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Debt | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Debt | Note 9: Debt The Com pany has disclosed its debt in “Note 10: Debt” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. The following debt discussion is an update and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other Borrowing Arrangements MBIA Corp. Financing Facility In connection with the Zohar II Claim in January of 2017, MBIA Corp. entered into the Facility. The initial outsta nding principal amount of the Facility was $366 million, of which, $38 million of subordinated financing was provided by MBIA Inc. and eliminated in consolidation. As of June 30, 2017, the consolidated outstanding amount of the Facility was $315 million a nd included in “Variable interest entity notes” which is presented in “Liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Under the Facility, MBIA Inc. has agreed to provide an additional $50 million subor dinated financing to MZ Funding, which MZ Funding would then lend to MBIA Corp., if needed by MBIA Insurance Corporation for liquidity purposes. The Facility is secured by a first priority security interest in all of MBIA Corp.’s right, title and interest in the recovery of its claims from the assets of Zohar I and Zohar II which include, among other things, loans made to, and equity interests in, companies purportedly controlled by the Zohar Sponsor and any claims that the Company may have against the Zoha r Sponsor. MBIA Corp. was obligated to pay a commitment fee of $10 million for this facility. The Facility mature s on January 20, 2020 and bear s interest at 14% per annum. If funds received from MBIA Corp. under the Facility are insufficient to pay interes t on interest payment dates, MZ Funding may elect to pay interest in kind, which increases the outstanding principal amount.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20,22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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