AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC AMBC Income Statement

Ambac financial group inc (AMBC)

Income statement / TTM

Mar'20	Dec'19	Sep'19	Jun'19	Mar'19	Dec'18	Sep'18	Jun'18	Mar'18	Dec'17	Sep'17	Jun'17	Mar'17	Sep'16	Jun'16	Mar'16	Dec'15	Sep'15	Jun'15	Mar'15	Dec'14	Sep'14	Jun'14	Mar'14	Dec'13	Sep'13	Jun'13	Apr'13	Mar'13	Dec'12	Sep'12	Jun'12	Mar'12	Dec'11	Sep'11	Jun'11	Mar'11	Sep'10	Jun'10
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-534	-511	-322	-	-292	-239	-310	-464	-689	-892	-	-2,725	-	-2,386	-2,217	29	60	58	45	0	0	0
Revenues:
Premiums Earned, Net, Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts
48,299	66,299	75,029	90,203	108,206	111,089	113,882	141,231	158,547	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	232,101	225,397	229,531	-	296,921	303,039	296,065	313,774	332,782	374,907	-	419,910	-	423,911	412,892	409,121	405,970	0	0	0	-	-
Net investment income:
Securities available-for-sale and short-term
180,000	196,000	210,381	224,036	207,449	271,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	255,497	272,759	287,363	-	290,449	259,344	211,673	228,478	0	0	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investment Income
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12,905	15,029	15,765	-	6,120	5,770	5,574	4,123	0	0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net investment income (loss)
151,996	227,996	223,479	237,274	217,477	272,717	342,291	371,136	389,634	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	268,402	287,788	303,128	-	302,599	271,144	217,247	231,515	256,262	288,214	-	355,854	-	382,021	388,642	390,445	354,796	0	0	0	-	-
Other-than-temporary impairment losses:
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	63,198	57,810	0	0	0	-	-	-	34,268	49,560	93,247	-	0	0	-	-	-
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Available-for-sale Securities
-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47,628	20,600	26,601	-	29,360	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)
-	-	38	38	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-32,702	-9,813	-8,080	-	1,522	710	-654	0	0	0	-	-	-	-7,300	-4,938	0	-	0	0	-	-	-
Net other-than-temporary impairments
-	71	-1,588	-1,364	-	-80	623	-13,153	-15,930	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,926	10,787	18,521	-	110,960	67,912	57,156	0	0	0	-	-	-	-42,844	-53,377	-68,627	-63,843	0	0	0	-	-
Net realized investment gains
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,351	20,756	50,527	55,702	69,174	-	117,769	-	82,962	84,884	15,289	17,347	0	0	0	-	-
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gain (Loss), Excluding Other than Temporary Impairments
0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Realized Investment Gains (Losses)
0	0	-	-	0	111,624	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Change in fair value of credit derivatives:
Realized gains and other settlements
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,196	10,553	12,287	14,605	15,969	-	12,968	-	12,896	13,781	14,932	17,001	0	0	0	-	-
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Derivatives
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unrealized gains (losses)
0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	51,599	23,160	11,338	-	119,822	142,616	189,698	193,369	58,574	53,456	-	-2,178	-	28,050	4,230	34,781	31,031	0	0	0	-	-
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net
-103,302	-49,302	-106,018	-78,545	-34,201	6,990	83,250	69,830	101,590	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net change in fair value of credit derivatives
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55,073	25,537	14,025	-	124,034	147,812	200,251	205,656	73,179	69,425	-	10,790	-	40,946	18,011	49,713	48,032	0	0	0	-	-
Net gains (losses) on interest rate derivatives
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-115,434	-66,036	-165,020	-	-98,825	-70,768	60,930	114,202	83,653	35,274	-	-172,530	-	-133,599	-313,367	-254,871	-280,824	0	0	0	-	-
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt
-	0	0	0	-	3,121	3,121	3,121	5,294	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-74,643	-76,063	-74,817	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-
Other Operating Income (Expense), Net
133,468	134,468	135,792	-4,890	6,509	5,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9,498	3,394	9,816	-	12,142	9,345	6,258	13,862	15,462	16,845	-	50,803	-	93,539	88,935	62,025	25,535	0	0	0	-	-
Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity, Operating Income or Loss
24,538	37,538	30,992	21,579	18,862	3,436	24,219	18,339	16,543	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40,492	71,043	-19,708	-	-142,904	-96,911	-54,165	-10,297	98,917	49,945	-	50,883	-	-238,711	-189,840	-193,023	-214,368	0	0	0	-	-
Total revenues
326,000	496,000	457,578	375,431	436,943	511,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	480,793	548,442	375,023	-	488,791	505,104	690,186	872,475	875,846	901,356	-	652,980	-	433,906	262,461	416,617	295,764	738,351	1,093,804	0	0	0
Expenses:
Losses and loss expenses (benefit)
117,659	12,659	-126,639	-130,277	35,782	-223,613	-79,046	97,259	130,780	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-983,824	-879,309	-556,515	-	1,877	-123,715	-325,149	-134,003	-170,628	-35,083	-	732,445	-	1,528,634	1,487,141	942,128	1,859,455	0	0	0	-	-
Amortization of Intangible Assets
271,663	294,663	308,645	317,645	114,645	107,281	112,467	131,736	141,965	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	157,152	159,380	157,548	-	147,111	142,676	131,372	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating expenses
101,712	102,712	101,051	103,797	100,770	112,204	119,799	125,505	130,746	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	101,544	102,051	100,211	-	102,837	102,371	94,555	103,198	111,274	119,574	-	136,924	-	138,893	150,406	132,372	141,305	0	0	0	-	-
Interest expense
263,306	268,306	268,370	267,118	262,183	242,256	207,182	170,654	136,442	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	117,334	119,276	123,056	-	128,111	128,087	117,278	108,115	99,484	90,935	-	101,646	-	122,050	131,856	131,671	128,092	0	0	0	-	-
Goodwill, Impairment Loss
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total expenses
755,000	680,000	552,299	559,155	514,252	238,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-93,283	-498,602	-175,700	-	379,936	249,419	18,056	74,698	4,925	102,748	-	873,385	-	1,784,937	1,764,763	1,201,531	2,128,852	1,541,743	1,962,913	0	0	0
