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Mortgage Loans, Term of Loan

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Number of Casinos in Real Estate Property

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Number of Keys in Real Estate Property

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Number of Timeshare Units in Real Estate Property

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Number of Options to Extend Loan Agreement

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Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities, Debt, Net of Repayment of Line of Credit

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This item represents the cost of debt securities, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading, net of adjustments including accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments recognized, as defined), and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, if any.

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Amount of the contractual principal due at the origination of the mortgage loan (face amount).

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The aggregate amount of the participating mortgage obligation at the end of the accounting period.

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Amount after tax of reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss).

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The cash outflow for the settlement of obligation drawn from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt Securities - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt Securities - Additional Information (Detail)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($) option	May 31, 2014 USD ($) ft² casino room timeshare_unit	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Realized loss on sale of securities					$ 225,000	$ 0	$ 225,000	$ 443,000
Hotel [Member] \| Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Hotel - Aruba [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Property size, number of units/keys \| room				442
Number of timeshare units in real estate property \| timeshare_unit				114
Number of casinos in real estate property \| casino				2
Property size, area (in square feet) \| ft²				131,500
Term of loan			3 years
Number of options to extend loan agreement \| option			2
Option to extend loan agreement, term			1 year
Appraised loan to value ratio			60.00%
First Mortgage [Member] \| Hotel [Member] \| Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Hotel - Aruba [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Mortgage loan, face amount				$ 155,000,000
Senior Participation [Member] \| Hotel [Member] \| Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Hotel - Aruba [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Participation in loan, amount			$ 90,000,000						$ 90,000,000
Junior Participation [Member] \| Hotel [Member] \| Subordinate Mortgage Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Hotel - Aruba [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Participation in loan, amount			$ 65,000,000						$ 65,000,000
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Amortized cost of debt securities sold	$ 86,676,000	$ 24,038,000
Realized loss on sale of securities	225,000	443,000
Realized gain on sale of debt securities	90,000	43,000
Realized loss on sale of debt securities	315,000	486,000
Reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income		678,000
Proceeds from sale of debt securities, net of debt facility repayment		1,341,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Wells Fargo [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Repayment of debt facility	$ 70,229,000	$ 22,254,000