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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - Plaintiff | Jun. 07, 2015 | Apr. 21, 2015
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Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. Securities Litigation [Member] |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Number of plaintiffs |  | 3
Mark Youngers v. Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. et al [Member] |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Number of plaintiffs | 3 |

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