Leases (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]

18. LEASES

Ambac is the lessee and lessor for certain lease agreements further described below.

Lessee information

Ambac is the lessee in operating leases for corporate offices, a data center and equipment. Leases in effect at December 31, 2021, have remaining lease terms ranging from slightly over 2 years to 8 years. Certain of these leases include automatic renewal or early termination provisions. Ambac does not include these provisions in the determination of its lease liabilities and

right-of-use assets unless exercise is considered reasonably certain.

Lease costs are included in operating expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Total Comprehensive Income (Loss). The components of lease costs, net of sub-lessor income, is as follows:

Year Ended December 31,	2021		2020
Operating lease cost	$	5	$	4
Variable lease cost	—		—
Sublease income	(1)		(1)
Total lease cost	$	4	$	4

Ambac is required to make variable lease payments under certain leases which primarily relates to variable costs of the lessor, such as taxes, insurance, maintenance and electricity.

Supplemental information related to leases is as follows:

Year Ended December 31,	2021		2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$	5	$	4
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities (non-cash)	—		—

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:

December 31,	2021			2020
Operating leases:
Operating lease right of use assets	$	23		$	25
Operating lease liabilities	28			30
Weighted average remaining lease term:
Operating leases	7.7 years			8.7 years
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases	7.7		%	7.7		%

Operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities are included in Other assets and Other liabilities, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheet.

Future undiscounted lease payments, gross of sublease receipts, to be made are as follows:

As of December 31, 2021	Operating Leases
2022	$	5
2023	5
2024	5
2025	5
2026	4
Thereafter	14
Total lease payments	37
Less: imputed interest	(9)
Total	$	28

Lessor information

Ambac is the lessor in one operating sublease of corporate office space which has a remaining term of 8.0 years. There are no extension or termination provisions.

Future undiscounted lease payments to be received are as follows:

As of December 31, 2021	Operating Leases
2022	$	1
2023	1
2024	1
2025	1
2026	1
Thereafter	4
Total lease receipts	$	10