Liability as of the balance sheet date for amounts representing estimated cost of settling unpaid claims under the terms of the underlying insurance policies, less estimated reinsurance recoveries on such claims. This includes an estimate for claims which have been incurred but not reported. Claim adjustment expenses represent the costs estimated to be incurred in the settlement of unpaid claims.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 40

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6482485&loc=d3e14764-158437

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Financial Reporting Release (FRR)

-Number 403

-Paragraph 04

-Subparagraph b

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph a

-Article 7

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Insurance Activity - Components of Liability for Losses and Loss Adjustment Reserves (Detail) (Successor [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Losses and loss adjustment reserves	$ 44,314	$ 82,524	$ 142,119
Case-basis reserves [Member]
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Losses and loss adjustment reserves	41,159	66,173
IBNR reserves [Member]
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Losses and loss adjustment reserves	713	1,298
Premium deficit reserves [Member]
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]
Losses and loss adjustment reserves	$ 2,442	$ 15,053