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Summary of Portfolio of Securities Held to Maturity (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Held-to-maturity Securities
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Non-credit portion of OTTI recorded in AOCL, pre-tax	$ 8.6	$ 8.6

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Noncredit Portion of Other Than Temporarily Impaired Securities Before Tax

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