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Fresh Start Financial Statement Reporting - Cancellation of Equity Accounts Attributable to Shareholders and Fair Value Adjustment of Noncontrolling Interests (Detail) (Predecessor [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Apr. 30, 2013
Predecessor [Member]
 
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]  
Common stock $ (3,080)us-gaap_FreshStartAdjustmentIncreaseDecreaseCommonStock
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Additional paid-in-capital (2,172,027)us-gaap_FreshStartAdjustmentIncreaseDecreaseAdditionalPaidInCapital
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (800,260)us-gaap_FreshStartAdjustmentIncreaseDecreaseAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss
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Accumulated deficit 2,948,275us-gaap_FreshStartAdjustmentIncreaseDecreaseRetainedEarningsDeficit
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Common stock held in treasury at cost 410,695us-gaap_FreshStartAdjustmentIncreaseDecreasePreferredAndCommonStockHeldInTreasury
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Noncontrolling interest fair value adjustment (383,603)ambc_FreshStartAdjustmentIncreaseDecreaseMinorityInterest
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Net adjustment $ 0us-gaap_FreshStartAdjustmentIncreaseDecreaseStockholdersEquity
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