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Fresh Start Financial Statement Reporting - Schedule of Reconciliation of Enterprise Value to Reorganization Value, and Determination of Goodwill (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Apr. 30, 2013
Reorganizations [Abstract]  
Enterprise value $ 185,000ambc_PlanOfReorganizationEnterpriseValue
Add: Fair value of liabilities 28,393,020us-gaap_Liabilities
Add: Fair value of noncontrolling interest 275,415us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total assets 28,853,435us-gaap_Assets
Less: Fair value of identified tangible and intangible assets 28,338,924ambc_FairValueOfIdentifiedTangibleAndIntangibleAssets
Reorganization value in excess of fair value of assets (goodwill) $ 514,511us-gaap_Goodwill