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Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves (RMBS Reserves) (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended						6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	18 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012	Nov. 30, 2014	May 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	May 31, 2016
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Schedule Of Insured Financial Obligations With Credit Deterioration Insured Contractual Payments Outstanding Principal	$ 11,263,000,000us-gaap_ScheduleOfInsuredFinancialObligationsWithCreditDeteriorationInsuredContractualPaymentsOutstandingPrincipal	[1]	$ 14,264,000,000us-gaap_ScheduleOfInsuredFinancialObligationsWithCreditDeteriorationInsuredContractualPaymentsOutstandingPrincipal	[1]
Policyholder (Benefits) And Claims Incurred Net	133,000,000us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet		117,000,000us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet		50,000,000us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet
Loss And Lae Reserves [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	506,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / mbi_ClaimLiabilityAxis = mbi_LossAndLaeReservesMember		641,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / mbi_ClaimLiabilityAxis = mbi_LossAndLaeReservesMember		853,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / mbi_ClaimLiabilityAxis = mbi_LossAndLaeReservesMember
Expected recoveries of future payments	147,000,000mbi_GrossReserveRecoveriesOnUnpaidLosses / mbi_ClaimLiabilityAxis = mbi_LossAndLaeReservesMember		206,000,000mbi_GrossReserveRecoveriesOnUnpaidLosses / mbi_ClaimLiabilityAxis = mbi_LossAndLaeReservesMember
Classified [Member] | Loss And Lae Reserves [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	506,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / mbi_ClaimLiabilityAxis = mbi_LossAndLaeReservesMember / mbi_ClassifiedStatusAxis = mbi_ClassifiedMember		641,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / mbi_ClaimLiabilityAxis = mbi_LossAndLaeReservesMember / mbi_ClassifiedStatusAxis = mbi_ClassifiedMember
First Lien R M B S Reserves [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
90+ day roll rate to loss set stress scenario						90.00%mbi_PercentageOfRollRateToLossSet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_FirstLienRMBSReservesMember
First Lien R M B S Reserves [Member] | Loss And Lae Reserves [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	263,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / mbi_ClaimLiabilityAxis = mbi_LossAndLaeReservesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_FirstLienRMBSReservesMember		241,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / mbi_ClaimLiabilityAxis = mbi_LossAndLaeReservesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_FirstLienRMBSReservesMember
First Lien R M B S Reserves [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	2,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_FirstLienRMBSReservesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember		2,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_FirstLienRMBSReservesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
First Lien R M B S Reserves [Member] | ALT-A [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Percentage of roll to loss after declining over a 24-month period						25.00%mbi_PercentageOfLossAfterDecliningOverTwentyFourMonthPeriod / mbi_DelinquencyPeriodAxis = mbi_AltMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_FirstLienRMBSReservesMember
First Lien R M B S Reserves [Member] | Foreclosure [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Assumed roll rate for loans						90.00%mbi_AssumedRollRateForLoans / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ForeclosureMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_FirstLienRMBSReservesMember
First Lien R M B S Reserves [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Assumed roll rate for loans						90.00%mbi_AssumedRollRateForLoans / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_RealEstateOwnedMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_FirstLienRMBSReservesMember
First Lien R M B S Reserves [Member] | Bankruptcy [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Assumed roll rate for loans						75.00%mbi_AssumedRollRateForLoans / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_BankruptcyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_FirstLienRMBSReservesMember
Rmbs And Heloc And Ces [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Assumed roll rate for ninety plus day delinquent loans excluding foreclosure and real estate owned						95.00%mbi_AssumedRollRateForNinetyPlusDayDelinquentLoansExcludingForeclosureAndRealEstateOwned / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember
Period of elevated delinquency and loss for base case, beginning, months							6mbi_PeriodOfElevatedDelinquencyAndLossForBaseCaseBeginningMonths / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember
Percentage of loans in 30-59 days delinquent bucket						10.00%mbi_PercentageOfLoansInThirtyToFiftyNineDayDelinquentBucket / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember
Percentage of loans charged-off						30.00%mbi_PercentageOfLoansChargedOff / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember
Percentage of Current Roll to Loss for the transaction						3.00%mbi_PercentageOfCurrentRollToLossForTransaction / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember
Addition to case basis reserves if losses remain at peak levels	45,000,000mbi_IncreaseDecreaseToCaseBasisReserves / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember
Rmbs And Heloc And Ces [Member] | Scenario Forecast [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Decrease in percentage of Current Roll to Loss for transaction							25.00%mbi_DecreaseInPercentageOfCurrentRollToLossForTransaction / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
Current Roll to Loss								0.00%mbi_PercentageOfFurtherReductionOfCurrentRollToLossForTransaction / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
Rmbs And Heloc And Ces [Member] | Scenario Forecast [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Period Of Current Roll To Loss For Stress Case Additional Months							6mbi_Periodofcurrentrolltolossforstresscaseadditionalmonths / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
