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Credit and Other Debt Agreements - Senior Notes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 09, 2021	May 20, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 16.2
Fixed Rate of 3.50%, Balloon Due May 20, 2051 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment of interest			3.50%
Fixed Rate of 2.40%, Balloon Due November 9, 2031 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment of interest			2.40%
Fixed Rate of 3.05%, Balloon Due March 9, 2052 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment of interest			3.05%
Unsecured Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes issued and sold	$ 750.0	$ 1,500.0
Weighted average interest rate	2.80%	3.31%
Realized a cash gain (loss) on hedging transaction		$ (57.8)
Derivative instrument, term		10 years
Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] \| Fixed Rate of 2.50%, Balloon Due May 20, 2031 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes issued and sold		$ 650.0
Periodic payment of interest		2.50%
Periodic payments of interest and principal, expiry year		2031
Amount payable to redeem the notes, percent of the principal amount following transaction termination event		101.00%
Number of days to occur reinsurance transaction termination event for note redemption		30 days
Notes redemption date		Aug. 13, 2021
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 16.2
Redemption premium		6.5
Unamortized discount amount debt issuance and write-off debt acquisition costs		9.7
Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] \| Fixed Rate of 3.50%, Balloon Due May 20, 2051 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes issued and sold		$ 850.0
Periodic payment of interest		3.50%
Periodic payments of interest and principal, expiry year		2051
Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] \| Fixed Rate of 2.40%, Balloon Due November 9, 2031 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes issued and sold	$ 400.0
Periodic payment of interest	2.40%
Periodic payments of interest and principal, expiry year	2031
Unsecured Senior Notes [Member] \| Fixed Rate of 3.05%, Balloon Due March 9, 2052 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes issued and sold	$ 350.0
Periodic payment of interest	3.05%
Periodic payments of interest and principal, expiry year	2052