Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

The carrying value of long-term debt was as follows:

	December 31,
	2014		2013
Ambac Assurance:
5.1% surplus notes, general account, due 2020	$	696,330	$	909,186
5.1% surplus notes, segregated account, due 2020	30,479		39,797
5.1% junior surplus notes, segregated account, due 2020	244,307		14,195
Ambac Assurance long-term debt	$	971,116	$	963,178
Variable Interest Entities long-term debt	$	12,882,076	$	14,091,753