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Securities - Overall Statistics for Company's AAA-Rated CMBS Investments Calculated on Weighted Average Basis (Detail) - Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Coupon	5.90%	5.90%
Yield	4.20%	6.00%
Weighted Average Life	2 years	2 years 6 months

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Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Weighted Average Discount Rate

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