Municipal Bond Guarantee Insurance (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Insurance [Abstract]

Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts, Premium Received over Contract Period [Table Text Block]

The following table is a schedule of BAM’s expected premiums to be collected as of December 31, 2016:

Millions	December 31, 2016
January 1, 2017 - March 31, 2017	$	1.9
April 1, 2017 - June 30, 2017	1.8
July 1, 2017 - September 30, 2017	1.8
October 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017	1.8
	7.3
2018	7.0
2019	6.6
2020	6.3
2021	5.9
2022 and thereafter	49.9
Total	$	83.0

Schedule of Insured Obligations

The following table provides a schedule of BAM’s insured obligations:

	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Contracts outstanding	4,807		3,103
Remaining weighted average contract period (in years)	10.8		12.8
Contractual debt service outstanding (in millions):
Principal	$	33,057.3	$	22,556.0
Interest	$	16,396.6	$	11,984.4
Gross unearned insurance premiums	$	83.0	$	50.2