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Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts - Summary of Information Related to Policies Currently Included in Ambac's Loss Reserves or Subrogation Recoverable (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013 Successor Ambac [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Successor Ambac [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Predecessor Ambac [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Predecessor Ambac [Member]
Schedule of Insured Financial Obligations with Credit Deterioration [Line Items]
Losses and loss expense reserve	$ 6,042,649	$ 6,106,345	$ 6,106,345	$ 6,619,486
Losses and loss expense reserves included in subrogation recoverable	2,313,452			2,611,430
Subrogation recoverable	(501,087)			(497,346)
Subrogation recoveries included in subrogation recoverable	865,714			782,575
Liability for Claims	$ 5,541,562			$ 6,122,140

The amount needed to reflect the estimated ultimate cost of settling claims relating to financial default insured events that have occurred on or before a particular date (ordinarily, the balance sheet date) and the amount needed to provide for the estimated ultimate cost required to investigate and settle claims relating to insured events that have occurred on or before a particular date (ordinarily, the balance sheet date), whether or not reported to the insurer at that date.

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The estimated amount as of the balance sheet date to be received by an insurer from the sale of property (usually damaged) on which the insurer has paid a total claim to the insured and has obtained title to the property and the right of an insurer to pursue any course of recovery of damages, in its name or in the name of the policyholder, against a third party who is liable for costs relating to an insured event that have been paid by the insurer. Estimated salvage and subrogation is generally deducted from the liability for unpaid claims.

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