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Credit Facility and Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 27, 2017 | Nov. 13, 2013 | Dec. 15, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility, credit agreement maximum limit | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility Increasable capacity | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility borrowings outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Minimum consolidated tangible net worth under credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,323,100,000.0 |  |
Percentage of consolidated net income |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Percentage of aggregate net cash proceeds from the issuance of capital stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Percentage of consolidated leverage ratio permitted |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |
Loan notes issued by third parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 130,000,000 |
Citibank Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding collateralized letters of credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 449,400,000 | $ 463,600,000 |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |
Citibank Europe plc | Letters of credit / guarantees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility, credit agreement maximum limit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 550,000,000.0
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans issued |  | $ 300,000,000.0 | $ 250,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt stated interest rate |  | 4.65% | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from senior notes |  | $ 299,700,000 | $ 247,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of indebtedness subject to default in payment |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000.0 |  |
Annual interest payable |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,000,000 |  |
Silverton 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan notes issued by third parties |  |  |  |  |  | $ 85,000,000 |  |  |
Silverton 2015, Third-party Funded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan notes issued by third parties |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70,000,000 |  |  |
Silverton 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan notes issued by third parties |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000,000 |  |  |  |
Silverton 2016 | Silverton Loan Notes | Aspen Holdings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum exposure to loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |
Silverton 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan notes issued by third parties |  |  |  | $ 130,000,000 |  |  | 0 |  |
Silverton 2017 | Silverton Loan Notes | Aspen Holdings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum exposure to loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,400,000 |  |
Silverton 2017, Third-party Funded [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan notes issued by third parties |  |  |  |  | 105,000,000 |  | $ 0 |  |
Silverton 2016, Third-party Funded [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan notes issued by third parties |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |

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