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Summary of Portfolio of Securities Available for Sale and Equity Investments with Readily Determinable Fair Values (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Available-for-sale Securities |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Non-credit portion of OTTI recorded in AOCL, pre-tax | $ 8.6 | $ 8.6

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