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Summary of Portfolio of Securities Held to Maturity (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Held-to-maturity Securities |  |
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items] |  |
Non-credit portion of OTTI recorded in AOCL, pre-tax | $ 8.7 | $ 8.7

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