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Information for Financial Instruments on Which Fair Value Option was Elected (Detail) - USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Uncollected principal balance on financial instruments that exceeded fair value total		$ (51,450,000)	$ (210,717,000)
Fair value of financial instruments more than one day past due	[1]	318,000	4,369,000
Uncollected principal balance on financial instruments that exceeds fair value more than one day past due	[1]	(5,897,000)	(21,876,000)
Corporate Bonds
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Uncollected principal balance on financial instruments that exceeded fair value total		(7,449,000)	(7,814,000)
Fair value of financial instruments more than one day past due		0	0
Debt Securities
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Uncollected principal balance on financial instruments that exceeded fair value total		(342,000)
Corporate Loans
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Uncollected principal balance on financial instruments that exceeded fair value total		(36,356,000)	(197,580,000)
Fair value of financial instruments more than one day past due	[1]	318,000	4,369,000
Uncollected principal balance on financial instruments that exceeds fair value more than one day past due	[1]	(5,897,000)	(21,876,000)
Loans and Receivables
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Uncollected principal balance on financial instruments that exceeded fair value total		$ (7,303,000)	(5,323,000)
Fair value of financial instruments more than one day past due			$ 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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