Special Purpose Entities, Including Variable Interest Entities - Summary of Fair Value of Fixed Income Securities, by Asset-Type, Held by Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (Detail) (Successor Ambac [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Investments:
Fixed income securities	$ 6,508,915	$ 6,282,658
Variable Interest Entities [Member]
Investments:
Fixed income securities	2,546,762	2,475,182
Corporate Obligations [Member]
Investments:
Fixed income securities	$ 2,546,762	$ 2,475,182