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Derivatives - Fair Value of Derivative Contracts (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative contracts, Assets |  | $ 1,192 | $ 1,868
Derivative contracts, Liabilities |  | 4,097 | 4,153
Notional Amounts | [1] | 4,639,713 | 11,776,260
FX/Commodities Options [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative contracts, Assets |  |  | 26
Derivative contracts, Liabilities |  | 59 |
Notional Amounts | [1] | 3,392 | 4,487
FX Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative contracts, Assets |  | 1,047 | 1,278
Derivative contracts, Liabilities |  | 1,018 | 2,244
Notional Amounts | [1] | 473,440 | 555,519
Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative contracts, Assets |  | 145 | 564
Derivative contracts, Liabilities |  | 2,431 | 1,285
Notional Amounts | [1] | 81,842 | 110,051
Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative contracts, Liabilities |  | 589 | 624
Notional Amounts | [1] | $ 4,081,039 | $ 11,106,203
[1] | Notional amounts represent the sum of gross long and short derivative contracts, an indication of the volume of the Company’s derivative activity, and do not represent anticipated losses.

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