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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
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Quantitative Information Regarding The Significant Unobservable Inputs For Certain Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis
   Fair Value      
   as of     Range
   March 31,     (Weighted
In millions 2014 Valuation Techniques Unobservable Input Average)
Assets of consolidated VIEs:         
 Loans receivable at fair value $1,557 Market prices adjusted for financial Impact of financial guarantee 0% - 14% (3%)
       guarantees provided to VIE obligations    
 Loan repurchase commitments  364 Discounted cash flow Recovery rates(1)  
        Breach rates(1)  
           
Liabilities of consolidated VIEs:         
 Variable interest entity notes  812 Market prices of VIE assets Impact of financial guarantee 0% - 31% (14%)
       adjusted for financial guarantees provided    
           
Credit derivative liabilities, net:         
 CMBS  282 BET Model Recovery rates 25% - 90% (74%)
        Nonperformance risk 5% - 23% (20%)
        Weighted average life (in years) 0.9 - 3.3 (2.9)
        CMBS spreads 0% - 32% (10%)
 Multi-sector CDO  12 Direct Price Model Nonperformance risk 55% - 55% (55%)
 Other  15 BET Model and Dual Default Recovery rates 42% - 45% (45%)
        Nonperformance risk 10% - 51% (37%)
        Weighted average life (in years) 0.2 - 8.5 (2.2)
Other derivative liabilities   31 Discounted cash flow Cash flows $0 - $83 ($42)(2)
           
____________     
(1) - Recovery rates and breach rates include estimates about potential variations in the outcome of litigation with a counterparty.
(2) - Midpoint of cash flows are used for the weighted average.

   Fair Value       
   as of     Range 
   December 31,     (Weighted 
In millions 2013 Valuation Techniques Unobservable Input Average) 
Assets of consolidated VIEs:          
 Loans receivable at fair value $1,612 Market prices adjusted for financial Impact of financial guarantee 0% - 17% (3%) 
       guarantees provided to VIE obligations     
 Loan repurchase commitments  359 Discounted cash flow Recovery rates(1)   
        Breach rates(1)   
            
Liabilities of consolidated VIEs:          
 Variable interest entity notes  940 Market prices of VIE assets Impact of financial guarantee 0% - 25% (12%) 
       adjusted for financial guarantees provided     
            
Credit derivative liabilities, net:          
 CMBS  1,050 BET Model Recovery rates 25% - 90% (60%) 
        Nonperformance risk 8% - 57% (25%) 
        Weighted average life (in years) 1.1 - 28.0 (3.3) 
        CMBS spreads 1% - 29% (13%) 
 Multi-sector CDO  12 Direct Price Model Nonperformance risk 57% - 57% (57%) 
 Other  85 BET Model and Dual Default Recovery rates 42% - 90% (45%) 
        Nonperformance risk 13% - 54% (25%) 
        Weighted average life (in years) 0.2 - 8.7 (2.3) 
 ____________     
 (1) - Recovery rates and breach rates include estimates about potential variations in the outcome of litigation with a counterparty.
Company's Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis
      Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using   
      Quoted Prices in Significant          
      Active Markets Other Significant  Counterparty   
      for Identical Observable Unobservable  and Cash Balance as of
      Assets Inputs Inputs  Collateral March 31,
In millions (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)  Netting 2014
Assets:                
Fixed-maturity investments:                
 U.S. Treasury and government agency $462 $109 $0  $0 $571
 State and municipal bonds  0  1,821  62 (1)  0  1,883
 Foreign governments  187  78  7 (1)  0  272
 Corporate obligations  0  1,972  30 (1)  0  2,002
 Mortgage-backed securities:                
  Residential mortgage-backed agency  0  1,125  29 (1)  0  1,154
  Residential mortgage-backed non-agency  0  85  0   0  85
  Commercial mortgage-backed  0  27  14 (1)  0  41
 Asset-backed securities:                
  Collateralized debt obligations  0  39  115 (1)  0  154
  Other asset-backed  0  140  85 (1)  0  225
   Total fixed-maturity investments  649  5,396  342   0  6,387
Money market securities  579  0  0   0  579
Perpetual debt and equity securities  29  11  15 (1)  0  55
Cash and cash equivalents  679  0  0   0  679
Derivative assets:                
 Non-insured derivative assets:                
  Interest rate derivatives  0  58  0   (54)  4
   Total derivative assets  0  58  0   (54)  4
                     
      Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using   
      Quoted Prices in Significant          
      Active Markets Other Significant  Counterparty   
      for Identical Observable Unobservable  and Cash Balance as of
      Assets Inputs Inputs  Collateral March 31,
In millions (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)  Netting 2014
Assets of consolidated VIEs:                
 Corporate obligations  0  24  64 (1)  0  88
 Mortgage-backed securities:                
  Residential mortgage-backed non-agency  0  208  5 (1)  0  213
  Commercial mortgage-backed  0  94  3 (1)  0  97
 Asset-backed securities:                
  Collateralized debt obligations  0  14  14 (1)  0  28
  Other asset-backed  0  36  42 (1)  0  78
 Money market securities  35  0  0   0  35
 Cash  54  0  0   0  54
 Loans receivable  0  0  1,557   0  1,557
 Loan repurchase commitments  0  0  364   0  364
Total assets $2,025 $5,841 $2,406  $(54) $10,218
Liabilities:                
Medium-term notes $0 $0 $215 (1) $0 $215
Derivative liabilities:                
 Insured derivatives:                
  Credit derivatives  0  4  309   0  313
 Non-insured derivatives:                
  Interest rate derivatives  0  190  0   (153)  37
  Other   0  0  31   0  31
Other liabilities:                
 Warrants  0  76  0   0  76
Liabilities of consolidated VIEs:                
 Variable interest entity notes  0  1,382  812   0  2,194
 Derivative liabilities:                
  Currency derivatives  0  0  5 (1)  0  5
Total liabilities $0 $1,652 $1,372  $(153) $2,871
____________                
(1) - Unobservable inputs are either not developed by the Company or do not significantly impact the overall fair values of the aggregate financial assets and liabilities.
                     

      Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using   
      Quoted Prices in Significant          
      Active Markets Other Significant  Counterparty   
      for Identical Observable Unobservable  and Cash Balance as of
      Assets Inputs Inputs  Collateral December 31,
In millions (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)  Netting 2013
Assets:                
Fixed-maturity investments:                
 U.S. Treasury and government agency $397 $156 $0  $0 $553
 State and municipal bonds  0  1,765  19 (1)  0  1,784
 Foreign governments  112  65  12 (1)  0  189
 Corporate obligations  0  1,776  48 (1)  0  1,824
 Mortgage-backed securities:                
  Residential mortgage-backed agency  0  1,173  0   0  1,173
  Residential mortgage-backed non-agency  0  86  6 (1)  0  92
  Commercial mortgage-backed  0  25  14 (1)  0  39
 Asset-backed securities:                
  Collateralized debt obligations  0  72  82 (1)  0  154
  Other asset-backed  0  130  58 (1)  0  188
   Total fixed-maturity investments  509  5,248  239   0  5,996
Money market securities  783  0  0   0  783
Perpetual debt and equity securities  27  13  11 (1)  0  51
Cash and cash equivalents  1,161  0  0   0  1,161
Derivative assets:                
 Non-insured derivative assets:                
  Interest rate derivatives  0  46  0   (42)  4
   Total derivative assets  0  46  0   (42)  4
                     
      Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using   
      Quoted Prices in Significant          
      Active Markets Other Significant  Counterparty   
      for Identical Observable Unobservable  and Cash Balance as of
      Assets Inputs Inputs  Collateral December 31,
In millions (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)  Netting 2013
Assets of consolidated VIEs:                
 Corporate obligations  0  41  48 (1)  0  89
 Mortgage-backed securities:                
  Residential mortgage-backed non-agency  0  255  4 (1)  0  259
  Commercial mortgage-backed  0  102  3 (1)  0  105
 Asset-backed securities:                
  Collateralized debt obligations  0  14  22 (1)  0  36
  Other asset-backed  0  44  54 (1)  0  98
 Money market securities  136  0  0   0  136
 Cash  97  0  0   0  97
 Loans receivable  0  0  1,612   0  1,612
 Loan repurchase commitments  0  0  359   0  359
Total assets $2,713 $5,763 $2,352  $(42) $10,786
Liabilities:                
Medium-term notes $0 $0 $203 (1) $0 $203
Derivative liabilities:                
 Insured derivatives:                
  Credit derivatives  0  5  1,147   0  1,152
 Non-insured derivatives:                
  Interest rate derivatives  0  165  0   (165)  0
Other liabilities:                
 Warrants  0  59  0   0  59
Liabilities of consolidated VIEs:                
 Variable interest entity notes  0  1,416  940   0  2,356
 Derivative liabilities:                
  Currency derivatives  0  0  11 (1)  0  11
Total liabilities $0 $1,645 $2,301  $(165) $3,781
____________                
(1) - Unobservable inputs are either not developed by the Company or do not significantly impact the overall fair values of the aggregate financial assets and liabilities.
                     
Fair Value Hierarchy Table Presents The Company's Assets And Liabilities Not Recorded At Fair Value On The Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet
   Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using       
   Quoted Prices in Significant Significant  Fair Value Carry Value 
    Active Markets for Other Observable Unobservable Balance as of  Balance as of  
    Identical Assets Inputs Inputs March 31, March 31, 
In millions  (Level 1)  (Level 2)  (Level 3) 2014 2014 
Assets:                
 Other investments $0 $0 $4 $4 $4 
 Accrued investment income(1)  0  49  0  49  49 
 Receivable for investments sold(1)  0  30  0  30  30 
Assets of consolidated VIEs:                
 Investments held-to-maturity  0  0  2,695  2,695  2,793 
Total assets $0 $79 $2,699 $2,778 $2,876 
Liabilities:                
 Investment agreements $0 $0 $821 $821 $689 
 Medium-term notes  0  0  952  952  1,203 
 Long-term debt  0  1,530  0  1,530  1,731 
 Payable for investments purchased(2)  0  62  0  62  62 
Liabilities of consolidated VIEs:                
 Variable interest entity notes  0  0  2,719  2,719  2,818 
Total liabilities $0 $1,592 $4,492 $6,084 $6,503 
Financial Guarantees:                
 Gross $0 $0 $3,739 $3,739 $2,268 
 Ceded  0  0  95  95  74 
__________                
(1) - Reported within "Other assets" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(2) - Reported within "Other liabilities" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.

   Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using      
   Quoted Prices in Significant Significant  Fair Value Carry Value
    Active Markets for  Other Observable Unobservable Balance as of  Balance as of
    Identical Assets Inputs Inputs December 31, December 31,
In millions  (Level 1)  (Level 2)  (Level 3) 2013 2013
Assets:               
 Other investments $0 $0 $4 $4 $5
 Accrued investment income(1)  0  52  0  52  52
 Receivable for investments sold(1)  0  22  0  22  22
 Net cash collateral pledged(1)  24  0  0  24  24
Assets of consolidated VIEs:               
 Investments held-to-maturity  0  0  2,651  2,651  2,801
Total assets $24 $74 $2,655 $2,753 $2,904
Liabilities:               
 Investment agreements $0 $0 $814 $814 $700
 Medium-term notes  0  0  927  927  1,224
 Long-term debt  0  1,412  0  1,412  1,702
 Payable for investments purchased(2)  0  31  0  31  31
Liabilities of consolidated VIEs:               
 Variable interest entity notes  0  0  2,751  2,751  2,930
Total liabilities $0 $1,443 $4,492 $5,935 $6,587
Financial Guarantees:               
 Gross $0 $0 $2,843 $2,843 $2,388
 Ceded  0  0  71  71  76
__________               
(1) - Reported within "Other assets" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
(2) - Reported within "Other liabilities" on MBIA's consolidated balance sheets.
Changes In Level 3 Assets Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis
Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
                                      Change in
                                      Unrealized
                                      Gains
                                      (Losses) for
                                      the Period
                                      Included in
        Unrealized                            Earnings
        Gains / Unrealized Foreign                      for Assets
        (Losses) Gains / Exchange                      still held
  Balance, Realized Included (Losses) Recognized             Transfers Transfers    as of
  Beginning Gains / in Included in OCI or             into out of Ending March 31,
In millions of Period (Losses) Earnings in OCI Earnings Purchases Issuances Settlements Sales Level 3(1) Level 3(1) Balance 2014
Assets:                                       
Foreign governments $12 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $(5) $0 $0 $0 $7 $0
Corporate obligations  48  (1)  1  (1)  0  0  0  (1)  (19)  3  0  30  0
Residential mortgage-                                       
backed agency  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  29  0  29  0
Residential mortgage-                                       
backed non-agency  6  0  0  (1)  0  0  0  0  0  0  (5)  0  0
Commercial                                       
mortgage-backed  14  0  0  0  0  0  0  (1)  0  1  0  14  0
Collateralized debt                                       
obligations  82  0  0  3  0  5  0  (2)  0  33  (6)  115  0
Other asset-backed  58  0  0  5  0  0  0  (2)  0  24  0  85  0
State and municipal                                       
bonds  19  0  0  0  0  0  0  (1)  0  44  0  62  0
Perpetual debt and equity securities  11  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  0  15  0
Assets of                                       
consolidated VIEs:                                       
Corporate obligations  48  0  0  0  0  0  0  (1)  0  17  0  64  1
Residential mortgage-                                       
backed non-agency  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  5  0
Commercial                                       
mortgage-backed  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  0
Collateralized debt                                       
obligations  22  0  (3)  0  0  0  0  (2)  0  0  (3)  14  (1)
Other asset-backed  54  0  (12)  0  0  0  0  (4)  0  4  0  42  0
Loans receivable  1,612  0  (1)  0  0  0  0  (54)  0  0  0  1,557  (1)
Loan repurchase                                       
commitments  359  0  5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  364  5
Total assets $2,352 $(1) $(10) $6 $0 $5 $0 $(73) $(19) $160 $(14) $2,406 $4

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
                                      Change in
                                      Unrealized
                                      Gains
                                      (Losses) for
                                      the Period
                                      Included in
        Unrealized                            Earnings for
        Gains / Unrealized Foreign                      Assets
        (Losses) Gains / Exchange                      still held
  Balance, Realized Included (Losses) Recognized             Transfers Transfers    as of
  Beginning Gains / in Included in OCI or             into out of Ending March 31,
In millions of Period (Losses) Earnings in OCI Earnings Purchases Issuances Settlements Sales Level 3(1) Level 3(1) Balance 2013
Assets:                                       
Foreign governments $3 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8 $(3) $8 $0
Corporate obligations  76  2  4  1  (2)  0  0  (1)  (23)  0  0  57  4
Residential mortgage-                                       
Residential mortgage-                                       
backed non-agency  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  (3)  0  0  0  1  0
Commercial                                       
mortgage-backed  28  0  0  4  0  0  0  0  (19)  1  (1)  13  0
Collateralized debt                                       
obligations  31  (1)  0  3  0  0  0  (4)  0  9  (1)  37  0
Other asset-backed  26  0  0  1  0  0  0  (2)  0  42  0  67  0
State and municipal                                       
bonds  103  2  0  0  0  0  0  (1)  (13)  0  (68)  23  0
Perpetual debt and equity securities  14  0  0  0  (1)  0  0  0  0  0  (3)  10  0
Assets of                                       
consolidated VIEs:                                       
Corporate obligations  78  0  (2)  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  79  0
Residential mortgage-                                       
backed non-agency  6  0  6  0  0  0  0  (6)  0  1  (1)  6  1
Commercial                                       
mortgage-backed  7  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  20  0  28  1
Collateralized debt                                       
obligations  125  0  (8)  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  (1)  117  (4)
Other asset-backed  64  0  (14)  0  0  0  0  (3)  0  0  0  47  (9)
Loans receivable  1,881  0  8  0  0  0  0  (70)  0  0  0  1,819  8
Loan repurchase                                       
commitments  1,086  0  90  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1,176  90
Total assets $3,532 $3 $85 $9 $(3) $0 $0 $(90) $(55) $85 $(78) $3,488 $91
Changes In Level 3 Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis
                                      Change in
                                      Unrealized
                                      (Gains)
                                      Losses for
                                      the Period
                                      Included in
        Unrealized                            Earnings for
        (Gains) / Unrealized Foreign                      Liabilities
        Losses (Gains) / Exchange                      still held
  Balance, Realized Included Losses Recognized             Transfers Transfers    as of
  Beginning (Gains) / in Included in OCI or             into out of Ending March 31,
In millions of Period Losses Earnings in OCI Earnings Purchases Issuances Settlements Sales Level 3(1) Level 3(1) Balance 2014
Liabilities:                                       
Medium-term notes $203 $0 $12 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $215 $12
Credit derivatives, net  1,147  339  (838)  0  0  0  0  (339)  0  0  0  309  (30)
Interest rate                                       
Currency                                       
Other                                       
derivatives  0  30  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  31  1
Liabilities of                                       
consolidated VIEs:                                       
VIE notes  940  0  18  0  0  0  0  (105)  (41)  0  0  812  16
Currency                                       
derivatives, net  11  0  (6)  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  5  (6)
Total liabilities $2,301 $369 $(813) $0 $0 $0 $0 $(444) $(41) $0 $0 $1,372 $(7)
_______________                          
(1) - Transferred in and out at the end of the period.

                                      Change in
                                      Unrealized
                                      (Gains)
                                      Losses for
                                      the Period
                                      Included in
        Unrealized                            Earnings for
        (Gains) / Unrealized Foreign                      Liabilities
        Losses (Gains) / Exchange                      still held
  Balance, Realized Included Losses Recognized             Transfers Transfers    as of
  Beginning (Gains) / in Included in OCI or             into out of Ending March 31,
In millions of Period Losses Earnings in OCI Earnings Purchases Issuances Settlements Sales Level 3(1) Level 3(1) Balance 2013
Liabilities:                                       
Medium-term notes $165 $0 $21 $0 $(5) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $181 $16
Credit derivatives, net  2,921  1  73  0  0  0  0  (1)  0  0  0  2,994  131
Interest rate                                       
derivatives, net  (1)  0  1  0  (1)  0  0  0  0  0  0  (1)  0
Currency                                       
derivatives, net  1  0  1  0  (1)  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0
Liabilities of                                        
consolidated VIEs:                                       
VIE notes  1,932  0  122  0  0  0  0  (153)  0  0  0  1,901  122
Currency derivatives,                                       
net  21  0  (1)  0  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  23  2
Total liabilities $5,039 $1 $217 $0 $(4) $0 $0 $(154) $0 $0 $0 $5,099 $271
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(1) - Transferred in and out at the end of the period.
Gains And Losses (Realized And Unrealized) Included In Earnings Pertaining To Level 3 Assets And Liabilities
              
   Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
      Change in     Change in
      Unrealized    Unrealized
      Gains (Losses)    Gains (Losses)
      for the     for the
      Period Included    Period Included
      in Earnings     in Earnings
      for Assets    for Assets
     and     and
   Total Gains Liabilities still  Total Gains Liabilities still
   (Losses) held as of  (Losses) held as of
   Included March 31, Included March 31,
In millions in Earnings 2014 in Earnings 2013
Revenues:            
 Unrealized gains (losses) on            
  insured derivatives $838 $30 $(73) $(131)
 Realized gains (losses) and other            
  settlements on insured derivatives  (369)  0  (1)  0
 Net gains (losses) on financial instruments            
  at fair value and foreign exchange  (13)  (13)  (16)  (12)
 Net investment losses related to             
 Revenues of consolidated VIEs:            
  Net gains (losses) on financial instruments             
  at fair value and foreign exchange  (23)  (6)  (40)  (37)
Total $433 $11 $(130) $(180)
Changes In Fair Value Included In The Company's Consolidated Statements Of Operations
            
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
 In millions 2014  2013  
 Investments carried at fair value $1 (1) $4 (1) 
 Fixed-maturity securities held at fair value- VIE  (38) (2)  18 (2) 
 Loans receivable at fair value:         
  Residential mortgage loans  (56) (2)  (74) (2) 
  Other loans  0 (2)  13 (2) 
 Loan repurchase commitments  5 (2)  90 (2) 
 Medium-term notes  (12) (1)  (16) (1) 
 Variable interest entity notes   121 (2)  81 (2) 
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 (1) - Reported within "Net gains (losses) of financial instruments at fair value and foreign exchange" on MBIA's consolidated statements of operations.
 (2) - Reported within "Net gains (losses) of financial instruments at fair value and foreign exchange-VIE" on MBIA's consolidated statements of operations.
Difference Between Aggregate Fair Value And The Aggregate Remaining Contractual Principal Balance Outstanding
   As of March 31, 2014  As of December 31, 2013
   Contractual       Contractual      
   Outstanding Fair    Outstanding Fair   
In millions Principal Value Difference Principal Value Difference
Loans receivable at fair value:                  
 Residential mortgage loans $1,772 $1,514 $258 $1,846 $1,562 $284
 Residential mortgage loans (90 days or more past due)  237  43  194  231  50  181
Total loans receivable at fair value $2,009 $1,557 $452 $2,077 $1,612 $465
                    
Variable interest entity notes $2,859 $2,194 $665 $3,787 $2,356 $1,431
                    
Medium-term notes $275 $215 $60 $276 $203 $73