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Derivatives - Fair Value of Derivative Contracts (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative contracts, Assets | $ 4,169 | $ 931
Derivative contracts, Liabilities | 6,465 | 1,460
Notional Amounts | 13,409,433 | 6,933,793
FX/commodities options |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative contracts, Assets | 0 | 74
Derivative contracts, Liabilities | 0 | 0
Notional Amounts | 0 | 4,844
FX swaps |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative contracts, Assets | 3,923 | 562
Derivative contracts, Liabilities | 4,192 | 319
Notional Amounts | 675,092 | 513,588
Forwards |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative contracts, Assets | 246 | 295
Derivative contracts, Liabilities | 1,059 | 215
Notional Amounts | 262,526 | 302,141
Futures |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Derivative contracts, Assets | 0 | 0
Derivative contracts, Liabilities | 1,214 | 926
Notional Amounts | $ 12,471,815 | $ 6,113,220

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