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Investment Securities - Schedule of Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Fixed-Maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Amortized Cost, 2015 | $ 18,698 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost |
Amortized Cost, 2016-2019 | 41,504 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost |
Total fixed-maturity securities, Amortized Cost | 60,202 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesAmortizedCost | 217,587 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesAmortizedCost
Estimated Fair Value, 2015 | 18,775 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue |
Estimated Fair Value, 2016-2019 | 41,866 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue |
Total fixed-maturity securities, Estimated Fair Value | $ 60,641 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue | $ 218,801 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue

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