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Investments - Available-for-Sale Securities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011
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Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | $ 15,278,553 | $ 15,236,307
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 1,088,939 | 653,005
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (30,492) | (234,795)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 16,337,000 | 15,654,517
Derivative investments, Amortized Cost | 142,123 | 171,612
Derivative investments, Gross Unrealized Gains | 66,973 | 405
Derivative investments, Gross Unrealized Losses | (8,429) | (119,682)
Derivative investments, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 200,667 | 52,335
Asset-backed loans and other invested assets, Amortized Cost | 198,868 | 44,279
Asset-backed loans and other invested assets, Gross Unrealized Gains |  |
Asset-backed loans and other invested assets, Gross Unrealized Losses |  |
Asset-backed loans and other invested assets | 198,868 | 44,279
Total investments, Amortized Cost | 15,619,544 | 15,452,198
Total investment, Gross Unrealized Gains | 1,155,912 | 653,410
Total investment, Gross Unrealized Losses | (38,921) | (354,477)
Total investments | 16,736,535 | 15,751,131
Asset-backed securities [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 1,010,938 | 501,469
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 18,553 | 1,785
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (1,609) | (2,770)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 1,027,882 | 500,484
Commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 520,043 | 580,313
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 36,178 | 3,427
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (2,407) | (18,163)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 553,814 | 565,577
Corporates [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 10,211,804 | 11,479,862
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 807,175 | 506,264
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (9,968) | (130,352)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 11,009,011 | 11,855,774
Equity securities [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 237,499 | 292,112
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 11,860 | 3,964
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (1,272) | (9,033)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 248,087 | 287,043
Hybrids [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 519,009 | 699,915
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 18,836 | 10,429
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (9,550) | (51,055)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 528,295 | 659,289
Municipals [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 1,083,231 | 824,562
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 141,854 | 111,929
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (1,090) | (7)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 1,223,995 | 936,484
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 149,455 | 217,354
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 5,769 | 4,966
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (334) | (295)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 154,890 | 222,025
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 629,122 | 465,666
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 35,799 | 1,971
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses | (4,262) | (23,120)
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | 660,659 | 444,517
U.S. Government Securities [Member] |  |
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 917,452 | 175,054
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains | 12,915 | 8,270
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value and Carrying Value | $ 930,367 | $ 183,324

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