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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of Unobservable Inputs Used for Level Three Fair Value Measurements of Financial Instruments on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Assets |
Assets | 206,047
Liabilities |
Liabilities | 1,782,755
Asset-backed securities [Member] |
Assets |
Assets | 15,855
Corporates [Member] |
Assets |
Assets | 103,319
Hybrids [Member] |
Assets |
Assets | 8,873
Commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member] |
Assets |
Assets | 5,023
FIA embedded derivatives, included in contractholder funds [Member] |
Liabilities |
Liabilities | 1,550,805
Equity conversion feature of preferred stock [Member] |
Liabilities |
Liabilities | 231,950
Discounted Cash Flow | FIA embedded derivatives, included in contractholder funds [Member] |
Assets |
Valuation technique | Discounted cash flow
Broker-quoted | Asset-backed securities [Member] |
Assets |
Valuation technique | Broker-quoted
Broker-quoted | Corporates [Member] |
Assets |
Valuation technique | Broker-quoted
Broker-quoted | Hybrids [Member] |
Assets |
Valuation technique | Broker-quoted
Broker-quoted | Commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member] |
Assets |
Valuation technique | Broker-quoted
Market Pricing | Corporates [Member] |
Assets |
Assets | 31,977
Valuation technique | Market pricing
Monte Carlo Simulation [Member] | Equity conversion feature of preferred stock [Member] |
Assets |
Valuation technique | Monte Carlo simulation / Option model
Minimum [Member] | Asset-backed securities [Member] |
Assets |
Offered quotes | 100.00%
Minimum [Member] | Corporates [Member] |
Assets |
Offered quotes | 0.00%
Quoted prices | 87.50%
Minimum [Member] | Hybrids [Member] |
Assets |
Quoted prices | 0.00%
Minimum [Member] | FIA embedded derivatives, included in contractholder funds [Member] |
Liabilities |
Market value of option | 0.00%
SWAP rates | 0.76%
Mortality multiplier | 70.00%
Surrender rates | 2.00%
Non-performance spread | 0.25%
Minimum [Member] | Equity conversion feature of preferred stock [Member] |
Liabilities |
Annualized volatility of equity | 41.00%
Discount yield | 11.50%
Calibration adjustment | 10.00%
Maximum [Member] | Asset-backed securities [Member] |
Assets |
Offered quotes | 109.73%
Maximum [Member] | Corporates [Member] |
Assets |
Offered quotes | 140.61%
Quoted prices | 158.11%
Maximum [Member] | Hybrids [Member] |
Assets |
Quoted prices | 103.00%
Maximum [Member] | Commercial mortgage-backed securities [Member] |
Assets |
Offered quotes | 100.69%
Maximum [Member] | FIA embedded derivatives, included in contractholder funds [Member] |
Liabilities |
Market value of option | 31.05%
SWAP rates | 1.70%
Mortality multiplier | 70.00%
Surrender rates | 50.00%
Non-performance spread | 0.25%
Maximum [Member] | Equity conversion feature of preferred stock [Member] |
Liabilities |
Discount yield | 12.70%
Non-cash accretion rate | 0.00%
Calibration adjustment | 13.00%
Weighted average [Member] | Asset-backed securities [Member] |
Assets |
Offered quotes | 103.09%
Weighted average [Member] | Corporates [Member] |
Assets |
Offered quotes | 68.47%
Quoted prices | 97.89%
Weighted average [Member] | Hybrids [Member] |
Assets |
Quoted prices | 25.35%
Weighted average [Member] | FIA embedded derivatives, included in contractholder funds [Member] |
Liabilities |
Market value of option | 3.55%
SWAP rates | 1.22%
Mortality multiplier | 70.00%
Surrender rates | 7.00%
Non-performance spread | 0.25%
Weighted average [Member] | Equity conversion feature of preferred stock [Member] |
Liabilities |
Discount yield | 11.90%
Calibration adjustment | 10.90%
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable [Member] |
Assets |
Assets | 41,000
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow |
Assets |
Valuation technique | Discounted cash flow
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Assets |
Probability of collection | 88.00%
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Assets |
Probability of collection | 96.00%
Expected term | 9 months
Discount rate | 0.72%
Credit insurance risk premium | 11.70%
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable [Member] | Weighted average [Member] |
Assets |
Probability of collection | 92.00%

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