Pre-tax income before reorganization items
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	108,855	255,685	672,130	797,777	870,921	798,608	-	-220,405	-	-1,351,031	-1,502,302	-784,914	-1,833,088	-803,392	-869,109	0	0	0
Reorganization items
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	276	278	516	2,552	5,222	6,470	-	6,813	-	14,547	21,814	27,517	49,861	39,794	0	0	0	-
Pre-tax income (loss)
-429,052	-183,052	-94,188	-183,191	-76,776	272,533	287,752	122,234	129,918	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	574,076	1,047,042	550,535	-	108,579	255,407	671,614	795,225	865,699	792,138	-	-227,218	-	-1,365,578	-1,524,116	-812,431	-1,882,949	-843,186	-900,384	0	0	0
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
23,000	32,000	31,450	30,722	4,395	5,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14,607	14,113	8,017	-	9,821	8,071	10,763	8,171	3,857	3,930	-	3,206	-	275	74,619	75,372	77,422	77,968	2,835	0	0	0
Net income (loss)
-452,313	-215,313	-125,772	-214,047	-81,305	267,399	268,379	99,633	102,430	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	559,469	1,032,929	542,518	-	98,758	247,336	660,851	787,054	861,842	788,208	-	-230,424	-	-1,365,853	-1,598,735	-887,803	-1,960,371	-921,154	-903,219	0	0	0
AMPS Exchange Loss Based on Carry Value
-	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent
-452,313	-215,313	-125,772	-295,733	-162,991	185,713	186,693	99,633	102,430	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	560,003	1,033,440	542,840	-	99,050	247,575	661,161	787,518	862,531	789,100	-	-227,699	-	-1,363,467	-1,596,518	-887,832	-1,960,431	-921,212	-903,264	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax:
Net income (loss)
-452,313	-215,313	-125,772	-214,047	-81,305	267,399	268,379	99,633	102,430	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	559,469	1,032,929	542,518	-	98,758	247,336	660,851	787,054	861,842	788,208	-	-230,424	-	-1,365,853	-1,598,735	-887,803	-1,960,371	-921,154	-903,219	0	0	0
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities, net of income tax provision (benefit) of $(0) and $(1)
-137,000	65,000	-26,163	3,359	-11,304	55,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-126,962	-152,569	146,433	-	251,856	322,958	46,812	52,188	150,082	204,651	-	332,100	-	92,312	-52,255	28,360	120,637	0	0	0	-	-
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gain (loss) included in net loss, net of tax of $0
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	48,614	0	0	0	-	-
Gains (losses) on foreign currency translation, net of income tax provision (benefit) of $0 and $0
-35,000	26,000	-45,297	-30,600	-65,056	-48,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-50,822	-58,342	-81,688	-	-972	77,255	47,449	42,904	26,760	-11,352	-	-4,014	-	-726	-4,676	357	1,528	0	0	0	-	-
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Financial Liability, Fair Value Option, Unrealized Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, after Tax
3,000	0	-1,459	-1,045	-2,114	-1,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Changes to postretirement benefit, net of income tax provision (benefit) of $0 and $0
3,000	1,000	1,180	1,161	1,141	2,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	671	655	639	-	-10,235	-10,439	-10,643	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amortization of postretirement benefit, net of tax of $0
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-808	-	2,328	-5,270	2,328	-753	0	0	0	-	-
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax
-171,000	91,000	-72,099	-27,447	-77,615	6,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-178,455	-211,566	64,106	-	261,119	410,652	104,904	106,747	181,920	198,738	-	273,996	-	49,890	-91,689	74,596	171,532	0	0	0	-	-
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
-623,000	-125,000	-197,270	-240,893	-158,319	274,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	381,014	821,363	606,624	-	359,877	657,988	765,755	893,801	1,043,762	986,946	-	43,572	-	-1,315,963	-1,690,424	-813,207	-1,788,839	0	0	0	-	-
Less: comprehensive (gain) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest:
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-534	-511	-322	-	-292	-239	-310	-464	-689	-892	-	-2,725	-	-2,386	-2,217	29	60	58	45	0	0	0
Currency translation adjustments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-477	-600	-806	-	8	817	487	400	64	-233	-	-278	-	139	18	34	47	0	0	0	-	-
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
-623,000	-125,000	-197,584	-322,893	-240,319	192,000	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	382,025	822,474	607,752	-	360,161	657,410	765,578	893,865	1,044,387	988,071	-	46,575	-	-1,313,716	-1,688,225	-813,270	-1,788,946	0	0	0	-	-
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Ambac Financial Group, Inc. common shareholders
Earnings Per Share, Basic
-6.07	-2.40	1.44	-2.79	-0.94	-0.45	-2.27	0.09	6.72	-0.43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-8.66	6.26	4.75	-	1.83	-4.61	3.46	1.53	5.13	4.57	-	0.93	-	0.52	-2.68	0.84	-3.18	-0.25	-0.34	-2.71	0.25	-0.20
Earnings Per Share, Diluted
-6.07	-2.40	1.41	-2.79	-0.94	-0.45	-2.27	0.09	6.70	-0.43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-8.66	6.05	4.57	-	1.77	-4.61	3.31	1.51	4.98	4.42	-	0.93	-	0.52	-2.68	0.84	-3.18	-0.25	-0.34	-2.71	0.25	-0.20
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic
46,060	-	45,997	45,986	45,832	46,916	45,749	45,683	45,471	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	302,469	-	302,469,966	302,469	302,466	-301,862,320	302,467,255	302,467	302,355	302,177	290,050
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted
46,060	-	47,020	45,986	45,832	45,944	45,749	46,472	45,653	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	302,579	-	302,582,276	302,469	302,580	-301,862,320	302,467,255	302,467	302,355	302,177	290,050
Successor [Member]
Less: net gain (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Premiums Earned, Net, Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	261,883	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest and Dividend Income, Securities, Operating, Available-for-sale
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other investments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total net investment income
