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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Net expenses from transactions with related parties $ 1,900,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty $ 2,500,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty $ 3,400,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
Maximum [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Net expenses from transactions with related parties $ 1,900,000.0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
$ 1,900,000.0us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
$ 2,000,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Common Stock [Member] | Wilbur L Ross [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners   8.20%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= ago_WilburLRossMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
10.20%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= ago_WilburLRossMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Common Stock [Member] | Wellington Management Company LLP [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners 9.30%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= ago_WellingtonManagementCompanyLlpMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
6.60%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= ago_WellingtonManagementCompanyLlpMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
8.60%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= ago_WellingtonManagementCompanyLlpMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_AffiliatedEntityMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember