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Asset-Backed Financing (Assets And Liabilities Of Variable Interest Entities) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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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 | $ 1,003,414 | $ 978,005
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 | 171,547 | 461,794
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 | 644,101 | 305,813
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 | 187,766 | 210,398
Finance receivables |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 972,080 | 943,522
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 | 158,718 | 439,301
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 | 631,588 | 300,530
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 | 181,774 | 203,691
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 | (26,554) | (26,824)
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 | (4,691) | (13,686)
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 | (18,733) | (9,392)
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 | (3,130) | (3,746)
Restricted cash |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 55,982 | 58,689
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 | 17,191 | 34,919
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 | 30,012 | 13,787
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 | 8,779 | 9,983
Other assets |  |
Assets and Associated Liabilities of Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items] |  |
Transfers accounts for as secured borrowings, assets, carrying amount | 1,906 | 2,618
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 | 329 | 1,260
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 | 1,234 | 888
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 | 343 | 470
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 | 833,835 | 806,860
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 | 95,167 | 352,624
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 | 582,717 | 279,457
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 | $ 155,951 | $ 174,779

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