Rmbs And Heloc And Ces [Member] | Scenario Forecast [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Period Of Current Roll To Loss For Stress Case Additional Months									18mbi_Periodofcurrentrolltolossforstresscaseadditionalmonths / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
Rmbs And Heloc And Ces [Member] | Scenario Forecast [Member] | Rate Reduction [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Decrease in percentage of Current Roll to Loss for transaction							0.75%mbi_DecreaseInPercentageOfCurrentRollToLossForTransaction / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = mbi_RateReductionMember
Rmbs And Heloc And Ces [Member] | Excess Spread [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Insurance loss recoverable	496,000,000mbi_InsuranceLossRecoverable / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ExcessSpreadMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember		647,000,000mbi_InsuranceLossRecoverable / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ExcessSpreadMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember
Total excess spread recoveries	523,000,000us-gaap_EstimatedInsuranceRecoveries / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ExcessSpreadMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember		681,000,000us-gaap_EstimatedInsuranceRecoveries / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ExcessSpreadMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember
Expected recoveries of future payments	27,000,000mbi_GrossReserveRecoveriesOnUnpaidLosses / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ExcessSpreadMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember		34,000,000mbi_GrossReserveRecoveriesOnUnpaidLosses / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ExcessSpreadMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember
Rmbs And Heloc And Ces [Member] | Excess Spread [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Insurance loss recoverable	132,000,000mbi_InsuranceLossRecoverable / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ExcessSpreadMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember		183,000,000mbi_InsuranceLossRecoverable / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ExcessSpreadMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Total excess spread recoveries	137,000,000us-gaap_EstimatedInsuranceRecoveries / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ExcessSpreadMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember		190,000,000us-gaap_EstimatedInsuranceRecoveries / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ExcessSpreadMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Expected recoveries of future payments	5,000,000mbi_GrossReserveRecoveriesOnUnpaidLosses / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ExcessSpreadMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember		7,000,000mbi_GrossReserveRecoveriesOnUnpaidLosses / mbi_LoanStatusAxis = mbi_ExcessSpreadMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_RmbsAndHelocAndCesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
U S Public Finance Insurance [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	45,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_USPublicFinanceInsuranceMember		87,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_USPublicFinanceInsuranceMember
Insurance loss recoverable	4,000,000mbi_InsuranceLossRecoverable / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_USPublicFinanceInsuranceMember		13,000,000mbi_InsuranceLossRecoverable / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_USPublicFinanceInsuranceMember
Policyholder (Benefits) And Claims Incurred Net	(10,000,000)us-gaap_PolicyholderBenefitsAndClaimsIncurredNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_USPublicFinanceInsuranceMember
U S Public Finance Insurance [Member] | General obligations
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Schedule Of Insured Financial Obligations With Credit Deterioration Insured Contractual Payments Outstanding Principal	98,900,000,000us-gaap_ScheduleOfInsuredFinancialObligationsWithCreditDeteriorationInsuredContractualPaymentsOutstandingPrincipal / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_USPublicFinanceInsuranceMember		124,900,000,000us-gaap_ScheduleOfInsuredFinancialObligationsWithCreditDeteriorationInsuredContractualPaymentsOutstandingPrincipal / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_USPublicFinanceInsuranceMember
U S Public Finance Insurance [Member] | General obligations | Classified [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Schedule Of Insured Financial Obligations With Credit Deterioration Insured Contractual Payments Outstanding Principal	152,000,000us-gaap_ScheduleOfInsuredFinancialObligationsWithCreditDeteriorationInsuredContractualPaymentsOutstandingPrincipal / mbi_ClassifiedStatusAxis = mbi_ClassifiedMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_USPublicFinanceInsuranceMember		161,000,000us-gaap_ScheduleOfInsuredFinancialObligationsWithCreditDeteriorationInsuredContractualPaymentsOutstandingPrincipal / mbi_ClassifiedStatusAxis = mbi_ClassifiedMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_USPublicFinanceInsuranceMember
Second Lien R M B S Securitizations [Member] | Loss And Lae Reserves [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	70,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / mbi_ClaimLiabilityAxis = mbi_LossAndLaeReservesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_SecondLienRMBSSecuritizationsMember		126,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / mbi_ClaimLiabilityAxis = mbi_LossAndLaeReservesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_SecondLienRMBSSecuritizationsMember
Second Lien R M B S Securitizations [Member] | Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves [Line Items]
Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves	$ 21,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_SecondLienRMBSSecuritizationsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember		$ 43,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = mbi_SecondLienRMBSSecuritizationsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1] Represents contractual principal and interest payments due by the issuer of the obligations insured by MBIA.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of paid insurance policy claims and LAE expense expected to be recovered.

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