Municipal Bond Guarantee (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Guarantees [Abstract]

Schedule of Municipal Guarantee Insured Obligations [Table Text Block]

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

	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Contracts outstanding	1,144		701
Remaining weighted average contract period outstanding (in years)	13.1		13.8
Contractual debt service outstanding (in millions):
Par	$	7,767.7	$	4,703.7
Interest	4,897.2		3,264.4
Total debt service outstanding	$	12,664.9	$	7,968.1
Gross unearned insurance premiums (in millions)	$	19.7	$	13.2