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Organization and Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) subsidiary
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Number of wholly owned Irish subsidiaries | subsidiary | 2
Accrued interest receivables write-off threshold period | 90 days
Accrued interest receivables | $ 3,500,000
Accrued interest receivables write-off | $ 0

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- Definition Period when accrued interest on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), is considered uncollectible and written off, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 326 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3C -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121582814&loc=SL120267859-210455 + Details
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of current interest earned but not received. Also called accrued interest or accrued interest receivable. For classified balance sheets, represents the current amount receivable, that is amounts expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.8) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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