Debt	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Note 9: Debt The Company has disclosed its debt in “Note 10: Debt” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The following debt discussion provides an update to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. Long-Term Debt The Company's long-term debt consists of surplus notes and MBIA Inc. corporate debt. As of September 30, 2013, accrued interest on the Company's long-term debt was reported within “Long-term debt” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Prior to September 30, 2013, the accrued interest on long-term debt was included in “Other liabilities” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The accrued interest on long-term debt has been reclassified in the prior year's financial statements to conform to the current presentation. This reclassification had no impact on total revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, shareholders' equity, operating cash flows, investing cash flows, or financing cash flows for all periods presented. Surplus Notes As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there was $940 million of principal outstanding related to surplus notes. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, accrued interest related to these surplus notes was $143 million and $61 million, respectively. Interest and principal payments on the 14% Fixed to Floating Rate Surplus Notes due 2033 are subject to prior approval by the Superintendent of the NYSDFS. From the January 15, 2013 interest payment to the present, MBIA Insurance Corporation's requests for approval of the note interest payments have been denied by the NYSDFS. MBIA Insurance Corporation provided notice to the Fiscal Agent that it has not made a scheduled interest payment. The deferred interest payment will become due on the first business day on or after which MBIA Insurance Corporation obtains approval to make such payment. No interest will accrue on the deferred interest. MBIA Inc. Corporate Debt As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there was $584 million and $723 million, respectively, of principal outstanding related to MBIA Inc. corporate debt. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, accrued interest related to MBIA Inc. corporate debt was $10 million and $9 million, respectively. In connection with the BofA Settlement Agreement in May of 2013, MBIA Corp. received $136 million principal amount of the 5.70% Senior Notes due 2034 as consideration for the settlement. These notes were subsequently transferred to National. On a consolidated basis, receipt of these notes by the Company reduced its outstanding debt. Medium-Term Note Obligations During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company redeemed $486 million par value outstanding of MTNs issued by the Company's conduit segment at a cost of 100% of par value. The Company also repurchased approximately $80 million par value outstanding of MBIA Global Funding, LLC (“GFL”) MTNs issued by the Company's asset/liability segment at a weighted average cost of approximately 92% of par value. Other Borrowing Arrangements Blue Ridge Secured Loan In connection with the BofA Settlement Agreement in May of 2013, MBIA Insurance Corporation and Blue Ridge entered into the Blue Ridge Secured Loan, pursuant to which Blue Ridge agreed to make revolving loans to MBIA Insurance Corporation in an aggregate of up to $500 million. The following is a summary of the material terms of the Loan Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1 entered into in June of 2013. This summary is not complete and is subject to the full text of the document described below. During the third quarter of 2013, MBIA Insurance Corporation borrowed $50 million under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan. MBIA Insurance Corporation elected the LIBOR Loans interest rate option and the average interest rate for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was 7.76%. Accrued interest expense for the Blue Ridge Secured Loan is included within “Other liabilities” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Use of Proceeds The proceeds of the Blue Ridge Secured Loan can be used for general corporate purposes. Once the Blue Ridge Secured Loan amount outstanding exceeds $50 million, the proceeds must be used for the purpose of meeting ordinary course liquidity requirements expected to arise during the 30 days following such borrowing. Conditions to Borrowings Blue Ridge's obligation to make loans is subject to usual and customary conditions precedent, including that on the date of the borrowing (i) no default is continuing or would occur as a result of that borrowing and (ii) the representations and warranties specified in the Blue Ridge Secured Loan agreement are true and accurate in all material respects. Security The Loans are secured by a pledge of collateral consisting of the following: (i) MBIA Insurance Corporation's right to receive put-back recoveries related to ineligible mortgage loans included in its insured RMBS transactions; (ii) MBIA Insurance Corporation's future recoveries on defaulted insured RMBS transactions resulting from expected excess spread generated by performing loans in such transactions; (iii) MBIA Insurance Corporation's future installment premiums; and (iv) 65% of the voting capital stock of MBIA Corp.'s equity