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Schedule II (Condensed Statements Of Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Net income (loss) $ 569us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 250us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 1,234us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities: [Abstract]      
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period 254us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax (213)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax 176us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 83us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax (76)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax 72us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax
Total 171us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax (137)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 104us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Reclassification adjustments for (gains) losses included in net income (loss) 15us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax (13)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax 39us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 6us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax (5)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax 14us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax
Total 9us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax (8)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax 25us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax
Available-for-sale securities with other-than-temporary impairments: [Abstract]      
Other-than-temporary impairments and unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period (85)mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesBeforeTax 15mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesBeforeTax 50mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesBeforeTax
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (31)mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesTax 6mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesTax 18mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesTax
Total (54)mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesAfterTax 9mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesAfterTax 32mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesAfterTax
Reclassification adjustments for (gains) losses included in net income (loss) 6mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesBeforeTax (5)mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesBeforeTax 69mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesBeforeTax
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 2mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesTax (2)mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesTax 24mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesTax
Total 4mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesNetOfTax (3)mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesNetOfTax 45mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesNetOfTax
Foreign currency translation: [Abstract]      
Foreign currency translation gains (losses) (40)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax 3us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax 24us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (13)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodTax 1us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodTax (2)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodTax
Foreign currency translation gains (losses) (27)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 2us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 26us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Total other comprehensive income (loss) 107us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent (142)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent 232us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
Comprehensive income (loss) 676us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 108us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 1,466us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Parent Company [Member]      
Net income (loss) 569us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
250us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
1,234us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities: [Abstract]      
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period 126us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(179)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
166us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 14us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(17)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
36us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Total 112us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(162)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
130us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Reclassification adjustments for (gains) losses included in net income (loss) 23us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
23us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
111us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesBeforeTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 8us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
8us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
39us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Total 15us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
15us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
72us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Available-for-sale securities with other-than-temporary impairments: [Abstract]      
Other-than-temporary impairments and unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period 0mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesBeforeTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
12mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesBeforeTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
38mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesBeforeTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 0mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
4mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
13mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Total 0mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesAfterTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
8mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesAfterTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
25mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossArisingDuringPeriodOnSecuritiesWithOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesAfterTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Reclassification adjustments for (gains) losses included in net income (loss) 4mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesBeforeTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
0mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesBeforeTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
31mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesBeforeTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 1mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
0mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
11mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Total 3mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
0mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
20mbi_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAociForSaleAndForWritedownOfSecuritiesNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Foreign currency translation: [Abstract]      
Foreign currency translation gains (losses) (23)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(15)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Total other comprehensive income (loss) 107us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(142)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
232us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Comprehensive income (loss) $ 676us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 108us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 1,466us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember