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Fair Value Option - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments more than one day past due | [1] | $ 318,000 | $ 4,369,000
Corporate Bonds |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments more than one day past due |  | 0 | 0
Fair value of financial instruments with non-accrual status |  | $ 0 | 0
Loans and Receivables |  |  |
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of financial instruments more than one day past due |  |  | 0
Fair value of financial instruments with non-accrual status |  |  | $ 0
[1] | Corporate Loans and Corporate Bonds within CLO assets are classified as past due if contractual payments are more than one day past due.

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