interest in MBIA UK (Holdings) Limited (the collateral described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, the (“Other Prepayment Collateral”). Under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan, the value of the collateral described in clauses (i) through (iii) above, must at all times be greater than $1.0 billion. As of September 30, 2013, the value of the collateral was approximately $2.5 billion. Interest Rate and Fees Borrowings under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan have a variable interest rate, at MBIA Insurance Corporation's option based on either: (i) the adjusted LIBOR plus an applicable margin (“LIBOR Loans”), or (ii) the highest between (a) Bank of America's prime rate and (b) the sum of the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5% and (c) the adjusted LIBOR plus 1.00%, plus an applicable margin (“Base Rate Loans”). The applicable margin for the LIBOR Loans and the Base Rate Loans is 7.50% and 6.50%, respectively. With respect to any available but undrawn amounts under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan, MBIA Insurance Corporation is obligated to pay a commitment fee on such undrawn amounts of 2.00% per annum. The amount of the commitment fee and interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $4 million. Scheduled Repayment The maturity date of the Blue Ridge Secured Loan is three years from the closing date, at which time any then outstanding loans will be due and payable. Mandatory Prepayments Loans are required to be prepaid (and Blue Ridge's commitments reduced) in an amount equal to the following: (i) 100% of the proceeds of any put-back recoveries and (ii) on and after the first anniversary of the closing date, from the proceeds of any Other Prepayment Collateral in an amount equal to (x) from the first anniversary of the closing date to the second anniversary of the closing date, 50% of such proceeds and (y) from the second anniversary of the closing date to the maturity date, 100% of such proceeds. In addition, loans must be prepaid (and Blue Ridge's commitments reduced) in an amount equal to 100% of the proceeds of certain disposals of assets to the extent exceeding $1 million in aggregate for all such disposals. Finally, loans must be prepaid (but without any commitment reduction) to the extent the proceeds of any borrowing that is a liquidity borrowing are not in fact used for such purposes and have not otherwise been used to repay loans within the required 30-day period. Representations and Warranties The Blue Ridge Secured Loan contains certain customary representations and warranties for loan facilities of this type, which are given on the closing date and at each borrowing under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan agreement, including with respect to organization of MBIA Insurance Corporation, power of authority, enforceability of the loan documents, receipt of any necessary governmental approvals, financial condition and solvency, and compliance with laws. Covenants The Blue Ridge Secured Loan contains certain affirmative, negative and financial covenants, which are customary for loan facilities of this type in relation to, among other matters, delivery of financial statements, notice of material events, existence and conduct of business, payment of taxes and other obligations, maintenance of books and records, compliance with all material laws, and maintenance of insurance, and includes a requirement that MBIA Insurance Corporation maintain at least $750 million of statutory capital (defined as policyholders' surplus plus contingency reserves). In addition, MBIA Insurance Corporation may not, without Blue Ridge's consent, consummate any amendments, compromises or commutations with respect to insurance obligations and settlements of litigation to the extent (x) that payments made in respect of such remediation efforts subsequent to June 28, 2013 exceed $260 million in the aggregate, (y) after giving effect thereto and to any borrowings of loans in connection therewith, the aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding would exceed $200 million or (z) after giving effect thereto, all remediation efforts taken as a whole since the closing date, would, cumulatively, have reduced MBIA Insurance Corporation's statutory capital by $100 million or more. In addition, MBIA Insurance Corporation may not prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment of principal, interest or fees or any other payment on, any of its indebtedness (including the Surplus Notes), except for payments of the loans under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan agreement and except for certain refinancings and refundings of its indebtedness. Change of Control MBIA Insurance Corporation may be required to prepay all amounts outstanding under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan agreement upon the occurrence of a change of control. Events of Default The Blue Ridge Secured Loan agreement contains certain events of default which are customary for loan facilities of this type (and with customary cure periods), including failure to pay principal, interest or fees on the loans, misrepresentation, failure to observe covenants or conditions, failure to pay other material indebtedness, insolvency and bankruptcy matters, and unlawfulness or invalidity of the loan documents.

Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Note 9: Debt

The Company has disclosed its debt in “Note 10: Debt” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The following debt discussion provides an update to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Long-Term Debt

The Company's long-term debt consists of surplus notes and MBIA Inc. corporate debt. As of September 30, 2013, accrued interest on the Company's long-term debt was reported within “Long-term debt” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Prior to September 30, 2013, the accrued interest on long-term debt was included in “Other liabilities” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The accrued interest on long-term debt has been reclassified in the prior year's financial statements to conform to the current presentation. This reclassification had no impact on total revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, shareholders' equity, operating cash flows, investing cash flows, or financing cash flows for all periods presented.

Surplus Notes

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there was $940 million of principal outstanding related to surplus notes. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, accrued interest related to these surplus notes was $143 million and $61 million, respectively.

Interest and principal payments on the 14% Fixed to Floating Rate Surplus Notes due 2033 are subject to prior approval by the Superintendent of the NYSDFS. From the January 15, 2013 interest payment to the present, MBIA Insurance Corporation's requests for approval of the note interest payments have been denied by the NYSDFS. MBIA Insurance Corporation provided notice to the Fiscal Agent that it has not made a scheduled interest payment. The deferred interest payment will become due on the first business day on or after which MBIA Insurance Corporation obtains approval to make such payment. No interest will accrue on the deferred interest.

MBIA Inc. Corporate Debt

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there was $584 million and $723 million, respectively, of principal outstanding related to MBIA Inc. corporate debt. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, accrued interest related to MBIA Inc. corporate debt was $10 million and $9 million, respectively.

In connection with the BofA Settlement Agreement in May of 2013, MBIA Corp. received $136 million principal amount of the 5.70% Senior Notes due 2034 as consideration for the settlement. These notes were subsequently transferred to National. On a consolidated basis, receipt of these notes by the Company reduced its outstanding debt.

Medium-Term Note Obligations

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company redeemed $486 million par value outstanding of MTNs issued by the Company's conduit segment at a cost of 100% of par value. The Company also repurchased approximately $80 million par value outstanding of MBIA Global Funding, LLC (“GFL”) MTNs issued by the Company's asset/liability segment at a weighted average cost of approximately 92% of par value.

Other Borrowing Arrangements

Blue Ridge Secured Loan

In connection with the BofA Settlement Agreement in May of 2013, MBIA Insurance Corporation and Blue Ridge entered into the Blue Ridge Secured Loan, pursuant to which Blue Ridge agreed to make revolving loans to MBIA Insurance Corporation in an aggregate of up to $500 million. The following is a summary of the material terms of the Loan Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1 entered into in June of 2013. This summary is not complete and is subject to the full text of the document described below.

During the third quarter of 2013, MBIA Insurance Corporation borrowed $50 million under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan. MBIA Insurance Corporation elected the LIBOR Loans interest rate option and the average interest rate for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was 7.76%. Accrued interest expense for the Blue Ridge Secured Loan is included within “Other liabilities” on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

Use of Proceeds

The proceeds of the Blue Ridge Secured Loan can be used for general corporate purposes. Once the Blue Ridge Secured Loan amount outstanding exceeds $50 million, the proceeds must be used for the purpose of meeting ordinary course liquidity requirements expected to arise during the 30 days following such borrowing.

Conditions to Borrowings

Blue Ridge's obligation to make loans is subject to usual and customary conditions precedent, including that on the date of the borrowing (i) no default is continuing or would occur as a result of that borrowing and (ii) the representations and warranties specified in the Blue Ridge Secured Loan agreement are true and accurate in all material respects.

Security

The Loans are secured by a pledge of collateral consisting of the following: (i) MBIA Insurance Corporation's right to receive put-back recoveries related to ineligible mortgage loans included in its insured RMBS transactions; (ii) MBIA Insurance Corporation's future recoveries on defaulted insured RMBS transactions resulting from expected excess spread generated by performing loans in such transactions; (iii) MBIA Insurance Corporation's future installment premiums; and (iv) 65% of the voting capital stock of MBIA Corp.'s equity interest in MBIA UK (Holdings) Limited (the collateral described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, the (“Other Prepayment Collateral”). Under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan, the value of the collateral described in clauses (i) through (iii) above, must at all times be greater than $1.0 billion. As of September 30, 2013, the value of the collateral was approximately $2.5 billion.

