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Insurance Subsidiary - Financial Information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member] | Dec. 22, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member] | Sep. 26, 2012 OMGUK [Member] | Dec. 22, 2011 HFG [Member] | Sep. 29, 2011 HFG [Member]
Insurance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain on statutory reserve |  |  |  | $ 1,245,445 | $ 697,825 |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain on US GAAP basis |  |  |  | 1,058,447 | 418,210 |  |  |  |  |
Total statutory capital and surplus of FGL Insurance | 861,588 | 846,434 | 902,118 | 861,588 | 801,945 |  |  |  |  |
Total adjusted statutory capital of FGL Insurance | 901,371 |  |  | 901,371 | 830,225 |  |  |  |  |
Statutory net income of FGL Insurance |  | 110,264 | 245,849 | 88,437 | 22,094 |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary dividends paid to HFG |  |  |  | 84,643 |  |  |  |  |  |
FGL Insurance paid dividend to HFG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000
Ordinary dividend declared | $ 24,643 |  |  | $ 64,643 |  | $ 20,000 | $ 44,643 |  |  |

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