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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 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Amortized Cost, 2015 | $ 85,087 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost |
Amortized Cost, 2016-2019 | 34,548 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost |
Total fixed-maturity securities, Amortized Cost | 119,635 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesAmortizedCost | 60,202 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesAmortizedCost
Estimated Fair Value, 2015 | 85,122 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue |
Estimated Fair Value, 2016-2019 | 34,877 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue |
Total fixed-maturity securities, Estimated Fair Value | $ 119,999 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue | $ 60,641 wmih_FixedMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue

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