Interest Rate and Fees

Borrowings under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan have a variable interest rate, at MBIA Insurance Corporation's option based on either: (i) the adjusted LIBOR plus an applicable margin (“LIBOR Loans”), or (ii) the highest between (a) Bank of America's prime rate and (b) the sum of the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5% and (c) the adjusted LIBOR plus 1.00%, plus an applicable margin (“Base Rate Loans”). The applicable margin for the LIBOR Loans and the Base Rate Loans is 7.50% and 6.50%, respectively. With respect to any available but undrawn amounts under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan, MBIA Insurance Corporation is obligated to pay a commitment fee on such undrawn amounts of 2.00% per annum. The amount of the commitment fee and interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $4 million.

Scheduled Repayment

The maturity date of the Blue Ridge Secured Loan is three years from the closing date, at which time any then outstanding loans will be due and payable.

Mandatory Prepayments

Loans are required to be prepaid (and Blue Ridge's commitments reduced) in an amount equal to the following: (i) 100% of the proceeds of any put-back recoveries and (ii) on and after the first anniversary of the closing date, from the proceeds of any Other Prepayment Collateral in an amount equal to (x) from the first anniversary of the closing date to the second anniversary of the closing date, 50% of such proceeds and (y) from the second anniversary of the closing date to the maturity date, 100% of such proceeds. In addition, loans must be prepaid (and Blue Ridge's commitments reduced) in an amount equal to 100% of the proceeds of certain disposals of assets to the extent exceeding $1 million in aggregate for all such disposals. Finally, loans must be prepaid (but without any commitment reduction) to the extent the proceeds of any borrowing that is a liquidity borrowing are not in fact used for such purposes and have not otherwise been used to repay loans within the required 30-day period.

Representations and Warranties

The Blue Ridge Secured Loan contains certain customary representations and warranties for loan facilities of this type, which are given on the closing date and at each borrowing under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan agreement, including with respect to organization of MBIA Insurance Corporation, power of authority, enforceability of the loan documents, receipt of any necessary governmental approvals, financial condition and solvency, and compliance with laws.

Covenants

The Blue Ridge Secured Loan contains certain affirmative, negative and financial covenants, which are customary for loan facilities of this type in relation to, among other matters, delivery of financial statements, notice of material events, existence and conduct of business, payment of taxes and other obligations, maintenance of books and records, compliance with all material laws, and maintenance of insurance, and includes a requirement that MBIA Insurance Corporation maintain at least $750 million of statutory capital (defined as policyholders' surplus plus contingency reserves).

In addition, MBIA Insurance Corporation may not, without Blue Ridge's consent, consummate any amendments, compromises or commutations with respect to insurance obligations and settlements of litigation to the extent (x) that payments made in respect of such remediation efforts subsequent to June 28, 2013 exceed $260 million in the aggregate, (y) after giving effect thereto and to any borrowings of loans in connection therewith, the aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding would exceed $200 million or (z) after giving effect thereto, all remediation efforts taken as a whole since the closing date, would, cumulatively, have reduced MBIA Insurance Corporation's statutory capital by $100 million or more.

In addition, MBIA Insurance Corporation may not prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment of principal, interest or fees or any other payment on, any of its indebtedness (including the Surplus Notes), except for payments of the loans under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan agreement and except for certain refinancings and refundings of its indebtedness.

Change of Control

MBIA Insurance Corporation may be required to prepay all amounts outstanding under the Blue Ridge Secured Loan agreement upon the occurrence of a change of control.

Events of Default

The Blue Ridge Secured Loan agreement contains certain events of default which are customary for loan facilities of this type (and with customary cure periods), including failure to pay principal, interest or fees on the loans, misrepresentation, failure to observe covenants or conditions, failure to pay other material indebtedness, insolvency and bankruptcy matters, and unlawfulness or invalidity of the loan documents.

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