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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Number of RMBS Trustees Filing Suit 3ambc_NumberofRMBSTrusteesFilingSuit
Number of Cash Claim Payments by Ambac Assurance 2ambc_NumberofCashClaimPaymentsbyAmbacAssurance
Number of California Municipal Entities 5ambc_NumberofCaliforniaMunicipalEntities
Number of Olympic Club Actions 3ambc_NumberofOlympicClubActions
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Next Twelve Months $ 5,679,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years 533,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years 533,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years 533,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years 416,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter 324,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due 8,018,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement 7,768,000us-gaap_GainLossRelatedToLitigationSettlement
Ambac [Member]  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Premium Income Due From Summary Judgment 2,700ambc_PremiumIncomeDueFromSummaryJudgment
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Ambac Assurance [Member]  
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]  
Litigation Settlement, Expense 207us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
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Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value 800,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
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Litigation settlement amount $ 7,760,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmount
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