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Income Taxes Income Taxes - Effect of Income Taxes on Net Income and Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
8 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Successor [Member]        
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Roll Forward]        
Income tax expense (benefit) $ 7,514us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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$ 9,557us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Net Unrealized Losses On Securities Tax Effect 284ambc_NetUnrealizedLossesOnSecuritiesTaxEffect
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73,306ambc_NetUnrealizedLossesOnSecuritiesTaxEffect
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Valuation Allowances And Reserves Charged To Equity (284)ambc_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToEquity
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(73,306)ambc_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToEquity
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Income Tax Effects Allocated Directly to Equity 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquity
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0us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquity
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Income tax expense (benefit) 7,514us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
9,557us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
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Predecessor [Member]        
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Roll Forward]        
Income tax expense (benefit)     755us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
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2,849us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Net Unrealized Losses On Securities Tax Effect     (204,145)ambc_NetUnrealizedLossesOnSecuritiesTaxEffect
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18,448ambc_NetUnrealizedLossesOnSecuritiesTaxEffect
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Valuation Allowances And Reserves Charged To Equity     204,145ambc_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToEquity
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(18,448)ambc_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToEquity
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Income Tax Effects Allocated Directly to Equity     0us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquity
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0us-gaap_IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
Income tax expense (benefit)     $ 755us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_PredecessorMember
$ 2,849us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
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