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Asset-Backed Financing (Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Total assets |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | $ 1,100,836 | $ 1,857,075
Total assets | Term asset-backed securitizations | Consolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 927,845 | 1,678,221
Total assets | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | Consolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 329 | 323
Total assets | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 172,662 | 178,531
Finance receivables |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 1,059,523 | 1,782,332
Finance receivables | Term asset-backed securitizations | Consolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 893,804 | 1,611,624
Finance receivables | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | Consolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 0 | 0
Finance receivables | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 165,719 | 170,708
Allowance for credit losses |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | (29,041) | (40,998)
Allowance for credit losses | Term asset-backed securitizations | Consolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | (25,468) | (37,937)
Allowance for credit losses | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | Consolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 0 | 0
Allowance for credit losses | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | (3,573) | (3,061)
Restricted cash |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 67,147 | 110,642
Restricted cash | Term asset-backed securitizations | Consolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 57,057 | 100,151
Restricted cash | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | Consolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 0 | 0
Restricted cash | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 10,090 | 10,491
Other assets |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 3,207 | 5,099
Other assets | Term asset-backed securitizations | Consolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 2,452 | 4,383
Other assets | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | Consolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 329 | 323
Other assets | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 426 | 393
Asset-backed debt |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, liabilities, carrying amount | 945,613 | 1,613,216
Asset-backed debt | Term asset-backed securitizations | Consolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, liabilities, carrying amount | 796,275 | 1,459,377
Asset-backed debt | Asset-backed U.S. commercial paper conduit facility | Consolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, liabilities, carrying amount | 0 | 0
Asset-backed debt | Asset-backed Canadian commercial paper conduit facility | Unconsolidated VIEs |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, liabilities, carrying amount | $ 149,338 | $ 153,839

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