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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Feb. 02, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 01, 2015 | Oct. 20, 2015 | Oct. 16, 2015 | Jan. 05, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash received from WMMRC |  |  | $ 582,374,000 | $ 582,374,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 2,447,000
WMMRC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement amount |  |  |  | 37,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement reserve for reimbursement of contingent fees and expenses |  |  | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |
Proceeds from litigation settlement amount | $ 9,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
WMMRC [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash received from WMMRC |  |  | 1,000 | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |
WMI Holdings Corp [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement amount |  |  |  | 123,000 |  |  |  |  |
Litigation settlement reserve for reimbursement of contingent fees and expenses |  |  | 500,000 | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from litigation settlement amount |  | $ 8,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued legal expense |  |  | 600,000 | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other expenses |  |  | $ 477,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income |  |  |  | $ 7,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Second Lien Runoff Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable - principal |  |  |  |  | $ 21,700,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Second Lien Runoff Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of notes payable-principal |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,100,000 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | WMMRC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash received from WMMRC |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | WMI Holdings Corp [Member] | Second Lien Runoff Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of notes payable-interest |  |  |  |  |  | $ 900,000 |  |  |

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