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	286,854	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Available-for-sale Securities
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portion of other-than-temporary impairment recognized in other comprehensive income
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net other-than-temporary impairments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net realized investment gains
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gain (Loss), Excluding Other than Temporary Impairments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Derivatives
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unrealized gains (losses)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net change in fair value of credit derivatives
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	15,509	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net gains (losses) on interest rate derivatives
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-124,951	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net realized gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	4,845	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Income (Expense), Net
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income (loss) on variable interest entities
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-22,680	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total revenues
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Losses and loss expenses (benefit)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	-564,046	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Insurance intangible amortization
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	188,813	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating expenses
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	104,770	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest expense
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	123,189	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goodwill, Impairment Loss
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total expenses
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pre-tax income (loss)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	586,661	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net income (loss)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	556,520	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net income (loss)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities, net of income tax provision (benefit) of ($1,708) and $0
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gains (losses) on foreign currency translation, net of income tax provision of $0 and $0
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Financial Liability, Fair Value Option, after Tax and Reclassification Adjustment, Attributable to Parent
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Changes to postretirement benefit, net of income tax of $0 and $0
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earnings Per Share, Basic
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-4.20	0.16	-2.77	2.24	1.30	0.21	8.57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earnings Per Share, Diluted
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-4.20	0.16	-2.77	2.22	1.29	0.21	8.56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Predecessor [Member]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Premiums Earned, Net, Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest and Dividend Income, Securities, Operating, Available-for-sale
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other investments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Investment Income
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Portion of other -than-temporary impairment recognized in other comprehensive income
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net other-than-temporary impairments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net realized investment gains
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Realized gains and other settlements
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net, Pretax
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments Held for Trading Purposes, Net
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net realized losses on extinguishment of debt
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other income
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Variable Interest Entity, Measure of Activity, Operating Income or Loss
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Revenues
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Policyholder Benefits and Claims Incurred, Net, Financial Guarantee
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amortization of Intangible Assets
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Underwriting Expense
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Interest expense
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total expenses before reorganization items
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pre-tax (loss) income from continuing operations before reorganization items
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reorganization items
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net income (loss)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net income (loss)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, Net of Tax
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gains (losses) on foreign currency translation, net of deferred income taxes of $0
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Changes to postretirement benefit, net of tax of $0
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total comprehensive income (loss)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Currency translation adjustments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earnings Per Share, Basic
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11.07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Earnings Per Share, Diluted
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11.07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-