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Asset-Backed Financing (Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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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 | $ 978,005 | $ 1,100,836
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 | 461,794 | 927,845
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 | 305,813 | 329
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 | 210,398 | 172,662
Finance receivables |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 943,522 | 1,059,523
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 | 439,301 | 893,804
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 | 300,530 | 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 | 203,691 | 165,719
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 | (26,824) | (29,041)
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 | (13,686) | (25,468)
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 | (9,392) | 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 | (3,746) | (3,573)
Restricted cash |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 58,689 | 67,147
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 | 34,919 | 57,057
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 | 13,787 | 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 | 9,983 | 10,090
Other assets |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 2,618 | 3,207
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 | 1,260 | 2,452
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 | 888 | 329
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 | 470 | 426
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 | 806,860 | 945,613
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 | 352,624 | 796,275
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 | 279,457 | 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 | $ 174,779 | $ 149,338

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