLienResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember |  | 147 us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_FirstLienResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses and LAE | $ (2)us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_OtherLossesAndLossAndLossAdjustmentExpenseMember | [1] | $ 189 us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_OtherLossesAndLossAndLossAdjustmentExpenseMember | [1] | $ 54 us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_OtherLossesAndLossAndLossAdjustmentExpenseMember | [1]
[1] | Includes ABS CDOs, CMBS, U.S. public finance and other issues.

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