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Fresh Start Financial Statement Reporting - Fresh Start Reorganized Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Apr. 30, 2013
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]      
Common stock, shares issued 45,005,932us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 45,003,461us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 45,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Number of warrants issued     5,047,138ambc_ClassOfWarrantIssued
Pre-tax gain on extinguishment of obligations     $ 1,521,435ambc_PretaxGainOnExtinguishmentOfObligations
Reorganization Item Adjustments [Member]      
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]      
Cash     (101,900)us-gaap_Cash
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= ambc_ReorganizationItemAdjustmentsMember
Successor [Member]      
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]      
Cash     $ 152,951us-gaap_Cash
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember
Common stock, shares issued     45,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_SuccessorMember